Colddevil, If you look closely at the petcock housing where the tube enters, you can see a gap. This is where the reserve fuel flows when the...
Boomer, I was just reporting what I found after inspecting the valve-train. What I'm really trying to determine is if this bike is worth saving,...
Thanks Squirrelman. No other choice, I suppose. When you said to check to see if the valves were "mushroomed", I guess I didn't know exactly what...
Hi guys. Can you tell me if there is supposed to be a gasket between the petcock and the tank, or just an o-ring? The drawings make it look like a...
As suggested, I took off the valve covers to have a look at the valve tips. Things were looking good until I got to #2 exhaust side. Here's what I...
There's a really nice 86 for sale in Orlando, a beautiful 84 in central Florida, and another 86 in St. Petersburg (but that one is a bit...
Hello all. New guy here with an old Honda. I just bought a 1986 VF500F in desperate need of attention. Here's my intro post:...
Thanks RllwJoe. I just noticed that the forks on this bike are black. As an 86, they should be red, right? I wonder if this bike met the wrong...
Hello all and thanks for letting me join. I was bike-less for a few years, then last year I bought a non-running 1982 Honda CB450SC. It was an...
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