You mean tire profile ratio, of course, not wheel diameter. Ambiguity can be a killer.
Your suspension can be improved. Drain, wash, and refill the forks with proper fork oil 10 wt. to the right fluid level. Stronger springs may be...
You should be able to find on any tire factory website the best tire sizes for those wheels and websites competing to sell you tires. Good Luck....
So, you changed out the brake fluid first thing and bled the system properly ?? Yes, progress continues to work well. Newer stuff is better....
How many miles on the '87 ?? And (sorry) gotta ask how much you weigh ? :stung:
I agree with all the above ! Cost and convenience factors mean i've never replaced those bolts on any of my ('86s or '97 or Yamahas) but would...
Are you drag racing?? That's the ONLY proper use of a lowering strap; you ruin the suspensionability and good handling trying that on the street,...
I believe a VFR is a bike you graduate to after a previous apprentiship on smaller bikes, dirt or street.
PM'ed you. I can replace your fuel tubes with aluminum, but at significant extra cost.
OMG, an ASSembly error, ya gitty pillock ! If the engine is running, shifting stiffness is most often due to failure of the clutch to fully...
Always a mystery to me why these restoration projects seem mostly to favour outmoded VF bikes, far inferior to the improved line of VFRs. A good...
Sorry, but shame on you!:blue: Since you screwed up initially, no extra points for finding your errors, two errors: causing damage and not...
That's too bad, Bunky, but you're NOT scrapping that light !!@ Figger out how to improvise mounts using adhesives or other radical methods...
Check scummy fuel tank, filters plugged by rust or water. No screw opening numbers are gospel, only a starting point for further tuning...
Squirrelman to the rescue of another VFR: send me your carbs for O-ring replacement; i'm just a box and a truck away, 10-day (or less) turnaround....
Replace O-rings I'm just overnight shipping from Pittsburgh, and i'll replace the leaking O-rings and have it back to you within 10 days. Howzat...
Charging system is strong, but plug connections very commonly overheat and fail, those to/from the r/r and stator, top of starter solenoid and...
I'm certain you could find a bolt that threads into the float needle seat threads to stop fuel flow.
I also had a ZX-7, and--unlike any VFR--it was terribly uncomfortable after an hour of riding !!!
Park it and find the problem b4 it blows up ! I can't see your video, but does anyone think it could be a bad rod bearing knocking ??
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