"power of Dreams"? more like "dreams of power"
Salt Lake City, Utah.
If you've been watching the Gen1-2 Forums, you may have noticed my Bike crapped out on me. Well, i'm parting it out and selling it....
18752 Miles..... way to young a life for such a bike. but, being as it was neglected many years of it's long life. I can't blame it for throwing...
well, I decided to try and fix it.... Found this [IMG] Yeah, pretty much not gonna be able to fix it.
Yeah, so, it's either head rebuild (both if it's gonna be done) or Sell it/Part it. And i thought she was gonna be a good bike..... :(...
After reading that, i decided to go double check. :/ It would seem that i've got at least one dead head. due to 2 valve seats (1 intake 1...
Well no dropped valves, cam chains are in good order.... Broken Rocker arm, luckily didn't get into the chain. what i still can't figure out...
this isn't a CBX, this is a VF500F. (for clarity. sorry for leaving it out of the first post)
so, it is interference (where the valves interfere with the piston) or a non-interference (where valves can't touch piston unless...
well, crusing on the highway after some errands today and i get a nice TICKTICKTICK WHRRRRRRRR power loss, complete. Instantly i clutch in and...
Well, she's all back together Replaced the Clutch, new Clutch springs, adjusted the valves, pulled the carbs, cleaned the carbs (emulsion tubes...
well, i tore her down this morning after work... Didn't take as long as I thought it would. Thanks for the input.
So, Just got my 86 up and going, It sat for 7 or so years in a garage, i've gone through the carbs, epoxied the fuel tank, new tires, full fluids...
Well she runs. [IMG] Fun in the shop
Well, first ride was this week. Full fluid change and carb rebuild, cleaned and epoxy lined the tank. Then a well deserved wash. [IMG] Fun in...
OK I've done some searching, here and elsewhere. I've seen a few saddle bags on here I like, but it seems the only option is to get a universal...
86 vf500 second bike at age 24. First bike was an ft500 Ascot at 17. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2
the exact reason i don't hug the yello lines when i know the road has more than a 2%chance of other driver
Yes, i know it is.... BUT i can say that it is a VERY CLEAN specimen.... There are 3 scratches on the left fairing under the tank, and a couple...
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