Yeah... get it apart and see what you need. Might take just the rollers and springs to freshen it up. Sometimes #5 cracks.
Sounds like the culprit. How many miles?
Looks like most of is still available. Used 1990 - 1997 (and 1987)...
Niiiiiice. Love having a manual switch in parallel.
Yeah, that's what I was talking about. Sometimes they can look good but actually be cracked/bad. Has happened to me more than once. There is...
Just have to ask... checked main fuse?
Please tell me you removed the plenum AFTER removing the carbs.
The VF500F choke cable is nearly identical. The VF750F cable is overall just a little longer, but the exposed cable length is the same and...
There's not a "direct fit" for this application. You are going to have to relocate the fuse box somewhere or have some tabs welded, drilled and...
My heat gun has a low setting and I use it all the time for this application with no issues, both removal and installation. But to play it safe...
I would have just pulled the handlebar, slid the throttle tube off and re-re-routed. Yeah, that's not good. When you go to press into the rear...
If you want everything, that's about what it will cost....
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Thorough cleaning and sanding of the outer rim area. Final clean with some strong etching wheel cleaner made for unfinished rims. Etching primer...
1st year working at the Honda dealer while in college, 1990, owned a 1986 VF500F (still have it). Took a 1984V65 Sabre in on trade. Simple check...
When adjusting float levels, you have to check with carbs rotated to just when the float contacts the valve, or you will get incorrect readings....
[IMG] Duplicolor makes a wheel paint that sprays nice and has proven to be durable. I've done 5 sets with it, about to do another.
That dude sounds pretty cool! The bike looks great, good job.
I guess I'm chopped liver then. :)
Wasn't me, but I source my own orings for quite a few things, especially carbs. Not hard to grab some dimensions and find what you need (in Viton).
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