i don't recommend removing needle from slide as the plastic there is weak and there is risk of damage. above diagram may not be correct as far as...
maybe the idle jets need more cleaning or possibly the enrichment circuit pickup tubes (long brass and not removable) are clogged, which is...
yep, it's a small coin -sized bit of black plastic under the filler cap. blow through the hole to be sure it's clear.
how much riding experience do you have ?? at 20 yo, you might not have enough experience to handle a bike the size and weight of a VFR, and few...
huh ? where's that located ????????? :confused:
inspect the valve stem tops carefully to check for distortion
where's Randy ? :oops:
that's right, no adjustment is possible, don't know why they did it. :Dance:
not an ez convert. raeva mi verker ! somebody makes a stick-on label for the speedometer to do the conversion.
there are SO MANY non-running 500's it shouldn't be hard to find a replacement tank.
^^^ with rubber-tipped needles the seats don't suffer wear. #3 are air corrector jets used to fine tune fuel mixture at higher air velocities....
read the blinkin service manual
you need to slip the clutch to hold about 4k rpms as you take off.
on a vfr you can't expect to take off in second gear without shuddering. stop LUGGING the engine and those problems well disappear. in other...
not really necessary until your luck runs out and something fails. some do last ok.
if you don't know, you need an owner's or service manual. :cool: lacking either you're seriously under educated.
bk9 (brian) did a good job by rechecking after shim changes and allowing for inaccuracies.
if you had read up on the vf500 on this forum first it's unlikely you would have wasted your time or money buying one. :(
there's gotta be an interesting story about how you acquired this piece of forbidden fruit, eh ?
remember that there is a tolerance limit of .001" + or - from the recommended setting. be sure to slowly turn the engine by hand after finishing...
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