Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 19, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted June 19, 2015 Well, Keny found out the hard way (on the The Bridge between Denmark and Sweden) that the vacuum hose from carburetor to petcock was leaking, so I checked mine. Yep on its last legs so.......................... It rained for most of the day but there was a break in the weather so time to put the odometer to And there was even time for a wash and wax job! Life is good.. 1 Quote
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted June 19, 2015 Member Contributer Posted June 19, 2015 Back in 86 I had a love affair with Honda's 500 V4... The full fairing version was the lusty way to go... I got a part quote but the price broke the bank... I'm still in love and think the world of Honda's sweet little V4... Quote
Auspanglish Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Congratulations Leon!!! Which one of you was Purring like a Lion?? Quote
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted June 20, 2015 Member Contributer Posted June 20, 2015 Holligians !!! Roll On Or Off - same diff .. Hmmmm Looks good. Be easy on her . Rock and Roll On .. Should have been back by now , bet he ran out of gas . Roll On RIght after you buy brownies .. Found 3 more modified post . Sorry again folks . Roll On .. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 21, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted June 21, 2015 On 6/18/2015 at 0:27 AM, RollinAgain said: Not one damn Windmill in the video....what a waste of time. Sorted!!! 2 Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 25, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted June 25, 2015 This year, Le Tour de France will start from Utrecht and will pass through my "backyard". Along the route, preparations are underway Need to do some work on/underneath the tank so decided to see how far she'd run until she stop.... Reserve came on around 220km, and came to a complete stop at 314km Had s small fuel canister with me so rode to the nearest station 1 Quote
jeremyr62 Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 That's a big reserve. Very handy to know that. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 27, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted June 27, 2015 The last 4 liters on reserve I was VERY conservative. On average I got 18km on 1 liter Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 27, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted June 27, 2015 29 year old, 44,000km new yeah that needs replacing Once fresh DOT 5.1 was in , I realized I forgot to clean the little window... took a Q-tip, started cleaning the little glass but then a cloud appeared.... the left bottom was black as well so I carefully cleaned things and flushed a lot of clean fluid (the bottle is open anyway...) through the system. Put on a new vacuum line from carb to petcock. The petcock on OFF doesnot stop the flow of fuel; I have a revision kit, but then the racing started and afterwards took the VF out for a 100 miles spin over some dykes. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 28, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted June 28, 2015 oh no!!!! OIL QUESTON!!! PO told me the last few oil changes (while he owned the bike) have been with 100% synthetic 10-40W (Shell X7 or something). Whereas some say not to do this as it will dissolve the build up from prior use with semi-synthetic too quickly. I get that. But since the last 2-3 changes were done with full synth, what is wisdom? A) continue with 100% synthetic: it is better oil for high revving engines; any dirt build up will have been removed during the -at least- 3x times full synth was used B) no, go back to semi-synth as the engine was build in 1986 and it will like this oil better The bike does like revving and I like revving it (after it is well warmed up of course), it has done 44,000km/27.5k miles. In summer, we can get 30C/85F days.. The manual says change oil every 8,000 miles; that seems long no? Quote
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted June 28, 2015 Member Contributer Posted June 28, 2015 I was historically using dino oil (non synth or combined) on my first VFR, on '01. I called someone, I cannot remember exactly who, that I considered an expert and was told I could switch from dino to synth and back at will. No harm done. On the 8,000 mi oil change interval subject, that same '01 got irregular oil changes at 5,000 to 8,000 mi with one at ~10,000. When she was KIA at 105,000 mi. I had taken a sample of her last oil change and post crash sent it to Blackstone Labs to have the oil analysed. That oil had about 4500 mi. on it. The analysis report (in my gallery) said the oil has slightly more metals than their standard measurement oil which was 2,900 mi. The difference they attributed to the extra miles on my oil compared to the standard 2900 mi. oil. They concluded that given the high mileage on my bike, the sample was better than average implying my oil change routine was fine. The comments concluded "Nice bike!" YMMV. Hope this helps Dutchy. BTW: your new machine is fabulous. Quote
jeremyr62 Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 As long as it's a decent oil I doubt it will make much difference. I change mine (10w40) every 3K miles which is probably ridiculously excessive but it's a fragile engine so it can't hurt. My engine does get very hot and the fan kicks in a lot in slow moving traffic even when ambient is around 10degC. Maybe a 20w50 might work better in the summer as long as you let it warm up OK. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 30, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted June 30, 2015 PO mailed spare key and Quote
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted June 30, 2015 Member Contributer Posted June 30, 2015 Nice!! Now you're in business!! C Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted July 1, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted July 1, 2015 beats having to read this.... On 2nd thought, it probably reads "to adjust fuel/air ratio, take one big MF hammer and....." 1 Quote
Member Contributer tbzep Posted July 1, 2015 Member Contributer Posted July 1, 2015 I'm so jealous. My first bike was an 86 VF500F. I proposed on that bike 27 years ago. The wifey has even told me if I could find a decent one I should buy it. Every single one I've looked at close enough for me to think about buying has been in terrible shape. You've gotten your hands on two sweet ones in just a few months time and you get the full fairing to boot! Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted July 1, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted July 1, 2015 Take your wife over to the Netherlands, bring your helmets and riding gear and you can have a 2nd honeymoon on it. Quote
VFRBert Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 So i missed your last purchase. (busy, busy, busy) Nice find. When in need of some assistance, let me know. Quote
Member Contributer tbzep Posted July 2, 2015 Member Contributer Posted July 2, 2015 Take your wife over to the Netherlands, bring your helmets and riding gear and you can have a 2nd honeymoon on it. I can't even afford to get over to the east side of the state for a TMac, much less overseas! Appreciate the offer, though. I'll just live vicariously through your VF500F2 posts. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted July 3, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted July 3, 2015 The fairing nuts were grotty and I fitted an aftermarket screen that needed a finishing touch. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted July 3, 2015 Author Member Contributer Posted July 3, 2015 That's a big reserve. Very handy to know that. Today I had to switch to reserve @232km Petrol station was right up ahead; 12.2 litres went in, so make that 1:19 This time my riding was more the way I like it, so did not achieve the the same monster mileage as before. WPHB says the tank will hold 16.5liter Quote
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted July 3, 2015 Member Contributer Posted July 3, 2015 144 miles to reserve 3.22 U.S. gallons . 44mpg not bad . Quote
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