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coffeebrake

194 posts recovered 28 threads started First seen 27 Sep 2010 Last seen 1 Mar 2013

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  1. Starter Clutch coffeebrake 19 21 Jul 2012 14 Aug 2012 coffeebrake · 21 Jul 2012 – 14 Aug 2012
  2. What happens when a fuel pump goes bad? coffeebrake 14 16 Apr 2012 27 Apr 2012 coffeebrake · 16 Apr 2012 – 27 Apr 2012
  3. MUCH better! coffeebrake 7 28 Apr 2011 29 Apr 2011 coffeebrake · 28 Apr 2011 – 29 Apr 2011
  4. tank mounts (VFR700/750) coffeebrake 3 25 Apr 2011 26 Apr 2011 coffeebrake · 25 Apr 2011 – 26 Apr 2011
  5. There's only two left.... coffeebrake 7 20 Apr 2011 25 Apr 2011 coffeebrake · 20 Apr 2011 – 25 Apr 2011
  6. First run to the twisties! coffeebrake 16 21 Mar 2011 26 Mar 2011 coffeebrake · 21 Mar 2011 – 26 Mar 2011
  7. 2011 VFR1200 test ride coffeebrake 4 19 Mar 2011 21 Mar 2011 coffeebrake · 19 Mar 2011 – 21 Mar 2011
  8. Stranded. Again. coffeebrake 39 14 Mar 2011 19 Mar 2011 coffeebrake · 14 Mar 2011 – 19 Mar 2011
  9. Left me stranded.... coffeebrake 10 5 Mar 2011 6 Mar 2011 coffeebrake · 5 Mar 2011 – 6 Mar 2011
  10. Sold the Vmax coffeebrake 10 3 Mar 2011 4 Mar 2011 coffeebrake · 3 Mar 2011 – 4 Mar 2011
  11. Fork Seals question coffeebrake 32 27 Jan 2011 23 Feb 2011 coffeebrake · 27 Jan 2011 – 23 Feb 2011
  12. Suspension coffeebrake 9 23 Jan 2011 3 Mar 2011 coffeebrake · 23 Jan 2011 – 3 Mar 2011
  13. How to Adjust the Headlight? coffeebrake 9 1 Jan 2011 3 Jan 2011 coffeebrake · 1 Jan 2011 – 3 Jan 2011
  14. So if it's pouring fuel... coffeebrake 9 31 Dec 2010 4 Jan 2011 coffeebrake · 31 Dec 2010 – 4 Jan 2011
  15. Air Filter: Hi-flow or no? coffeebrake 18 17 Nov 2010 22 Nov 2010 coffeebrake · 17 Nov 2010 – 22 Nov 2010
  16. Choke Circuit coffeebrake 15 11 Nov 2010 16 Nov 2010 coffeebrake · 11 Nov 2010 – 16 Nov 2010
  17. Suddenly, Lean! coffeebrake 13 9 Nov 2010 10 Nov 2010 coffeebrake · 9 Nov 2010 – 10 Nov 2010
  18. carbs again coffeebrake 5 26 Oct 2010 27 Oct 2010 coffeebrake · 26 Oct 2010 – 27 Oct 2010
  19. crash sliders coffeebrake 10 21 Oct 2010 17 Feb 2011 coffeebrake · 21 Oct 2010 – 17 Feb 2011
  20. Calling the experienced carb gurus... coffeebrake 15 14 Oct 2010 20 Oct 2010 coffeebrake · 14 Oct 2010 – 20 Oct 2010
  21. hard-wiring regulator/rectifier? coffeebrake 9 14 Oct 2010 24 Oct 2010 coffeebrake · 14 Oct 2010 – 24 Oct 2010
  22. How to you get the front end up? coffeebrake 16 12 Oct 2010 13 Oct 2010 coffeebrake · 12 Oct 2010 – 13 Oct 2010
  23. Back to Life coffeebrake 25 6 Oct 2010 14 Oct 2010 coffeebrake · 6 Oct 2010 – 14 Oct 2010
  24. How many turns on the pilot screws? coffeebrake 2 4 Oct 2010 4 Oct 2010 coffeebrake · 4 Oct 2010 – 4 Oct 2010
  25. Air filter compatibility: vfr700 and 750 coffeebrake 3 30 Sep 2010 30 Sep 2010 coffeebrake · 30 Sep 2010 – 30 Sep 2010
  26. Previous Owner said it wouldn't idle well.... coffeebrake 5 28 Sep 2010 28 Sep 2010 coffeebrake · 28 Sep 2010 – 28 Sep 2010
  27. Supertrapps on VFR700 coffeebrake 6 28 Sep 2010 29 Sep 2010 coffeebrake · 28 Sep 2010 – 29 Sep 2010
  28. Sourcing Carb Parts coffeebrake 18 27 Sep 2010 4 Oct 2010 coffeebrake · 27 Sep 2010 – 4 Oct 2010

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  1. For The Early Vfr Fans... 1 Mar 2013 04:29 crepitus evl_twn The cleanup and maintenance was no big deal, really :happy: I was happy to do it, that bike is in excellent condition. I have a little bit of experience with those, here's a pic of mine and his the day…
