Search and keep searching. Honda corrected the various faults inherent in VF designs with the VFR. Fine-quality examples are usually around...
Seems like cam timing vs. crank position is incorrect. Or maybe an exhaust cam was put in intake position ? Use NO FORCE turning crank or you WILL...
Are you using a proppa charger with a 1-2 amp output ?? Probably need a new battery, doncha think ? As soon as you get a fully-charged (12.6...
You can get a better, newer, more reliable '86/'87 VFR for alot less. Cam wear could be a problem on that one as well as a useless rear shock....
If the bike runs fine when you first start, then craps out after about 15 minutes when it is fully warmed up........you could have an ignition...
Could be float needle/s not seating properly and flooding out one or more cylinders. Try finding which cylinder/s stop firing, and inspect those...
Opening the throttle wide at 3500 rpm or less is asking for trouble in any gear over 2nd.
So you have a '14 FZ9 and want to ride a 30 yo project bike ?? :crazy: I'd suggest a compression test b4 investing much time or money. Maybe...
Can you manage a compression test ?? Good luck with the project.
^^ Cost-prohibitive but a good suggestion nevertheless. Need to keep my hands busy as jev's avatar has them restless and headed for trouble !
If you ride the bike chances are weighted toward that valve dropping and ruining the engine.
Me, i'm no rocket-building scientist, but i believe the starter motor is NOT fused through the main 30 amp fuse, has no fuse at all unless i'm...
You didn't study the FSM, that's for sure if you didn't know about the main fuse.
NEVER remove the alloy airbox base from the carb set.......unless you must replace leaking fuel crossover tubes' O-rings !!! Typically, carbs...
Working on enough bikes over enough time, someone is likely to mispolarize a battery sometime, and i've gotten away with it at least twice. Main...
How long will your gearbox and clutch take the punishment ?? Clearly, you bought the wrong bike for you. Check your high-T attitude at the door,...
Try your nearest Honda dealer ? Improvising anything non-OEM with hardware store O-rings is a bad idea. I have a limited supply of new O-rings...
All the junk VFR thermoswitches in my trash bin indicate anything over 100C. turns on the fan. Seems semi-unexplzainabled that Honda decided to...
^^^^ :joker:
Checked the main 30 amp fuse at the starter solenoid ? Recharge your battery or replace it if it's less than about 12 volts or higher, and try...
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