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Post by buster on May 28, 2018 14:19:33 GMT
just changed the plugs in my kwak. what a nightmare and the cause of my low speed running issues? modern bloody sparkplugs with two dicks (that probably look great on a parts shelf with a huge mark up, but in the real world dont work that well) my apologies for the language but I’m now pining for a good old fashioned air cooled twin thats (reasonably) easy to fettle. rant over   |
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Post by ian on May 28, 2018 21:00:49 GMT
Yep, took me months to change the plugs on my wife's Ninja 250. Left wasn't too bad, remove both seats, side panel, fairing, about 2 hours. Six months later, I finally forced myself to have a go at the right hand plug. Remove seats, side panel, fairing. Not enough, this side means drain tank - FI, so no tap - & remove it. Still can't get at the plug. Remove a few bits of engine. Even then, the only plug spanner I could get in was the Honda tool from my CB500 tool kit. Most of the day!  |
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Post by buster on May 28, 2018 22:32:12 GMT
Yep, took me months to change the plugs on my wife's Ninja 250. Left wasn't too bad, remove both seats, side panel, fairing, about 2 hours. Six months later, I finally forced myself to have a go at the right hand plug. Remove seats, side panel, fairing. Not enough, this side means drain tank - FI, so no tap - & remove it. Still can't get at the plug. Remove a few bits of engine. Even then, the only plug spanner I could get in was the Honda tool from my CB500 tool kit. Most of the day! yep had to buy a plug spanner off ebay cos non of my normal ones would fit down the hole. the bike actually has the original tool kit under the seat but a previous owner has flattened the end of the kwak plug spanner, I think to use as a bit of extra leverage on the the rear wheel spindle spanner, like I say roll on superdream days (long way off sadly) |
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Post by carlthebandit on May 29, 2018 17:39:31 GMT
I’m restoring a few VF750’s you have to take one of the two radiators off to access the front two plugs, both radiators are water I suspected one might be oil but no both water, bit more complex than the good old Superdream we all love.
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Post by buster on May 30, 2018 0:06:11 GMT
I’m restoring a few VF750’s you have to take one of the two radiators off to access the front two plugs, both radiators are water I suspected one might be oil but no both water, bit more complex than the good old Superdream we all love. yep the honda v4 they called it the almost perfect bike (no disagreement from me) but expensive cos they were known for being a pain to service. thats another bike I always fancied a vfr750 in white and gold ,I reckon a future classic |
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Post by carlthebandit on May 30, 2018 22:03:10 GMT
I’m restoring a few VF750’s you have to take one of the two radiators off to access the front two plugs, both radiators are water I suspected one might be oil but no both water, bit more complex than the good old Superdream we all love. yep the honda v4 they called it the almost perfect bike (no disagreement from me) but expensive cos they were known for being a pain to service. thats another bike I always fancied a vfr750 in white and gold ,I reckon a future classic The VF750F was seriously over engineered, I believe the early 80’s were Honda motorcycles golden era, the budget on R&D must have been huge, the quality of finish on the VF750F is superb imo, unfortunately it was also a bike that nearly crippled Honda due to the so called chocolate cams which it took years to overcome, the vfr is superior so they say but it goes to another era and a bit too modern for me.  |
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Post by davefirestorm on Jun 1, 2018 16:08:47 GMT
Changed plugs on my Fireblade few years back,what a game lol.Stuck iridium in and bugger me if one was a duff and had to be the most awkward one to do.
Love VFR’s had two a white and a red,totally reliable and over engineered Honda allegedly sold them at a loss to get over the chocolate cam fiasco
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Post by JonnyHonda on Jun 1, 2018 18:47:17 GMT
I remember doing the plugs on my Deauville. V twin. First take off the fairing type of job
Bought a pair plugs, got it all stripped only to find it was two plug per head.
Bugger
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