  2. For The Early Vfr Fans... 13 Feb 2013 02:36 Me likey!
  3. '86 won't run below 5k, except on ether.. 18 Sep 2012 10:57 squirrelman Wouldn't be the first time a rider swore he'd cleaned his carbs but hadn't done the job thoroughly enough. +1. The idle mixture screw passageway is very hard to clean well. Sometimes an ultrasonic is the…
  4. Starter Clutch 24 Jul 2012 10:19 I asked the Ebay seller about their cracked starter clutch. They said: we are not mechanics and don't know what the parts should look like when new, a dealer would know but if in doubt please don't buy . thanks - 83hurst
  5. Starter Clutch 24 Jul 2012 00:14 Cool, sounds like a project for sooner rather than later. Thanks!
  6. Starter Clutch 23 Jul 2012 10:18 Has anybody pulled a starter clutch on this model before? How involved is it?
  7. Starter Clutch 22 Jul 2012 23:01 So if I was to pull it and found the housing not cracked, then I'd assume I needed to rebuild it-- new springs, caps and rollers. Right?
  8. Starter Clutch 22 Jul 2012 13:16 Wow, thanks, I'd have thought that was factory, the way they're equidistant from each other. I almost grabbed that clutch up too.
  9. Starter Clutch 22 Jul 2012 02:48 Where is this starter clutch cracked? http://www.ebay.com/...368b980&vxp=mtr or this one? http://www.ebay.com/...6be4240&vxp=mtr What am I looking for?
  10. Starter Clutch 21 Jul 2012 18:08 Can anybody tell me anything about them on the VFR? My 86 vfr700 is making that grinding sound I've heard twice before: once on the Vmax when the bolts holding the starter clutch to the crank were coming loose, and then…
  11. Official 2012 Tmac picture & event thread. 24 May 2012 10:55 Hello all, I wasn't at the rally but I was in the area and saw many of you tearing up the roadways. Lots of you waved at me on my old '86 RWB 700F. I was at Kickstand Lodge, with the Nighthawk riders. There was a…
  12. What happens when a fuel pump goes bad? 27 Apr 2012 21:58 Yes. Quite frankly I made more mistakes putting the twin carbs from the CX500 back on the rack. Didn't know about the part where they must be tightened down on a flat surface....which the plenum on the V4's does.
  13. What happens when a fuel pump goes bad? 27 Apr 2012 02:59 took a chance and re-assembled with the o-rings I had on hand, and all new fuel lines. So far, so good. No fuel leaks. I hope it stays that way.... Oh, and it wasn't all that hard to break the carbs off the rack and…
  14. What happens when a fuel pump goes bad? 25 Apr 2012 15:46 Billy Carr won't answer emails or phone calls. Not even an answering machine. I wonder if he's still in business.... I've got the carbs off the rack and clean, I'm just waiting for o-rings, or at least measurements on…
  15. What happens when a fuel pump goes bad? 18 Apr 2012 01:31 Wow, thanks! I just hope to get the rubber bits I need. The bike was running great, and I have an ultrasonic cleaner and I've been through these carbs several times before...just never pulled 'em off the rack. It will…
  16. What happens when a fuel pump goes bad? 17 Apr 2012 18:31 [image: View Post]jcarpfishman, on 17 April 2012 - 11:45 AM, said: Get ahold of Billy Carr from V4Market.com to get the o-rings that you need. You can order from him just the o-rings that you need, instead of having to…
  17. What happens when a fuel pump goes bad? 17 Apr 2012 14:58 OK, thanks for the info. I was just wondering how it worked, so I wouldn't chase the wrong parts. Ya'll don't know how much I DON'T want to break these carbs off the rack. But there's no sense in waiting for anything…
  18. What happens when a fuel pump goes bad? 16 Apr 2012 16:40 After having a heavy fuel leak, I pulled the carbs and found a cracked fuel line. Replaced it. Put carbs back on bike, rode well for a week. Then it began leaking even more than before, I can see fuel shooting out of…
  19. '84 VF750 Interceptor HELP 7 Feb 2012 12:23 I don't recommend a project for a first bike, but your problems with this Honda, while many, are simple. Well, except the carbs leaking the fuel out. That one's going to be the hardest, but it's still not even a day's…
  20. Diaphragms torn >:( 14 Jul 2011 11:21 Hopefully Eddy will get back to me....the manual says to keep each diaphragm with its attached slide with the same carb. I dunno how important that is....
