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« on: November 02, 2008, 09:56:59 PM » |
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I just bought a 1986 VF500F Interceptor project bike. I picked it up last Tuesday, and after tearing into the carbs and cleaning them out (they sat full of gas for 3 years), I put them back on yesterday. After installing carbs on various other 2 and 4 cylinder bikes, I thought "hey, no big deal", I was wrong. V4 carbs are a pain in the a** to install, and require the gentle persuasion of a 2X4 and a hammer. After they got on, and fuel fed into them, the bike fired right up (new battery), and purrs like a kitten. The only thing I may not be able to salvage is the fuel tank, as it also sat for 3 years with about 1/2 gallon of fuel in it, but I'm going to try my hardest to save it. I'm not sure whether or not this will be a temporary or permanent stablemate yet, but I'll decide that once its rideable (within the next2 weeks hopefully).
And in case anyone is wondering, that old maple syrup can on a coat rack is actually my fuel tank for syncing carbs, and other engine work requiring the tank to be off.
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2008, 10:28:25 PM » |
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Cool. Glad to hear you got it running. This is my tank off tank.  |
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« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2008, 01:30:30 PM » |
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How did you make that PVC external tank? I need something of the sort and don't want to shell out money for an extra tank.
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« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2008, 01:32:51 PM » |
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That's just a piece of pvc pipe with two pipe caps. I'm not exactly sure what the gas line is made of though....
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2008, 03:21:09 PM » |
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That's just a piece of pvc pipe with two pipe caps. I'm not exactly sure what the gas line is made of though....
Clear fuel line, like that from a lawn mower or chainsaw I would suspect. |
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« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2008, 10:09:00 AM » |
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Ok, did you seal the tube in the pipe somehow or is it just stuck in there? I just would not want gasoline dripping everywhere.
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« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2009, 12:56:40 PM » |
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Well, the interceptor is all finished and looks pretty now. Unfortunately I have to sell it, for a couple of reasons.
1- It was a project bike to fix and sell (kinda fell in love with it though)
2- Can't afford insurance to ride both it and the Nighthawk.. and I like the hawk better.
Here are a few pics of the finished bike.
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« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2009, 01:00:12 PM » |
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That's the first bike I every rode & owned! Well, ok, not that exact bike, but ya. It was so much fun, if it could've handled touring I would've kept it. Speaking of... I still have a lower fairing in my storage. Jeez I'm a packrat.  |
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« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2009, 01:44:44 PM » |
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Looks good. They made those all of the way up to 1100 or 1300cc's, right?
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« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2009, 02:49:39 PM » |
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This bike is in the second generation of VF(R) bikes, and at that time they made the 500, 750 and 1000. I'm not sure if they ever got up to 1100 or 1300. All VFR Interceptors produced now are 800cc
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« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2009, 08:00:16 PM » |
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Very nice! I'd love to take it for a spin from the looks of it. I can understand why you wouldn't want to get rid of it.
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« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2009, 01:21:37 PM » |
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I almost bought an Interceptor 750 as my first street bike. Loved 'em...great bikes. I ended up going with a 78 GS550E for my first street bike.
If I found one at the right price, I'd probably pick it up now.
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« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2009, 09:18:13 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2009, 11:50:10 AM » |
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Good job it looks great.
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