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Honda's OEM sparkplug wires are of unusually superior quality and seldom fail. Most of us with mid-80's bikes are still using the original wires....
The 2 CDIs are slightly different '86 vs. '87.
It's in the FSM.
^^ He has it covered !! Usually, headset bearings on a VFR are worn and ready for replacement by about 35-40,000 miles, less if you wheelie or...
Those slot-headed screws can be a bitch to remove, so employ your best technique and tools, and try to avoid damaging the screw head.
Bypassing the pump relay is a good idea (imo), but the only 2 wires that skould be connected are the blue/black and blue------not the yellow/red.
Question suggests this is your first time and that you haven't read the FSM ?? To remove pads, first remove a slot-headed screw, then use 5mm...
I don't recommend ever removing the tab cap on the screw. Instead, once the carbs are off, switching the float bowls around eliminates the...
Check your starter clutch as the case can crack or the bolts can back out and contact the side cover.
If the bike's in neutral, try jumping the 2 large terminals on the starter relay just to see if that gets the starter spinning.
Idle mix screws set to about 2 1/2 ??
:nelson: My free advice for VF riders now would be to skip over the next gen, although it's much improved over VFs, and find a nice gen 4 with...
I believe from posts i read here that there could be a problem getting the tach to work. I prefer the round ones but think the squarish ones...
I believe they can be repaired........but first you have to remove circuit board from the case without too much damage, not so easy. In your...
It happens. I was surprized a few years back to learn that the CDI on my '86 700 could fail to fire on one cylinder only. I was thinkin that any...
Slider pins...... Dija remove the caliper from its carrier bracket and inspect, clean, and re-grease the slider pins when you changed the pads ??...
Cleanning carbs is useless if you hook them up to a filth-filled or rust-shedding fuel tank. :crazy: Float needles that jam up often have a...
Are engine main and rod crank bearings available new ?? If you can't find some, not much point in opening it up as a proper rebuild is...
:welcome: Stock OEM chains are good for 20-25,000 miles max. On any new-to-you bike it's best to change all fluids, most especially the...
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