If your idle adjust screw is set way too high or way too low, it'll make starting it difficult. Make sure it's not cranked way in after the rebuild.
In my experience, setting the float height to 7mm flooded it on a 1986 VFR700. I ended up at 9, 9, 9, and 8.5mm showing what I thought to be...
If you go this route, I'd email them first. I've used Billy's multiple times, and it takes all the guesswork out of getting the right rubber...
If that fuel tank was rust free, perhaps I need to start using some Mercury exosphere as opposed to Stabil and fresh fuel before the winter....
Enjoy the burgers! There's no rush on this project at all. Cheer's Captain.
Tell you what--if I send out the axle, pictures, and measurements and they still need more information, I'll take you up on that. One of my rear...
I've been in contact with George at Pitbull about potentially making up some TRS (Trailer Restraint System) pins for the VF500F. If you're not...
It's fluffy on the back!
Revisiting ya'lls talk about "The Original Superbike", my (now retired) coworker has a 1975 CB750 that he's owned since 1981. His friend purchased...
Yep--the ones I have are standard length, and I run them alll the way out (longest). The make some that are either 1-2" longer as well. There are...
New thought on the extended grip after seeing your vid... it's probably not this, but possibly related. They may have had to a clutch lever guard...
At the track now, and I've never heard of this. I see people run bars more inward... I see people run them shorter (on woodcrafts and probably...
"bodywork is awful" <-- right up your alley! Damn that's an awesome looking bike. That thing looks like an absolute weapon. That tail is wild....
The profile on those tires look sooo much better for track use. I can't really tell if they're even in production anymore though. You had...
Thanks for the feedback bmart! Springs--I am about 160lb without gear. RaceTech's calculator suggested 0.76kg/mm. I emailed them on 1/25/22...
I posted a way-too-long write-up of the experience on the Racing and Track Days board here if you've got time to kill and run out of other...
(apparently there's a 10,000 character limit) Tires I seriously had no idea what to expect from the BT-45’s. Especially when the temperature...
I posted in my long-running thread on the 1st gen boards that I took my VF500F to a track day, but I thought it would make sense to post about the...
You know I'm always tuned in and my ears perk up when I hear March of the Hares! Excited to see what you've got in store next.
Just went back to check your starting point on this bike--incredible work man. The bike looks awesome!
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