Stock needles have a gradual taper while kit needles are noticeably stepped. Exact tuning for your bike/altitude/temperature needs alot of...
Everyone knows this, right ??: Most "missing O-rings" are still stuck firmly to the needle seat and haven't come out; and it takes a good...
Geezus, no carb has been cleaned properly until EVERY brass hole has been probed with a .01" steel wire. Long brass choke pickup tube must be...
All you fellas know that VFRs pre-1994 used much different wiring, right ?? Thick, robust, coppery, manly, heavy-duty stuff entirely different...
Digging deep into the historical VFRW database................................... suggests that you search for "carb vents" or "float bowl vents"...
If your bike cuts the lights when it cuts the engine, clean the big red plug between the ignition switch and wiring harness. Next, tighten both...
Don't assume that air leaks are keeping the idle speed up until you've tried an accurate carb synch with the engine hot. With all the...
I'd guess it's main use is for eliminating air pockets when refilling a drained cooling system.
An absolutely ridiculous showpiece. There is no need for that kind of power--or weight--on a motorcycle, not another BossHoss please.
Don't judge just by noise, Rob. It's easy enough to remove valve covers to inspect cams and measure valve clearances. :witless:
99% of bikes like yours have never fitted the coil mod you describe, and they start OK if the battery is really good. If it mostly cuts out at...
Loose or missing regulator bolts suggest it's been worked on alot. The heat dissipation function of the bolts may not be needed in cold weather,...
As long as it's RUNNING a VF is a fine bike, but it's no VFR. :biggrin-new: Owning any 25+ year old bike with many discontinued parts is usually...
And i've had great results with the fuel tank sealer from www.caswellplating.com
A good alternative is to pack an electrically-powered air pump from HF** ( $9-$12) under the seat--after removing its bulky yellow plastic cover....
No way, Jose. A ciggie lighter plug-in, how does that charge your battery ? Trickle chargers are too weak to keep a battery up in cold weather....
. Riding in Baltimore 50 degree weather is ez for northeasterners, Dunkirk not so ez !
Winter ride, sign of true believer !! Did you at least bring the battery in su casa to shelter it from our harsh climate ? Like Norm sez, check...
Never saw a VFR700/750 engine without those cryptic, vari-colored inscriptions. I think they must be code to id which team assembled which parts...
^^ If only there were alot fewer guys equating motorcycles with NOISE--especially the obnoxious straightpipe-types--and working to make them...
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