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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years


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N+1…............. MBD......

 

Call it what you will....

 

 

It needs some serious TLC, beauty is indeed skin deep...

 

 

 

Drum roll.....

 

 

 

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11 hours ago, Dutchy said:

N+1…............. MBD......

 

Call it what you will....

 

 

It needs some serious TLC, beauty is indeed skin deep...

 

 

 

Drum roll.....

 

 

 

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new old redslut. Noice.

 

Hope u take better care of this one 😛

 

Is that a signature on the front wheel fender?

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That's a decal from the dealership up the road, Arie Molenaar.

 

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Game on!  (The sturttering soon disappeared....)

Fresh fuel and new filter

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"Honey, do these GIVI's make my ass look big???"

 

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The front brake master on the 1994 4th gen/RC36-2  is fully seized.

So either rebuild it completely, or go to the scrappies and score a used one... :laugh:

 

Which years/dels would be compatible?

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The farked brake master was obvious

 

But what lurks beneath.....

Once you stare into the abyss.....  😉

 

Collector box ripped at the seam

 

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Dashboard lighting no worky, so strip some more baby!!! 

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(Sloppy/lazy hooking up 2nd headlight; will run that via a relay)

 

Will be inspecting the "circuit board" later...

 

Fuel pump relay was manky, good thing I kept redslut's.

 

Fitted a longer bolt plus nut on the seat latch mechanism; it was in the process of doing a Free Willy impersonation :goofy:

 

Fitted a new Yuasa, let the engine run till hot. Did "The Drill" and she passed with flying colors :fing02: 

 

 

Put the Givi Wingrack plus cases up for sale to offset expenditure.

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"I remember everything, as if it was only yesterday"

 

 

 

 

 

The PO told me (some of) the dash lights weren't working.

So stripped her down some more (aye, she's a slut alright..😎) and found one of the ground print tracks heavily corroded. As in "farked"....

 

 

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A bypass done, we can go for that homerun once more!!!

 

Checked the bulbs for good measure, all good.

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On 7/22/2020 at 6:21 AM, Dutchy said:

X-posted in maintenance section

 

 

The front brake master on the 1994 4th gen/RC36-2  is fully seized.

So either rebuild it completely, or go to the scrappies and score a used one... :laugh:

 

Which years/dels would be compatible?

It's a very common master cylinder, given that there were many Hondas in the '90s with 296mm discs and two-pot calipers.  OTOH, 12.7mm NISSIN m/c rebuild kits are plentiful, too, and then you'd know it was done right.

 

Ciao,

 

JZH 

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Picked up a spare, for a fraction more than a rebuild kit.

 

Next challenge.....   

The line is chock-a-block with thick muck..

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It will not bodge at all, despite new pump

 

TBC with a little aid....

 

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At least they are now clean from the outside.

Before we tuck in.....

 

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Tried air pressures, brake cleaner, thin safety wire, but the hose stayed blocked near the section where the line splits.

Gave up and ordered a set of HEL lines :fing02:

"because you're worth it...." :laugh:

 

 

Calipers were filled with sludge, so a clean was in order. Maybe should buy an ultrasone cleaner...

  Pistons are in  good nick, as are the rubber seals. Reuse!

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Checked calve/tappet clearances, all good fir another 6-8000kms

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I managed scrape of 485 gramms of grease from the cover and the area around the front sprocket...

 

 

 

The clutch slave..... 🤮

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3 hours ago, Dutchy said:

I managed scrape of 485 gramms of grease from the cover and the area around the front sprocket...

 

 

 

The clutch slave..... 🤮

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Mercy!!!

 

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Yeah, the PO just left her idle for galf a decade....

 

 

Aplied some "Rustyco" to good effect in the past; will see in the morning if it did good on the muffler. It is a gel that eats away rust. Preventing from drying out increases effectiveness....

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I'd keep the GIVI rack if you could. I have a similar rack on my 5th gen, and it is awesome, but more importantly, irreplaceable.

 

 

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Redslut 2.0 is destined to be sold....... GIVI to offset the cost of new tires... :goofy:

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14 hours ago, Dutchy said:

Redslut 2.0 is destined to be sold....... GIVI to offset the cost of new tires... :goofy:

 

Is it worth replacing the tires rather than have the new owner decide what rubber they want to run?

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Good one! :beer:

 

 

OTOH....  I want to ride her too (for a while......  (she's a redslut afteral.. :goofy:)

 

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