1985 Honda VF700S Sabre Cafe

nice work ! that is going to be cool
if you actually plan on riding it you may be interetsed in a fox shock ?
FOX twin clicker
i just happen to know where there is one and it could be for sale
 
Yeah I want to replace that rear air shock sometime. What's the eye to eye length on that shock? Is it it good condition? Been rebuilt? Holding gas pressure ok? How much?
 
ill check on the length
needs a seal kit,overall very good condition
price unknown depends on what i get into it if i need to do the seal kit for you
they are super easy to work on
 
i can measure it tomorrow,send pics, it is sitting in a crate of parts along with a sabre parts bike, need any other parts ?
if you can reseal it yourself that makes it $220 shipped to you
 
I've been enjoying your build for quite a while, and feeling a bit of the frustration about the non-revving problem your having.

A thought occurred to me today as I watched the latest video instalment, the bike actually sounds like it's revving right out and I wonder if the problem could be that the rev counter that's fitted from the another bike isn't accepting the signal at the same rate as the original tacho and it's reading low as a result. This would explain why you keep hitting the brick wall in revs - your actually revved right out and the rev-limiter is kicking in at the correct setting - but reading low on the tach.
I'm no electronics expert (quite the opposite in fact), but if you can jury-rig the original instruments to the bike with only the tacho connected up, this may provide an answer... :)
 
Good point. I verified the tach's accuracy yesterday with a digital meter. It's spot on. Problem is in the CDI box and the carb's main circuit mixture. More in next week's video.
 
I subscribed to his youtube channel so I get notified when new updates are posted:

http://www.youtube.com/user/HackaweekTV/videos?sort=dd&flow=grid&view=0
 
Hmm, it's seems to have all gone quiet on this thread, any updates to be posted here?

I need a fix ;)
 
kiwi60 said:
Hmm, it's seems to have all gone quiet on this thread, any updates to be posted here?

I need a fix ;)
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This thread is cold, but he is still working on the bike.
He has posted through part 25 on youtube . You can catch up with the build on his youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HackaweekTV/videos?sort=dd&flow=grid&view=0
 
He seems to be more active on "that other site" now.

let's try not to take ourselves too seriously. His web site is well named and maybe he and Ichy are brothers from a different mother.
 
Hey everyone I'm still here! I have all the parts painted and I'm working on the final video today! It's nearly done!!!!

http://youtu.be/nwlWdseVZ94
 
I've got the seat cover done! Time to take a ride!
 

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