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    RF Owners club

    For those that are into these classics. It's a UK club but an awesome place for info.

    www.rfownersclub.co.uk
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    Yeah, I'm on there - haven't visited much of late as I don't have the RF anymore!

    But yes, a great resource!

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    Yep bike specific forums are the way to go eh,been a longtimer on the TL site,wealth of knowledge not to mention heaps of blingy bits to buy.
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    sweet ,cheers for the link . Im thinking about turning my rf400 track bike into a street fighter if i dont sell it .

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    Yeah, been a member for a while. I'm riffer on there too.

    fastfitter, who used to be on visordown, is a bit of a guru on RFs.
    And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.

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    Ive heard though the grapevine that no one likes doing the valve clearences on these vc models ive got cuse there a bitch, see what i can find on there in that regard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by riffer View Post

    fastfitter, who used to be on visordown, is a bit of a guru on RFs.
    Yeah a guru is the word. He has some great posts. I just looked at his tutorial on balancing the carbs. He made it look like childs play. Mind you at $600 for the 4 vacuum gauge setup (Sulco tools) I cant see myself doing it anytime soon. Might just use one and record the individual readings.

    I must say I do like the RF with the hugger and undertray fitted.....modernises it and makes the back end look lighter. The rear tail light mod looks good too.
    I follow the 50/50/90 rule.
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    Quote Originally Posted by retired motoman View Post
    Ive heard though the grapevine that no one likes doing the valve clearences on these vc models ive got cuse there a bitch, see what i can find on there in that regard.
    Have you got a copy of the part of the service manual dealing with that?
    I have an original service manual so if you need decent resolution copies of that section let me know and I will see what I can do. The faxed one on the internet is Ok but the diagrams are unclear.
    I follow the 50/50/90 rule.
    Anytime I have a 50/50 chance of getting it right there is a 90% probability I will get it wrong

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    You kinda need 4 so you can give it a tiny bit of a rev & just see that they are tracking at the same amount & smooth them out.

    Sort of thing that easy to take to a shop unless you can borrow some as I've done in the past. I was surprised after some serious dicking with the carbs with float levels, jet kits & emulsion tubes I never had to readjust the balance.

    Valves on the 900 were childsplay to check.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cowpatz View Post
    Have you got a copy of the part of the service manual dealing with that?
    I have an original service manual so if you need decent resolution copies of that section let me know and I will see what I can do. The faxed one on the internet is Ok but the diagrams are unclear.

    I have a high resolution one off the original Suzuki digital design files, fully text searchable. The one they actually used to print off.

    PM me if you ever need it. I can burn to CD for you.
    And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.

    - James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cowpatz View Post
    Have you got a copy of the part of the service manual dealing with that?
    I have an original service manual so if you need decent resolution copies of that section let me know and I will see what I can do. The faxed one on the internet is Ok but the diagrams are unclear.
    No i dont have a manual for it , its only used on the track from time to time .
    It runs sweet had no problems at all with it , only had it a short time thou
    I dont intend doing that at this present time, i was just woundering about the vtec setup . if i do need it later down the track ill pm you for sure ,cheers.

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