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6497
Since there wasn't anything decent written on the VF500F on Wikipedia, I wrote one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_VF500F I'll expand the listing some more...
plaskowski
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Dec 5, 2006
2:18 am
6498
Good idea. I will make a page in french ! ;o)) Noël ... From: plaskowski To: VF500F@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 3:09 AM Subject:...
Noël Auger
noelauger
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Dec 5, 2006
11:43 am
6499
I've been cleaning up some 500 Interceptor carbs I recently bought on e-bay. When I opened them up I was surprised by the jetting. These are early 84 carbs and...
ixiisix
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Dec 5, 2006
2:55 pm
6500
Jerry, I agree on the front main jets being #102 and rear ones being #105 ('84 carbs), with #38 slow jets for all fours. But either I can't see why the...
Noël Auger
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Dec 5, 2006
4:59 pm
6501
I have the Honda Factory Shop manual and the maual specifies the same configuration I found in those used carbs. It's just weird to stagger the thin and thick...
ixiisix
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Dec 5, 2006
5:26 pm
6502
I have the Factory Shop manual too, and I had a look in it but coud not find anything precise about the jet needles. Where did you find these data in the...
Noël Auger
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Dec 5, 2006
6:42 pm
6503
Noël, I don't have the manual handy here at work, but there was a small table about 4 pages into the section on Carburetors that indicated where the jets and...
ixiisix
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Dec 5, 2006
8:47 pm
6504
Noël, The jetting in the carbs I bought is consistent with some of the specs listed in parts of the Service Manual; it just doesn't seem to make sense to me. ...
ixiisix
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Dec 6, 2006
3:07 pm
6505
From my Factory Shop Manual , the main jets would be 95 front, 92 rear (page 4-1), and supposedly 62 - sixty-two ! - for Switzerland (@ 6,000 feet ?). ...
Noël Auger
noelauger
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Dec 6, 2006
3:18 pm
6506
Thanks Noël, Does your service manual have any data on the needles used? In 84 only the US models used two different needles. In my manual Honda states one...
ixiisix
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Dec 6, 2006
4:17 pm
6507
I have the original 84 factory manual and I'll check to see what is listed in there.... Pat O'Bryant ... From: ixiisix <ixiisix@...> To:...
Patrick O'Bryant
sirepair
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Dec 6, 2006
4:40 pm
6508
Jerry, As you may already have seen on my pics, my manual (dated 1985) does not state anything about the needles, from what I conclude that from 85-on all of...
Noël Auger
noelauger
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Dec 6, 2006
5:34 pm
6509
"if Honda corrected those pages regarding the 84 models jetting and carburetion?" Yes, they did ! See the Service Bulletin :...
Noël Auger
noelauger
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Dec 6, 2006
6:44 pm
6510
Noël, I appreciate all of your help, unfortunately, none of those links worked for me. Jerry ... and carburetion?" ... ...
ixiisix
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Dec 6, 2006
8:53 pm
6511
The links lead to the VF500F group's site, but it's true, some won't work (don't know why). You should try by looking in the "Files" on the site. Have a good...
Noël Auger
noelauger
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Dec 6, 2006
9:08 pm
6512
A derrivative has been started already. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_VF_and_VFR But more details on this wouldn't hurt. C ... -- c h r i s . m o...
Chris Moran
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Dec 7, 2006
2:40 pm
6513
Hi folks, My first two cents here in this group. My Clymer manual briefly explains that the difference between front and back cylinders carbs are that two are...
Augusto F. Menezes
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Dec 7, 2006
6:21 pm
6514
Getting rid of more stuff, VF500 F2 fairing, CBR600 forks wheels etc, more to come; Kerker slip-ons for VF1000, etc, so keep checking here: ...
Thomas Westby
vf1000rs
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Dec 7, 2006
7:14 pm
6515
See item # 140059616876 - US $152.50 1h 25' left, 7 bids ... Good luck ! Noël ... From: Thomas Westby To: interceptors@yahoogroups.com ;...
Noël Auger
noelauger
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Dec 7, 2006
8:15 pm
6516
im finally starting on my 86 vf500 i tore it all apart ive been stripping the old paint off prepping it for new paint and i took the carbs of bc its pretty...
Tyler
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Dec 9, 2006
7:17 am
6517
The Dynojet is the best one IMHO. See : http://www.dynojet.com/jetkits/motorcycle/honda.aspx Read : http://www.dynojet.com/pdf/1125.pdf Noël ... From: Tyler ...
Noël Auger
noelauger
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Dec 9, 2006
12:23 pm
6518
No offense Noel, but the Dynojunk kits are just awful. I've never had one dial-in properly so I'll never use one again. The only kit I use now are the...
Jamie Daugherty
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Dec 9, 2006
5:46 pm
6519
Wow, it looks like you've already got some high-dollar bids on those parts. Good luck! Jamie Daugherty www.daughertymotorsports.com...
Jamie Daugherty
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Dec 9, 2006
6:01 pm
6520
Sorry for this BIG BIG BIG mistake ! I wrote Dynojet, was actually thinking FACTORY PRO, as both of us told on Oct. 26th, 2004. Noël, maybe somewhat disturbed...
Noël Auger
noelauger
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Dec 9, 2006
6:10 pm
6521
Wish someone needed the Euro VF500F2 fairing, now that I sold the 500, no need for it. ... Tom Mutant VF1000R "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win...
Thomas Westby
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Dec 9, 2006
6:19 pm
6522
I would (did) choose Factory Pro. http://www.factorypro.com/Prod_Pages/prodh12_13.html...
Joe Barnes
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Dec 9, 2006
6:31 pm
6523
Ive got boxes upon boxes of parts for my Interceptor that didnt even see the road this summer. Im looking to clear out all my extras to make room for new...
stiller692000
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Dec 9, 2006
7:52 pm
6524
Here's an update and a reply to most of the replies: I've ridden the bike over 500 miles now. It seems to do everything fine except idle, which it doesn't do...
bechurchwell
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Dec 9, 2006
8:06 pm
6525
To anyone who was watching or bidding on the CBR600F2 front end, I ended the auction because whlie dissassembling the front end for packing I noticed the forks...
Thomas Westby
vf1000rs
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Dec 10, 2006
11:20 pm
6526
Brian, ... not ... Have you tried removing the carbs and spraying them with a can of carb cleaner? The in-tank stuff never seems to work. ... Pretty common, a...
Jamie Daugherty
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Dec 11, 2006
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