1st / 2nd Gen Service manual Download links

Anyone have the parts catalog for a 1985 VF700F?

Looking through this thread and the links didn't turn one up. Nabbed the service manual, but no parts fiche.

 

I think for parts catalogs you'll need to look online at parts sellers. I've never seen a separate parts catalog you can download.

Here's my favorite parts catalog. https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-vf700_model307/
Once you get the part number you can do a general search from any parts suppliers.

 

Bah. That’s a bummer.

They do exist - I know Honda publishes them, but I suppose nobody has scanned them.

There’s one available: https://diyrepairmanuals.com/product/1985-honda-vf700f-motorcycle-parts-catalog/

But I’m not going to pony up the $200

Edit: hold please - found an eBay buyer that sells a PDF on a CD… $18 shipped… now to find a CD drive…

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Worked at a Honda dealer for 14 years starting in 1991. Never saw a printed parts list manual for models. It was still microfiche when I started. I suspect any CD's are just digitized microfiche, which at that point you might as well just use an online version, at least you get the latest supercessions and availability.

They used to do it sometimes for 1960's bikes, maybe into the early 70's. I have one for my CA95 Benly.

But I could be wrong, let's see what you found.

 

Likely what it is, but I believe the microfiches show quantities and descriptions adjacent to the exploded diagram, at least they do for the 350 manual I have.

You’re absolutely right - you do need to cross ref with any superseded parts, but this is a good way to do high volume parts ordering - o rings, hoses, etc…

Hopefully those basic items don’t have much in the way of superseded parts.


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But that's exactly what the online ordering sites are. The exploded microfiche images, numbered, with the parts list to the right, including qty required.

https://www.babbittsonline.com/oemparts/l/hon/5053eb7df870021c54be40a5/1985-vf700f-a-parts

 

High-volume Parts ordering, for these bikes? I don't know if you're joking around or if you're serious. Lol.
The website at the link I posted tends to show actual pictures of the parts most of the time. That's why I like that particular site.

 

Here's what I've got:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3lz7ggrOcFs6qH7lnY3OkBU0wlo7zco/view?usp=sharing

Took me a few days to find a CD drive to read the thing. Photos in the front are unusable, but the exploded views and part numbers are very clear on 11x17.

I print these things and keep them handy because It's easier for me to thumb through my binder that has the shop manual, parts fiche, and a notebook to jot down parts I need as I'm working on the bike, then go to the computer and hunt through ebay, babbitts, partzilla, what have you all in one shot at the end of a session.

Let me know if someone needs the file a different way. Happy to help get it into people's hands. It's a ~47mb file, so I can't upload it directly to this post.

 

Downloaded. That's pretty cool.

I think I'm so used to having a computer in the shop right next to my lift and workbench, that I just use a screen. I create a text file or spreadsheet for what I'm working on with my needs / wants / notes. I can also then augment the digital file at work or while surfing on my phone at a bar or something.

Thanks for finding and posting!

 

Brilliant - thanks very much!