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abbott
14 posts recovered 1 thread started First seen 6 May 2012 Last seen 11 May 2012
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All 14- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard 3 ad a bit foot long breaker bar was used and failed but i like the idea of applying fire. always appeals to me somehow will give it a try tomorow
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard todays update can be surmised in one spledid four letter word rhyming with duck. with the carbs off ysterday my plan for todday was back wheel off engine ready to be taken out tomorow. but thats where my pland cae…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard Hi guys which thread do you think has the best Carb rebuild info in? I know i read one night before last awhich was good but cant find it again and wheres best to order the rebuild kits from ebay or shops?
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard ill definately do that if im ever really stuck. I live right by gatwick airport so ill give you a message if i ever need another set of hands that know what they are doing! RIght the girlfriends gone home so im off to…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard Hi Duc, Im guessing by sympathetic you mean restore to all or as mant as possible origional parts? the only problem i hav with doing this is that i much prefer naked front ends to faired plus as this bike came with…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard Right bad news first, the conrod is broken ( i think) as theres only about 180 degrees of movement when cranking, but good new i have started stripping her down to get to the serious work as soon as i can! heres the end…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard luckily when tinkering the pistons and bores seem ok to me, not much corrosion just grimey as a testament of how long this has sat i have found 3 different spider egg sacs in different parts! soi can manually crank the…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard ahhh after 3 hours in athe garage we have progress! now the front wheel turns freely but will still need to revamp the brakes all round. but honestly what approach do you guys think is best? M dad wants to do the work…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard right! my new baby is home and god is she in a state! both wheels are locked up, the whole exhaust systems knackered. time to clear out the garage and give her a new space to sit. will return later with piccys and so…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard excellent, thanks for that one. 40 minutes till i ring the guy to arrange collecting it! and yes am i pretty much acting like a kid on christmas eve!
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard Veefer I have started on that one already, and scanned through dozens of others. Nedhills, yes $37 the guy doesnt even kno what it is just that its a ''honda 750' i will put up more pictures when i get it, is there a…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard Also im not sure if should take it back to how it looked when it left the factory or make it sorta streetfighter styled, im a big fan of the naked bikes ( dont burn me at the stake for the heresy). my main reason for…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard Im not really concerned about money at the other end of it i dont intend selling her ever if i get her up to road standard! ive already been heading through the other posts. And they both scare the life out of me and…
- New project, 85' VF750F restore/rebuild to road standard First off, Hi all I'm james and my dad Duncan may post from this account too, we have just bought from ebay for £23.22 ($37.50) an '85 VF750f ( judged from paintwork and what i can see). Firstly this is my first ever…
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