Ernie Ball, Bullets or Dean Markley's? Congrats! That should make a difference.
I thought that the description in the Clymer was very clear. The trick is to find the angle to tilt the carb so that there is sufficient gravity...
Huh? Yes, the plot thickens... OK - time to bail on the old bikes. Either you've got the character to deal with everything that goes along with...
I missed something too. Fill us in.
When you by it be sure to start a new thread and get tips on getting it going, what to check, etc. I would definitely recommend pulling the carbs...
+1. Agreed.
How much $? How much do you like working on things? Do you have a garage with work space? What are your expectations of performance and type of...
I had not seen that before. There isn't much information on them, but it is interesting that they list the VF500F. Pretty rare these days.
I thought I should close out this thead with some good news. It appears that Dr. Chow is well on his way to recovery. Amazing how someone can be...
Sigh. The surfaces were not planed. Head surface was cleaned up by the mechanic that lapped the valves. He showed me the attachment that he used...
Yep, just like the one in post #4. I'd still like to hear from an '80's Honda engineer to confirm my assumption of the modified water flow...
PLEASE say yes Matt. Everyone has had comment on this thread and this will be interesting. Thanks for offering to post your work Squirrelman.
I bought the Athena gasket kit from Parts-n-more which for my application was much better than the well over $100 alternatives. The quality and...
Since there is no practical viewing through the shield you can always spray paint the inside black. It works quite well provided the outside isn't...
That's a worthwhile investigation. I purchased a small push switch that I was going to mount on the rear-side of the fuse box cover to allow for...
Looking at the parts online it appears that the 86 clutch slave assembly is the same as the 84-85: SKU: 22860-MF2-003 CYLINDER ASSY., CLUTCH...
Sigh....similar sentiments were expressed on that forum. Bastards. lol
Hanging around this forum for the past several months and seeing all the old bikes here made it surreal to see that old pic of mine when it was...
You guys are too funny!! I will be careful. In speaking to him today I learned that he never sold that old RZ!! It has been sitting unused for...
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