Jeffo

No speedo healer found. Speed sensor....I hadn't actually touched that part of the bike until I noticed the problem. I have since had it off and replaced. It is clear that it was engaged previously by the wear marks.

Bit of background: I purchased a non running 98 that had been neglected for some years and wires/hoses chewed by rodents that had built a nest in the V. After much work it is now on the road but the speedo shows 80kph when doing 100kph. Checking with a GPS phone app it seems to be reasonably accurate up to around 30. Have checked the speed sender and the little plastic socket that fits over the countershaft sprocket nut seems tight. Any ideas? BTW gearing is 17-45 which should put it out more the other way

Same, seems to be the worst of both worlds. Sure is different though and nicely done

That is beautiful, well done!

Had the same problem with my 84 VF1000F. I had a good 85 starter clutch but the thing would rev to 2500 then bang and pop. The lugs were longer so I ended up using the old outer and new inner with new springs etc.

I must admit I am a sucker for keeping things original but your idea looks great. If it keeps another on the road, go for it. It's not about the value in this case.

They have pulse generators at the RH end of the crank outside the starter clutch. The plugs fire every revolution of the engine. Lost spark system

Excellent write up Court and this saved my day, thank you. I just bought a 98 VFR which had been sitting for 10 years so you could imagine what the brakes were like. The SMC was totally seized as were some of the caliper pistons but was able to pull the piston out with a drilled hole and a self tapper screwed in. Ended up rebuilding the calipers, clearing the SMC port and removing the ball and spring from the green filter and now its all good. I just have to finish sorting the wiring as rats had made a nest in the v and chewed wires and hoses they apparently thought were in the way. I did have a similar problem with my Blackbird some years ago but after caliper rebuilds and MUCH cleaning it was sorted. Of course I didn't understand the green valve and SMC at that point but must have cleaned it enough to sort it. In fact I just went out and bled the Blackbird brakes after the VFR exercise to hopefully prevent it happening again.