  21. Diaphragms torn >:( 14 Jul 2011 10:07 I have some parts hoarded. Again, how many are torn? I'm not selling all my carb parts because I really like my own VFR700 and that's why I got the extras. Talk to me.
  22. Diaphragms torn >:( 14 Jul 2011 02:24 How many of them are bad? How bad?
  23. 1000R valve ticking, All better now! 9 Jul 2011 05:40 I fixed pinholes with POR 15 and the tank has held gasoline for years. I did this: I treated the inside with POR exactly by the book. Then, on the outside of the tank I used JB Weld to reinforce it. See, JB Weld will…
  24. New vfr in the stable 86 vfr700 9 Jul 2011 05:25 Very sweet ride. Instead of finding a stock exhaust, I put the crossover back in my Supertrapps. Local welder did it for $40, brought the midrange back to a life I didn't know it had. Also sourced a very pricey…
  25. 6 month Storage questions..... 13 May 2011 05:39 [image: View Post]smackdoogle, on 12 May 2011 - 01:28 PM, said: Thanks guys. Drain carbs, battery out and fill up tank. Can do but I think I'm going to keep the tank empty and either splash some seafoam in it or ACF 50…
  26. cooling sys question 12 May 2011 13:53 My VFR700 runs pretty cool too, the temp gauge barely moves until I sit in traffic. The fan finally came on in traffic this week, for the first time ever. But I did test it out the easy way when I first got the bike, by…
  27. Fuel Mileage on an oldie 5 May 2011 10:46 I had no idea the big bikes got such low mileage.... All year I've been fighting decreasing mileage in my '05 Concours, my "NinjaBego." With no car, this bike is the grocery-getter do-all motorcycle for winter. It got…
  28. having problems with my 87 vfr 700 4 May 2011 09:54 [image: View Post]coffeebrake, on 20 April 2011 - 05:38 AM, said: Before you start pulling off parts, I sure would check the...plug wires and plugs first....do the cheap, easy stuff first, then start pulling the motor…
  29. MUCH better! 29 Apr 2011 03:29 Pretty sure it's Maier lowers, some kind of aftermarket touring windshield, some high-zoot fiberglass upper cowling. I gotta update the profile, I've sold both the Vmax and my CB750 because the VFR is just better at…
  30. MUCH better! 28 Apr 2011 10:33 My '86 rescue was looking quite rough when I got it. Cracked plastics, 25 years worth of dirt. I've been getting a few parts here and there: a bright green tank and aftermarket fiberglass front cowl, severely faded but…
  31. tank mounts (VFR700/750) 26 Apr 2011 14:50 Yeah I see the parts diagram has some components, but it's hard to tell what they're supposed to look like. I was gonna try to get something kinda close when I went to the fastener store for fairing hardware...a pic…
  32. tank mounts (VFR700/750) 25 Apr 2011 22:53 My very ugly VFR had the tank sitting on the bike when I got it, without the nut at the front. What's supposed to go there? As it is, the tank is just sitting on the frame with the rear attached, but the front is just…
  33. There's only two left.... 25 Apr 2011 02:46 [image: View Post]slowbird, on 23 April 2011 - 11:36 AM, said: Good Find! I was looking at a few Used Givi racks for my 2nd gen....but I'm too busy spending $$ on getting it running. This is a RennTech rack by RevSport…
  34. There's only two left.... 21 Apr 2011 10:21 Ha, yeah it's funny how, when the years go by, some parts of our lives get clogged with stuff, and other parts of our lives, like learning to camp on a motorcycle, get smaller and smaller.... My camping load is WAY…
  35. There's only two left.... 20 Apr 2011 21:22 ...and I got one of 'em! This ought to really help with my next motorcycle camping trip! I never knew there was a rack for this thing.... Attached thumbnail(s) [image: Attached Image: CIMG0456.JPG] [image: Attached…
