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damionj
28 posts recovered 1 thread started First seen 18 Sep 2020 Last seen 12 Aug 2021
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All 28- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 20 minutes ago, tomk1960 I've done numerous tanks using this method with good luck. Keep at it and be patient - it will clean up nicely. Now that the bulk of the rust is out, I’m switching to a full immersion tank. With…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Electrolysis on the tank is going well. I really can’t believe how well! From full of rust to this… more to do so back on the machine! [image:…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Spent yesterday and today doing carb work. Got it all back together and couldn’t wait until tomorrow to get it back on the bike, now affectionately know as “Vera”. I am beyond ecstatic. To hear her purr even for a…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F After 16 hours of electrolysis, I can see the bottom of the tank! I couldn’t resist dumping and taking a look. I remixed my solution and dumped in a dress 5 gallons. Added another anode to increase surface area. Science…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 16 minutes ago, YoshiHNS Just don't break the carbs out individually. Keep them together. Oh yeah… gonna keep them together. I’ve heard / read both ways on Kreem vs POR. I’m tempted to not use the liner and just rinse…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Picked up a Kreem liner kit for the tank today. Thought I’d help out and run some electrolysis for a bit first. This is what it looked like seconds after I turned on the power supply.
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Today I had proof of life! First I tried to feed some fuel through the carbs and get it to fire. The fuel pump works fine and fuel got to the carbs with no problem, but staring was a no go. The first bowl over flowed…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 1 hour ago, Cogswell Good luck with the tank. The sad part about that is that it's completely avoidable. With the tank empty on my '99, it looks factory new inside. Non-ethanol fuel, Stabil and a change of fuel before…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F After what seems like forever, I have uncovered this project and am ready to continue. I pulled all the parts out of the box and tried to remember where I left off. First up is tank rust removal. I’m going to give…
- Rescuing a '91 VFR750F Sorry to post on an older thread, but that bike looks great! I had to take a break and I'm finally back to work on my '92!
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F ridervfr, 11/11/2020 at 8:46 AM You need a tank, you going to make a mismatched "Frankenstein" bike? I have no problems with a frankenstein bike. I'll probably keep this tank to play with de-rust options, but buy a…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Finally drilled out the lock on the tank. Old gas smell is no fun. Looks like tanks aren’t all that expensive on eBay. I think a replacement is in order. I don’t feel like trying to get the tank clean. [image:…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 20 hours ago, ridervfr You have the rest of the air box and top part of the carburetors with the velocity stacks? I have the same bike btw Granite Blue 👍 I picked all that up off eBay pretty cheap. 🙂
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 19 hours ago, squirrelman without the air box and filter they usually run too lean for good performance. It was just an operational check. Making sure the starter and electronics were working. The air box arrived. Of…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Putting on the base plate for the air box is a bit of a bear! But I hooked up to a battery today and heard the motor turn over! All the electronics seem to check out. It sounded good. Just need to keep pushing along and…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Gebruiker, 9/21/2020 at 9:27 AM SInce you have the gauge cluster apart, you might consider getting LEDs for in there. Not a bad idea at all! I'll look up replacements.
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F paulmeisterpk, 9/21/2020 at 12:27 PM You should seriously check out the blog posts and how-to's at v4dreams.com Looks like this is an amazing wealth of information. Thanks!
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Good news! Found an air box and base plate on eBay. While I wait for delivery... more cleaning. What have you all used to restore plastics?
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 6 hours ago, Gebruiker Meanwhile, if you're tempted to cut the rear fender down for a more contemporary look, you might think of scrounging a cut one off Ebay. No cutting of the fender here. I'm not opposed to the look.
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 4 minutes ago, Thumbs Why are you pulling the engine? I had thought that since it was sitting for 12 years, it probably needs new seals everywhere... perhaps not? I mean, the oil was clean, the coolant was clean... no…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F You guys are great! The carbs look clean. Got an air compressor today just to clean all this off. Past the butterfly, the cards are spotless. Looks like it was just dust and saw dust. next step... meticulously pulling…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 31 minutes ago, YoshiHNS Did you check the oil? Is that dirty with dirt too? Oil looks clean, just smells a bit... stale? Not burnt though. If it hasn’t run since ‘08, I won’t know about gaskets until I run it. But,…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 10 minutes ago, COS_VFR I think the first thing that I would do is get a shop vac and suck as much dirt out of the carbs, and intake ports as possible. I wouldn't even try and turn the crank until as much dirt as…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 1 hour ago, DannoXYZ How did you order keys? Is there a key-code somewhere that you can send to dealers and they cut matching key? Found a guy on eBay. We chatted back and forth a bit. He said no problem. We’ll see if…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F 1 hour ago, Cogswell How does the inside of the tank look? No idea... that key doesn’t work either. I’ll have to drill the cylinder and replace it... unless I can pick it. It’s only four tumblers, I think. 1 hour ago,…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Found a coat hanger and was able to hook the latch for the seat. Keys are on order. The layers of... stuff... though... I really didn't want to pull the engine for cleaning, but I might just be easier to get it out at a…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Wow... thanks for the welcome. Right now, it's mostly complete so I got lucky there. I have a bendy coat hanger... will investigate seat removal. I mentioned the carbs because there appear to be rags in the intake...…
- Rescuing a '92 VFR750F Hi All! First timer on these boards, please be kind as I jump back into building a bike and riding. I joined up because I found a 1992 VFR750F leaning on the side of a friend's garage. Not the worst shape I've seen for…
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