JUST to remind you what kind of "progress" Honda has made over the years: on gen 1 and 2 bikes the thermostat can be changed in less than 10...
AND sometimes people learn that not all problems are fixable........
Does anyone buy a motorcycle so they can work on engines?? NO, You bought a motorcycle to RIDE. But you can't because Honda screwed up back...
YES, a poor synch setup causes small fluctuations in engine speed, and that knocks clutch plates back and forth within the basket=noise. When...
NOT for a second do i believe that "oxidation" caused sticky valves. Your problem is a bent valve or an almost bent valve because YOUR VALVE...
Best results require setting mixture screws according to factory service manual's "idle drop proceedure" BEFORE throttle synchronization. You...
YOU wouldn't even notice the difference.......and it would cost and be lots of work.
You could go broke before you have a ridable bike......IF you have a ridable bike Leave the gen 1s in the scrap pile, and invest in the much...
The rearmost hole on the petcock connects to the vaccum port on the left rear cylinder ...you should be able to get flow by sucking on vaccum...
Possibly a radiator from a Honda Magna would work on your bike......just a guess.
Question is this: can you still turn engine partially around but not all the way ?? If you can turn it at all, rings/pistons are NOT stuck,...
The best thing you can do b4 storing the bike is to turn the petcock to OFF or unplug the fuel pump and run the bike until the carbs are mostly...
So 25 years working on bikes and 35 years doing carbs don't mean shit to you ?? I've got tons of local work now, and your carbs, welcome on my...
Gotta love them VF 500s, eh ?? Like hooba says above, i'd guess you have a bad pulse generator.
You've learned alot from this project, and that's great !! Now you've also learned that any neglected VF 500 is a questionable investment of...
Rebuild kit contains main seal, low cost and easy to do.
WHAT, ANOTHER "squirrelman's a dick reference??" an evil, freakin, preverted misfit animal molester ?? That might be true.......actually....
"Squirrelman, what are the particular sore points for the VFR as a commuter. Weight, handling, a sore left hand from shifting in stop-and-go...
So why not try a manual switch in parallel with stock thermoswitch ?? That way you're in control and can switch on whenever you first see a...
A smaller bike would be far more practical. A VFR is HELL anytime stop-and -go freeway traffic happens, and is far better as a long distance,...
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