  36. having problems with my 87 vfr 700 20 Apr 2011 10:38 Before you start pulling off parts, I sure would check the connections at the battery, at the solenoid, at the coils, and the plug wires and plugs first....do the cheap, easy stuff first, then start pulling the motor…
  37. *** tippy toe rider**** 16 Apr 2011 03:46 I'm also wondering how a little lady came to buy a tall bike, too. What turned you on to this Honda? Why is it "the one?" Seems that seat height is at the foremost of most womens' motorcycle buying experience. Standing…
  38. First ride of the year Some good, some bad.. 15 Apr 2011 02:35 Try removing the windscreen and go for a ride. I find sometimes less is more. Seems that a shorter screen makes for clean air at the helmet, less buffeting. IMO a quiet helmet is a myth. I have a really nice Scorpion…
  39. Carb Sync Problems 14 Apr 2011 10:57 Screw holes? I don't think I understand. Do you mean the lever-thing that is threaded for the screw to turn, and is linked to the butterfly? I can't imagine that the metal in the lever would strip out, the screw is much…
  40. My 700f2 before and after 1 Apr 2011 21:46 [image: View Post]Kel, on 01 April 2011 - 06:16 AM, said: Nice. Purists will ask "what have you done" but it's your bike, do as you like. It's fun to ride no matter what style VFR you have. :fing02: Well good, mine is…
  41. My 700f2 before and after 1 Apr 2011 10:18 I like the overflow tank! And the mirrors and headlight. Good job making it streetable! Now THAT's making chicken salad out of chicken sh*t......good job!
  42. First run to the twisties! 26 Mar 2011 13:12 Took the VFR out to our local motorcycle bar for a drink before dinner. We go here often, it's mostly Harleys but nobody give me and all my friends on our Asian bikes (and BMWs) any crap. One of the owners of the bar…
  43. First run to the twisties! 22 Mar 2011 15:03 Ah, OK! Didn't know where to look for that info...thanks!
  44. First run to the twisties! 22 Mar 2011 10:42 Thanks for the heads-up on DK...I guess I'll have to go local and look it up in the book. When the new tires are done, if I feel I need better suspension there's tons of info here on the CBR front ends. Right now I'm…
  45. First run to the twisties! 22 Mar 2011 01:28 [image: View Post]Beck, on 21 March 2011 - 01:52 PM, said: [image: View Post]coffeebrake, on 21 March 2011 - 06:08 AM, said: ..........In September, I low-balled a Yankee (no offense, I'm married to one) on a really…
  46. First run to the twisties! 21 Mar 2011 18:38 Thanks! Anybody know what the stock sprockets are supposed to be? I wonder if these are right....
  47. First run to the twisties! 21 Mar 2011 11:08 Thanks to all the help here, the rotten old non-running '86 VFR700 I picked up in September just made a weekend run to the mountains and back, 500+ miles over the weekend with zero issues. It's still very ugly, and it…
  48. 2011 VFR1200 test ride 21 Mar 2011 10:51 [image: View Post]ZenMoto, on 19 March 2011 - 08:39 PM, said: ...you have to admit, the 145ish ponies are pretty intoxicating though, huh? :fing02: Well...not really. I just don't have the whole need for speed, it is a…
  49. just bought a 87 vfr700 need some help 21 Mar 2011 10:43 I think you're gonna have to drop the cash on a manual. The Clymers and the Honda manual both have the wiring diagrams in them and both should guide you through the carbs and all the things you're going to have to do to…
  50. 2011 VFR1200 test ride 19 Mar 2011 05:31 My local dealer had test rides on the new VFR1200 last weekend and I was first in line to ride it. I took my ratty old '86 VFR700, it was quite chilly but I thought it was an appropriate ride for this mission. The 1200…

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