Keep a spare plug in your pocket and test for sparks on all 4 quickly after power loss, looking for a fat, blue spark or lack thereof.
Key #s can be found under ignition switch or behind helmet holder lock. One letter and 2 digits, Honda cycle dealer will cut your keys.
Relays fail far more often than pumps themselves. Try the relay bypass illustrated in the FSM, and the pump should click when the key is on....
Drain the float bowls into a paper towel, looking for red rust particles. If the bike won't idle smoothly or needs alot of choke to keep running...
Dat ain't me, just another guy with a grey coat and big teeth. [ATTACH]
Swarf maybe ?
Only a very few good ideas can be realized in any practical way, not this one.:eek-new:
Any rust in the fuel tank ?? Drain it and flush to remove any crud, good once-a-year periodic maintenance and something you'd want to do on any...
:welcome: Keep dreaming, Bunky ! :jason: Es mucho no bueno :nelson:
No heated grips and you're living in Canada, Randy ?? :homer:
Without the locating pin hooked in properly the switch has an annoying tendency to move around.:livid:
Look carefully at the moving portion of the latch as the C-shaped portion that engages the seat pin often gets bent down from use and can be...
One of the pulse generators could have temporarily quit; often bike runs fine until full operating temp is reached, then it quits, won't work...
How 'bouts a pickture of her straddling the '88 in front of a 18th century village inn.
I'd suggest a headset bearings check. Remove steering stem, clean grease off bearings and wash in solvent,looking for signs of wear, then...
Rc30= vfr750r
Fashion over function wins again ?? :cower: She might be crazy like many gf's or just like to dream about larger sizes;180 fatty is a fad that's...
About 90% of r/r failures result in undercharging. :sour: Yes, ignition switch is a good place to grab +12.
A newer bike can fit a 180, but not that bike, no way; and it wouldn't handle right if you could.
The original key code can be found secreted under the OEM ignition switch after you remove the top triple clamp. Something like B75 or D56 are...
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