I've found that sticky throttles are only remedied by new throttle cables. I've not had too much luck with cleaning/lubing cables. They are reletively cheap...
Guys, My project VF500F is back together and running. I took a very short ride on her today. I have two problems though. It won't idle unless the choke is ...
I can only think of 4 places on the left to leak: 1. Generator cover (not much to leak there) 2. Water pump seal 3. Clutch rod seal (common leak) 4. Counter...
Based on my limited experience with this bike (which I love, by the way), your leak sounds very much like my clutch rod seal leak. I tried the heat shrink...
Ah yes, oil leaks and character! If you happen to own a 60's/70's British roadster like say, an MG-B, then they tend to DRINK oil more than leak, but nothing...
"but nothing can truly replace the experience of driving a carbureted car burning oil with no catalytic converters and the top down ... bliss!" i thought that...
Mine did the same until I got tired of telling people "no, no! It's a 22 year old bike! It's SUPPOSED to do that!" Tony Mark Johnson <stuffelse@...>...
That recalls to my mind a Ford Escort (don't know if it had been Europe-only or elsewhere-too). There was regularly oil on the ground under the car, from the...
Hahaha... my buddies 77MG-B drinks 1 litre of oil every 1000Km or so, after 5000Km, he's essentially changed his oil! Tony Noël Auger <noelauger@...>...
Last weekend I had the opportunity to run past one of those roadside radars that show your speed. I wanted to check my speedo calibration, because the 500...
I had 3 Alfa-Romeos of which the oil consumption was about the same. I became used to carry one or two 2-liter oil cans in the trunk, and however sometimes...
... so, after 5000Km, he's essentially changed his oil! ... Q: How did the British discover oil? A: They put 2 pieces of metal together I have a 1961 Royal...
Hi Henry ! Same generation engines, same "tamagushis" ! LOL !!! Noël ... From: Henry Sigourney To: VF500F@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 5:55...
"reading 60 mph while it was actually only about 59 to 58 mph on the radar gun." - Jerry and let me guess, you were on a 25mph parkway, right? lol it's just...
LOL...same here! How fast will it read from when I see it until I pass it...HAHAHA! ... Tom Mutant VF1000R "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win...
my '85 toy drinks oil; a quart/half every few hundred miles; when i pull into the lube shop, they just fill it up, not much to drain; thought i fixed the leak...
OK so i did it, i bought myself a bike. (of course it had to be a honda!) Well, alright i didnt buy the whole bike- i got the engine, tranny, frame, forks,...
NO ONE wants to ... Ummmm, I thought you were going to build it? That being said, no reason to overbore it unless the bores are worn, nor dhould you run higer...
understood about the track days, but my uncle owns a track so im not too worried about that. I dont plan on taking the engine apart after i do it once though -...
Tom, not to be the naysayer, but unless your buddy's ninja is a 500 or 250, it's gonna take more than some juice to keep up. I've outridden a coupla ex500s...
... From: Mark Johnson To: VF500F@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [VF500F] Re: my first ceptor! (and bike for that matter)...
guys i get the idea about learning how to ride! haha i love the twisties just as much as anyone else - in fact i prefer going faster around corners: its the...
Guys, The project is purring right along. Engine is running great but I have a couple of assembly related problems (I think). I just put the kickstand back...
A front end swap from just about any "modern" bike should not be much of a problem. You may loose a little turning radius, and watch that the bars don't hit...
Instead of adjusting the rod, make sure that the lever that attaches to the engine is correctly oriented. You may have missed a tooth when you reinstalled it. ...
Todd, About the side stand and the gear pedal : Though my VF500F2 is still not road-ready yet, I had the same problem about the side stand interfering with the...
Predator exhausts in the UK still have a system for the miniCeptor. Jim ... From: VF500F@yahoogroups.com [mailto:VF500F@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick...
Predator Exhaust's system http://www.predatorexhausts.com/hermes/shop/item?itemId=PH27R for the low low price of £350.00, or $613.40! that's before shipping,...
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