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Blakeo

56 posts recovered 2 threads started First seen 28 Mar 2010 Last seen 18 Dec 2010

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  1. gauges and indicator lights dead Blakeo 12 11 Aug 2010 14 Aug 2010 Blakeo · 11 Aug 2010 – 14 Aug 2010
  2. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 Blakeo 64 28 Mar 2010 5 Sep 2010 Blakeo · 28 Mar 2010 – 5 Sep 2010

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  1. front brake stuck on? 18 Dec 2010 00:26 My bike will occasionally do this... they aren't fully locked on but dragging hard. Squeezing the lever hard for a few seconds and then releasing and rocking the bike (rinse and repeat a few times) will pop them loose.…
  2. Pics of VFR700 (86) w/ F2/3 wheels please? 18 Dec 2010 00:11 [image: View Post]evl_twn, on 17 December 2010 - 12:31 PM, said: A couple pics of mine with the F2/F3 wheels. That is one beautiful bike. I could only dream of that kind of bodywork...
  3. Pics of VFR700 (86) w/ F2/3 wheels please? 18 Dec 2010 00:09 One F3 wheel, one 3rd gen VFR wheel. Still need some color work... :) [image: Posted Image] [image: Posted Image]
  4. 2nd gen owners 19 Sep 2010 23:36 [image: View Post]Turbocharged314159, on 16 September 2010 - 07:31 PM, said: I get about 40mpg on my '86 VFR700F2 Ran through 2 tanks today, 95% highway riding and 90% around 120 km/h. I'm getting 33-34 US mpg, or 7…
  5. 2nd gen owners 14 Sep 2010 12:18 [image: View Post]crustyrider, on 13 September 2010 - 05:25 PM, said: [image: View Post]slowbird, on 13 September 2010 - 04:09 PM, said: With the good mix of City/Hwy riding with a few WOT pulls here and there....my 2nd…
  6. 2nd gen owners 13 Sep 2010 15:52 [image: View Post]crustyrider, on 13 September 2010 - 09:11 AM, said: [image: View Post]keny, on 13 September 2010 - 06:00 AM, said: I got usually 16 to 190 miles before the fule light got on, and usually it was same…
  7. Torque those bolts fellas 9 Sep 2010 12:04 [image: View Post]milesbandit, on 09 September 2010 - 12:10 AM, said: There's a long thread on the V-Strom forum started by a guy whose oil drain plug fell out about 800 miles after dealer service. Blew up his engine.…
  8. Australian MCN reporting Honda V4 Dual Sport for 2012 8 Sep 2010 13:05 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 08 September 2010 - 05:54 AM, said: I suppose they'll also give us a V4 chopper, Civic and jet ski before they finally get around to building a new V4 sport machine. :dry: :dry: If they…
  9. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 5 Sep 2010 23:53 Wow. Just fucking wow. What a difference. It's not even a fair comparison since before the front forks needed to be rebuilt and there was a slight knock. Even with new steering bearings the front end was more than a…
  10. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 5 Sep 2010 16:14 Most of the plastic back on. The inner panels do not fit yet around the cable/wiring hodgepodge that needs to be cleaned up. However the bars at least, turn lock to lock without mashing wires or cables. Plastics are…
  11. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 5 Sep 2010 14:33 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 03 September 2010 - 06:39 AM, said: [image: View Post]Blakeo, on 03 September 2010 - 06:24 AM, said: BTW - where can I buy a fuse block for low-profile mini blade fuses? Best I've found…
  12. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 3 Sep 2010 11:24 Truth be told I never know what to photograph. Plus my squalor working conditions, tools all over the place... Embarrassing. I'll show pics of the chinese abs fender when it gets properly mounted. BTW - where can I buy…
  13. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 3 Sep 2010 10:55 New bearings are on. Discovered a great way (I think) of getting the lower steering stem bearing on. The old one was carefully cut off with a dremel and the split with a screw driver. Not a mark on the stem :) The new…
  14. '86 VF500F Lighting Upgrades, GPS and Accessory Outlets 31 Aug 2010 10:15 [image: View Post]coaz4x4, on 25 August 2010 - 11:29 AM, said: Making yourself more visible at night... or at least my bike in this case. Equipment: '86 VF500F I'd like to find: brighter headlight (HID?) brighter…
  15. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 18 Aug 2010 23:24 [image: View Post]slowbird, on 11 August 2010 - 10:28 AM, said: Wow...good work. I hope to do this someday to my '86 VFR Thanks for the kind words. Updates: Short run around the block results: - motor works good when…
  16. bought a new 1987 VFR700F, a few questions 18 Aug 2010 22:13 [image: View Post]ERAU944, on 18 August 2010 - 04:39 PM, said: oops, forgot to mention... got the bike for $3650, not exactly a steal, but i think it's a fair price for what amounts to a new bike. i'll definitely be…
