Thank you for your input. The wire I disconnected was the 'tach' signal wire, not the +12V or ground connection. I'm thinking I could swap the...
Hello, After sitting for six years or so I'm putting my '87 back on the road. I was in the midst of doing a bunch of work to it when I got...
'88-'89 wheels would be quite rare here in the states as those bikes weren't sold here those two years. I think you'd have to get them from a...
Hello, I've been working on my CBR F2/F3 fork-brake-wheels conversion for a while now. At present I'm having an issue with nailing down which...
The frames on these are pretty stout, and I'm not beating it too hard...I'm going to have to drill the fasteners out and fix them with Helicoils....
I worked on it some more today before I had to head to work...The bolts have threadlocking compound on them, and whatever it is, it has a much...
Hello, I started to try and remove mine as I need to modify it to work with the CBR triple clamp that the ignition lock now resides. It's...
Thank you for the rely and the picture. I have already decided that no matter which way I go I have to reroute the hose, so I've discharged the...
No bites? Does this mean everyone doing this mod just leaves their reservoir flapping about under the plastic?
I guess the title is fairly self explanatory. I have a modified CBR shock which has been re-valved and re-sprung by Mr.Dougherty, and would like...
I admit I did that to my bike in my first attempt to remove the carburetors, not realizing they are intended to be removed as one unit. At the...
Hello, I've been slowly working my way through a series of modifications on my '87 and I'm at the point now where I will try and mount the F2 rear...
Ok, nevermind....During a particularly slow night at work I managed to find cmsnl.com and studied the parts fiche there. The fusebox bolts to a...
Hello, I'm doing a gauge cluster conversion on my '87 and have all of the parts, but I haven't been able to pick out where the fusebox is...
Thank you for the replies...Even with the wheel change I'm still losing significant fork length. To make sure I'm understanding everything...
Hello, I'm in the midst of doing a fork conversion on my '87 VFR700. I'm combining F2 lowers with F3 uppers (tubes). So far everything fits...
Hello, I've just started a long overdue project of swapping out the forks, rear shock and wheels on my '87 VFR700F2. I've read a lot about...
$30.00 is too much??? I spent $185.00/set, for each piston on my '95 Ducati 900SS. $30.00 for rings is a give-away price. Remember, new parts are...
I'd bet anything that whatever's wrong wouldn't cost much, if anything to fix. It'll just take some time and methodical testing.
On an 86-87? I don't recall that anything special had to be done with the sprocket carrier/cush drive hub on the rear wheel conversion:confused:
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