except with full choke, even after its warmed up a bit, and it dies the second you try to even crack the throttle or ease off the choke. Anybody got any ideas...
What year? 86 has no pump but radically different lines. ... From: "bjpomero" <bjpomero@...> To: <VF500F@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 5:38...
Hi everybody. I'm not sure what the name is of the little sprocket on the driveshaft, but I was wondering if the teeth are supposed to have a little curvature...
Hi everybody. I'm not sure what the name is of the little sprocket on the driveshaft, but I was wondering if the teeth are supposed to have a little curvature...
thanks, i'll try to post a picture of my old sprocket compared to the new one when it comes in. another question - i'm trying to find a good replacement chain....
Had a nice VF500F in SF in the 80s, a great bike and I always wished Honda would have developed it like the 750, keeping it light and small. Years ago I put an...
cleaning the carbs again (oh man they're fun to take off and on), took out what I believe to be the slow jets, and they seem to be clogged pretty well. To my...
Yes, there is a teeny tiny hole down the middle. It is much smaller than the openings you can see at either end. Don't try to stick a piece of wire in there...
Thoe are, I think, high speed jets. Low speed jets are, I think, fixed,. And yes, you shold be able to blow thru them. Easily. Ciompressed air works good, as...
My questions are: ARe there fork upgrades for the 500? Emulators?>>> Yes, but why? Are there brake upgrades? I have heard you can use the larger 750 disc?>>> I...
Two per carb. Both have screwdriver slots. The fast jet screws into a holder that also comes out using a 7mm wrench. And, in cases where the float pin is...
OK, out the the shop I go. Sheesh. I am losing it.... ... From: "Reid McTaggart" <reidmct@...> To: <VF500F@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 01,...
ok, cleaned the carbs again, turned out the slow jets were completely plugged, that is, the #38 jets with permanently attached emulsion tubes. Now it starts...
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Can you "throttle wheelie" your VF500? (roll on throttle = wheelie, no clutch!) o yes o no Yeah, but it *just* leaves the ground. V-FOUR VICTORY!! Yahoo!...
How in the hell did you manage to do that? maybe my bike just shows it's age more than i thought... 30,800 some miles now, gonna have to rebuild it sometime.....
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I dunno.. does it mostly coming off corners when *cranked* over. Can also do it easy by rolling on, roll off, then back on. I should be noted that this is my...
that might explain it, mine is a bone stock 85 with no mods but a K&N filter. ALSO on that note.... how much of a power increase does a jet kit yield? do you...
That is a good question. I just dropped a tooth on my front sprocket so my config is now 14f-44r, I am running a K&N drop-in filter jetted carbs (I'm guessing...
What size chain + sprockets are supposed to be on an 84? Is it a 530 or 520? I currently have a 14t front and 44t rear. I have a Clymers and a Honda factory...
Sorry, Tony, but I don't think there is. If you want to avoid bothering us with questions that have already been answered, you could use the Search function,...
I have tried doing a search on sprockets and there were only a handful of hits. Many users don't actually post mesages with specific subject lines (e.g. my VF...