  17. gauges and indicator lights dead 14 Aug 2010 01:05 Taken at night, the flash kinda overpowered the blue backlight. An orange backlight would have been less conspicuous for the old VFR but whatever... good enough for me for now. :-) [image: Posted Image] [image: Posted…
  18. gauges and indicator lights dead 14 Aug 2010 00:07 [image: View Post]V4Jeff, on 13 August 2010 - 06:51 PM, said: Blakeo, did you wire up the stock speedo, etc or hook up the Acewell? How do you like the Acewell? I assume its the all-in-one deal? I would like to see some…
  19. gauges and indicator lights dead 13 Aug 2010 14:37 [image: View Post]gll429, on 12 August 2010 - 08:24 PM, said: take another look in the back of the gauges.. make sure the connector are in the right place.. look at the color of the wires themselves.. it is possible to…
  20. gauges and indicator lights dead 13 Aug 2010 01:03 [image: View Post]gll429, on 10 August 2010 - 09:41 PM, said: dont forget the key word in smartass is SMART! :biggrin: Blake's Problem-Solving Process Step 1. Determine the problem: indicator lights and tach not…
  21. gauges and indicator lights dead 11 Aug 2010 02:32 [image: View Post]gll429, on 10 August 2010 - 09:19 PM, said: did you plug them in?? :laughing6-hehe: fuse??? add another grond to the main green wire.. trust me.. just do it.. and ground the green wires from the r/r…
  22. gauges and indicator lights dead 11 Aug 2010 02:10 So the bike is back together and running. The speedometer is gone. An acewell unit is in the mail. My problem is that now the following does not work: low fuel light low oil light neutral light high beam indicator light…
  23. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 10 Aug 2010 12:38 My first youtube video. Taken with a blackberry, so not super high quality. I overfilled the oil. Please don't ask... but I think that's the white smoke puffs coming out at the end of the video. Still more to do but it…
  24. Fuel Pump Questions ('86 Model) 8 Aug 2010 14:04 [image: View Post]squirrelman, on 16 October 2007 - 09:35 PM, said: i also drain carbs for storage but always jump the relay to prime carbs again when removing from storage instead of draining battery and overworking…
  25. 86vfr700 and f4i forks. good bedfellows? 7 Aug 2010 14:02 [image: View Post]flyguyeddy, on 05 August 2010 - 06:55 AM, said: [image: View Post]JamieDaugherty, on 03 August 2010 - 05:31 AM, said: [image: View Post]flyguyeddy, on 16 July 2010 - 09:53 AM, said: [image: View…
  26. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 17 Jul 2010 21:40 Lots of cosmetics and aesthetics left, but mechanicals are coming right along. Only waiting to get the caliper bracket back from the welder and my front fender to come in. Still have to figure out how most of it goes…
  27. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 1 Jun 2010 22:31 [image: View Post]fatso127, on 01 June 2010 - 05:20 PM, said: Did you ever think of using CBR F2 rear caliper and caliper bracket? you wont have to worry about cutting and rewelding or modifying torque arm..you will…
  28. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 31 May 2010 22:01 [image: View Post]Mobtown, on 19 May 2010 - 08:49 AM, said: Just a thought http://www.veypor.com/jsp/product.jsp Late getting back to this. The Veypor looks like a nice functioning unit but too rich for this project.…
  29. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 18 May 2010 17:07 Have rubber mounted. Front wheel mounted. Right caliper fits, left doesn't and is not compatible. Ordered a pair of calipers and master cylinder off ebay today from an F3 CBR. $75 shipped and guaranteed to be working.…
  30. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 29 Apr 2010 17:10 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 23 April 2010 - 05:14 AM, said: [image: View Post]Blakeo, on 22 April 2010 - 06:43 PM, said: I think I might do the family-friendly version of this mod and just go with a cat-eye or…
  31. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 22 Apr 2010 23:43 [image: View Post]gll429, on 22 April 2010 - 05:14 PM, said: remove the speedo unit from the housing.. make a cardboard template that fits in the spoeedo windo.. get nake pic of a chick with "censor" block over her..…
  32. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 22 Apr 2010 21:54 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 22 April 2010 - 10:35 AM, said: Please get that front end aligned before you make any spacers, or you're going to double your work. Using a transit to check the triple may work, have you…
  33. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 22 Apr 2010 17:02 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 22 April 2010 - 10:35 AM, said: Please get that front end aligned before you make any spacers, or you're going to double your work. Using a transit to check the triple may work, have you…
