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I guess it could (APEM ipp1sad6 shown). So, the design could be adapted to hold this type of switch, but it would need some redesign / love to make it nice.

It is Telefix from Germany. Distributed by Spec II out of California. You could buy them painted and unpainted. Their paint work was very good. Telefix makes (made?) clip-ons and fork braces too. Spec II slip-ons and Telefix clip-ons.

Wish I could remember who makes the 500 lower I have. I know I bought a few (maybe from this list) and ended up reselling them. This one is one piece....you have to drop and slide it under the bike to install and remove. I know it's not Targa or L-P or Windslicks b/c I have pics of all of them I saved.

Yeah, I probably went a bit overboard with the pics. But here's a quick few. I ditched the frame sliders and side panels on the 800 soon after this pic, and made a half tank bra for the 500 myself since I couldn't find one as well.

Nice hack. Keeping it period correct too. I like that you used the top half of the original switch.

This calls for a full on photo shoot of the entire VF500F!!! I loved my F2 very much....

Bought a knock knock who is there sensor for on the engine to see if the possible future tuner knows what he would be doing:

I will try to do it with stainless seizing wire. I will try and find plastic today but if i cant i will jsut use the seizing wire to make the metal sponge stuck to the fuel pump. Fuel filter comes tomorrow I cant wait!!!!

Hi Mohawk, You're from my home town! Thanks for taking the time to reply. As I said in my blurb, I uncoverd the 'magic' orange earthing block (I think it's called the GND) and it all looks bright and shiny. Gave it a squirt of electrical contact cleaner and put back together (no change). I've had a look at the kill switch and that looked perfect too. All the electrics look brand new on this bike and completely unmolested. I will have another 'play' on Saturday and see if I can find out any pointers - I'll keep you posted! Thanks again Jem

I wonder if your design would work with the APEM IP67 pushbutton switches? Many, many options available in that range... https://www.apem.com/panel-switches/pushbutton-switches/ip-latching Ciao, JZH

Yeah, sure. I'll send it to you later today.

Hi: My pump was an aftermarket, the PO had just run a piece of stainless seizing wire through the stainless sponge as the pump had no rubber guard as the OEM. Without the plastic, it's not all that useful Personally I think you can just take a piece of 1 mm plastic around the same size, drill 2 holes in it and attach the sponge the same way with seizing wire, and it will work fine. Just make sure the plastic will not deterioratile in gasoline. I would recommend you find a pre filter as they are kinda if hard to find. The 6th gen version does not fit, despite what some suppliers say. The picture shows a pencil showing the plastic rivet that holds the sponge in place on my spare pump. Its not very special to be honest.

OK. I win the award for the eleven year circle-back to topic. Starter button on my 85 vf500f still sucks. It's the OEM one, and yes, like many others, one pin broke so you have to manually pull it back after hitting the starter. And a decade ago I fixed every one I could find, and they didn't last long. Many ebay ones came to me...already broken. Today, I may have solved it. Ok. So 11 years is a slow burn of hated for this little button. But here's what I got. Went to ebay and searched for/found: OEM Honda Right Start / Stop Switch Assy. 1984-85 Magna V30 VF500C 35130-MJ8-670 Best part is it looks very similar to the OEM vf500f one, but...it has a much more robust starter button design. And, b/c the right pod looks so similar in design, like it should have been on the bike on begin with...you don't have to buy the left hand pod in order to match the look. Pics enclosed. You'll notice that the Magna one has the words ENGINE STOP in white, while the OEM one (on my 85 at least) has it in orange. No problem. Just swap the top half of the pod with your original one to match the orange lettering on the left hand one. Easy to do, only two little screws holding the rocker switch in, and you can swap the top half shells. The Magna one plugs right into the same connector, no fuss. No need to move pins around either. You can bet that every single time I hit the starter now, there will be a grin. An 11 year wait for it, sure, but it's there.

Any chance you would be willing to pass along the switch file?

Make sure your kill switch is good, as the Fi won't prime if the kill switch is in the OFF position. Check the universal earth block secreted in the loom near the reg/rec. Mine looked perfect, but when I pulled the wire end connectors out about half were green with copper corrosion. Stripped cleaned & soldered together & my electrical gremlins vanished.

Finalised the brackets for both pitlane and map switch of the RapidBike: Most difficult part was to get a 'sharp' number/letter in a first layer 3D printed polycarbonate. Resolution was provided by not having the default double thickness of layer one and not z hopping during retracting... took a day. PLA is so much more forgiving, but not as weather and fire proof as polycarbonate.

That's a good looking Corbin seat!

Called them and they said they were out and expected a shipment in. Agree they are freaking expensive.... but since they see my face off and on, sometimes theyll give me a deal.. Found some hose at a racing supply house...Well shit, its red, gotta have it.... lol....ordered it... https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/ https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/keywordsearch.asp?KeywordStart=brake+reservoir+hose&KeywordButton=Go

How did the sponge sit in place without the plastic? I dont know If i want to wait for the new plastics and I will remove these ones because they crumble easily

Spiegler. Right around the corner from you. Stop by the bank first on the way though to take out a second mortgage......... I've bought whole bikes for less than they want for those hoses.

Ha ha, that's a great offer. I really appreciate it. You have done more than enough pulling the bolt off your bike and measuring. I will now be able to pick one up from my local store, thank you! It's not the end of the world if the threads are boogered up, but sometimes you just want things to be the way they are meant to be. I'm just about done with sorting the bike for this years riding season. The plastics will be back from the painters next week. I have a couple of goodies to add to the bike this weekend and my part will be done. Hopefully, I get all the hoses connected up under the gas tank and throttle body correctly. I do have some that I need to plug up from deleting the pair system.

Thank you for this tip about using the screwdriver through the oil port. I had tried everything else - rocking the bike, riding it around, nothing worked. Pulled in the clutch, popped the plates apart with a screwdriver and fixed! You saved me draining the oil and pulling the cover.

The stakes are high so better check.....

It's a 25mm long, M6 flange bolt. Bog-standard Honda. Just pulled the one on my bike to compare: Happy to send one to you--if you can wait for it to arrive from NL... PM me your mailing address. I do tend to replace OEM fasteners with stainless, but I also used to buy the "leftovers" from UK breakers, after they'd broken various Hondas for parts. Ciao, JZH

Many thanks for the reply Thumbs. I will definitely give Electrex a shout, they look like they should be able to sort it.