No post-mortem pictures?Pegged a squirrel.
When he should have zagged
I generally use new coolant as a lubricant for coolant hoses. How did those hoses work out for you anyhow?PS. what do you guys use to ease in the coolant tubes. PJ or something else last time I used CF50 gel but they were still hard to get out. so that wasn't the best idea.
wow, If I ran into a blow hard VFR doode that bragged aboot not doing/checking the valve lash on his scooter in 50K, I would either punch him in the bread basket or do something else. My two bikes, have had them done a them at 30,000 mile intervals and they have been dead nuts on the money. My 93 that I bought with 15K I did a check just to be safe and same was true, dead nutz on the money. My Kawasaki on the other hand which has threaded adjusters, always gets adjusted with a feeler gauge and the lock nut, its easy and your already there.I'd venture to say at a certain mileage point the valvetrain "settles" somewhat.
But still not any reason to blow off the all important clearance checks when due, though. No way.
I perceive on forums (VFR, Ducati, EX, Vulcan) folks are looking for some sort of support or vindication in "not needing" to do a valve check....even when due per mileage!
All it takes is 1 comment such as .....if its running ok, leave it. They then run with it....accept as justification to blow it off! (But I read it was ok on the internet!)
In Ducati-land, blowing off desmo clearance checks the biggest no-no, along with periodic timing belt replacement. Engine blow ups super expensive.
VFR guys have bragged "haven't done in 50K" or more....some NEVER....gambling.
The EX/EN exhausts can tighten in alarmingly short interval....ditto gambling.
Oh well, my .02 on vital clearance checks.
If you look carefully, you can see the VFR in the right side of the picture....in an obviously unfinished state. I'm gonna have to behave myself and finish the VFR before I tear into the little Ninja, at least the mechanical parts. The seat recover and fairing paint can wait a little, it's already safely stored in the basement, and no chance I can't remember how to reinstall.@Davenay67 Grats! Does look nice, lotta potential. How's the VFR project coming along?
wow, I think I have a trained eye for the kind of bikes I dig but there is not a snow-balls chance in H E double hockey sticks that I would have known what kind of derelict motorcycle is on the left of your Ninja LOL. I have time to get into another project now but have limited space and want to be careful what stray I take in (wanted to get a third generation 3 VFR but can not remember where the doode that was breaking it stored it.)If you look carefully, you can see the VFR in the right side of the picture....in an obviously unfinished state. I'm gonna have to behave myself and finish the VFR before I tear into the little Ninja, at least the mechanical parts. The seat recover and fairing paint can wait a little, it's already safely stored in the basement, and no chance I can't remember how to reinstall.
I'm a sucker for sad little neglected motorcycles with so much potential given a healthy dose of TLC....
The bike to the left is definitely not derelict, it's in an orderly state of rebuild (or at least that's what I keep telling myselfwow, I think I have a trained eye for the kind of bikes I dig but there is not a snow-balls chance in H E double hockey sticks that I would have known what kind of derelict motorcycle is on the left of your Ninja LOL. I have time to get into another project now but have limited space and want to be careful what stray I take in (wanted to get a third generation 3 VFR but can not remember where the doode that was breaking it stored it.)
Its funny how you reacted to the word "derelict" not putting down anyones/anything - thats not how I role LOL. I hate inheriting other peoples projects that are in boxes (hence the word Basket Case.) I used to like using a two word catch phrase of "Finger Fuc*ed" but found out another way to describe various states of FUBAR in a better way. In aviation, they like saying "undisturbed" it is concise and to the point without resorting to profanity (even though profanity is funny as FUC*) you get the picture,The bike to the left is definitely not derelict, it's in an orderly state of rebuild (or at least that's what I keep telling myself).Stripped to the frame, with the whole back end off for cleaning, so it looks way worse than it is. I'll post pictures of the finished job to prove I'm not consigning another VFR to the unfinished project list.
For some reason there are a ton of abandoned/neglected VFR's on FB Marketplace in my area. They are complex machines, so I'm personally nervous about VFR projects. Mine is a relatively simple strip/clean/rebuild of a machine that was running fantastic already, and just in need of some cosmetic upgrades.
250 and 500 Ninjas are dead simple, and rebuilds are for the most part quick, fun and easy.