  34. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 22 Apr 2010 14:30 Saddle bags arrived. [image: Posted Image] Look very nice. Think the rear wheel is in town at the post office too. More to do. :-)
  35. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 21 Apr 2010 04:18 [image: View Post]gll429, on 20 April 2010 - 10:31 PM, said: blah blah blah blah if the forks are off the bike .. bolt them up to the wheel.. i am pretty sure i dropped some spacers in the bag.. along with some blue…
  36. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 21 Apr 2010 03:05 [image: View Post]gll429, on 20 April 2010 - 09:11 PM, said: cut and extend the wires to the fuse box and tuck it under the "inner cover " next to the gauges..so you can get to it when a one pops. I like this idea…
  37. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 21 Apr 2010 00:19 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 20 April 2010 - 06:32 PM, said: [image: View Post]Blakeo, on 20 April 2010 - 06:26 PM, said: Also gotta figure out how to mount everything to the new triple. I'm taking ideas! What do you…
  38. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 20 Apr 2010 23:26 [image: View Post]gll429, on 20 April 2010 - 12:46 AM, said: hhmm you should have asked me.. i warm up the rear boots in almost boiling water.. slap them on..then quickly press the carbs in place.. i lube the carbs..…
  39. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 20 Apr 2010 03:26 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 19 April 2010 - 08:49 PM, said: Grease the boots with Vaseline, set them on the intakes as close to horizontal as possible, pop the fronts in, then the rears. Easy as pie my friend! :beer:…
  40. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 20 Apr 2010 00:17 Surely to god there must be a better method of mounting carbs to a V4 motor that doesn't require 5 feet of 2x4 to pry the fuckers down and a pair of screw drivers to wedge the rubber out. :pissed: The good news is... no…
  41. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 15 Apr 2010 23:15 Damn - I wish I had a camera today. I picked up 3 parcels today - CBR front end from Seb, F2 cush drive from some ebay guy, and a shop full of parts from Greg, with a beautiful VFR wheel. I would show you the layout of…
  42. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 8 Apr 2010 22:00 Didn't put her up yet but I got the valve adjustment done. Couple hours all told. Lost my feeler gauges somewhere along the way so bought 2 sets today, straight set with a lot of leafs, and a smaller bent set. Turns out…
  43. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 7 Apr 2010 20:36 I'll have to look, but I don't think I have holes through the frame where a centre stand would go. Hmmm... looks convenient though. Edit: Oh wait, yup there it is. Behind the exhaust pipe. Had no planned on fighting…
  44. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 7 Apr 2010 19:51 [image: View Post]200sr20, on 07 April 2010 - 02:44 PM, said: [image: View Post]Blakeo, on 03 April 2010 - 09:49 AM, said: ] --- Ugh - $14/each plus shipping at bike bandit. Anyone got a better line on some? --- You…
  45. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 6 Apr 2010 22:26 [image: View Post]mrmatt, on 05 April 2010 - 11:28 PM, said: Great project, I like your idea on the wheels I'm also a fan of the old Honda wing like on the video above, gives a cool retro look (in my opinion) [image:…
  46. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 6 Apr 2010 02:54 Just thinking out loud here... I'm thinking of powder coating the rims faded bronze/gold, picking up a few gold/black and maybe silver decals from xtremedecals. Their decal colors are here to give you an idea of the…
  47. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 4 Apr 2010 22:12 [image: View Post]duderadidea, on 04 April 2010 - 04:10 PM, said: Sounds great, man. You're doing everything I had always wanted to do with my '86. I ended up just buying a used '98 instead! But good luck, definitely…
  48. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 4 Apr 2010 19:01 Five pairs of Nitrile gloves later... Found one jet partly clogged. Now unclogged. Found on float floating too low, now set back to 9 mm. Cleaned out some very faint fuel residue. Accidentally got carb cleaner on one…
  49. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 3 Apr 2010 17:30 A little motivation for me, and anyone doing up a Frankenviffer. This is how she should end up:
  50. Blake's 1986 VFR750F Teardown Round 2 3 Apr 2010 14:49 Well, I was almost dreading the battle with the carbs. Did some reading on here and read a few posts. Greg gave me confidence when he said it was a snap. Someone else had mentioned using a 1x2 board. I found 3 of the 4…

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