WELCOME !! Montreal is one of North America's most beautiful cities. Does your wife speak French?? When girls talk French it causes their...
STRANGE the rod broke at a very strong location, near the crank. Something catastrophic must have happened to cause it, like a dropped valve......?
IT'S very important to lubricate plug threads with grease or motor oil every time they're installed. You should also make sure the gap is...
OR try a junkyard cuz a whole stonking heap of other Hondas used the exact same pump for years.
IT'S common for the left side carbs to accumulate more rust flakes and debris because gravity delivers it downslope while bike is resting on the...
YOU'VE discovered something else too: it's not very hard to CHECK clearances, but much more involved and challenging to CHANGE them......
Much better, Dave. So you're near Disneyland ?? Your rides are better than anything they have!
Obviously you'd like to know if the bike's been down and if so how hard. Check handlebar ends for flattening or gouges and look at clutch cover...
IMO, the VFR is not good as a first bike.....to top heavy and way too expensive to drop. A majority here, i believe, here have worked up to a...
WELCOME, Dave!! Where are you from?? ( CA, i guess?) Why do so many new members here not give any details about themselves, not even their...
That bike was technically advanced--in 1983--but now it's a dinosaur, too heavy, mediocre brakes, suspension and tyres, not to mention the cam...
IT's a real strange thing whatever went wrong. Could you describe where the rod broke, top, middle or botton at the crank?? Photo would be...
MAN, you're real brave goin in there removing cams !! Work very slowly, use an accurate torque wrench, and maintain surgical cleanliness....
You only need to unscrew about 2 turns to drain, don't need to remove the screw. If i remember correctly, i painted the drain screws RED so you...
USE the bolt on the stator, exactly as Tinki suggests....... which you'll find under the inspection hole cover........i believe?
IF you remove the cover, you'll see a large ( probably 17mm) bolt head, so put a socket on it and turn. Do put about a tablespoon (1/2 oz.) of...
Shooting a squirt of LPS or WD-40 into ignition, tank and seat locks every 3 or 4 months should be routine maintenance
put properly sized phillips on the stuck screw, tap a few times with a hammer, and try to turn while tapping; if that won't work, drill the head...
no inspection/access hole on that model ??
Seems like he's scored more holes- in- one than we've known about......
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