RC-31
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Have you given any thought to restoring it just to look at without refilling it with fluids and getting it running?
I just bought a 1984 Honda V30 Interceptor
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I saw this bike listed recently, I am pretty sure. I guess he decided to either part it out or he bought it to part out.
Not really - if that's all I could do, I would do it.
I never owned one or even rode one - my parents wouldn't let me near a (road) bike - but I knew it was considered perhaps the best handling road bike you could buy. People waxed lyrical about it in its day. This was written by someone around 2012 (Bikes Of A Lifetime: 1984 Honda 500 Interceptor - Perfection On Two Wheels - Curbside Classic)
So while I fell in love with it for its looks, knowing how good the bike and the engine were supposed to be all just added to the dream. If I can get it running within my financial constraints, I will. Part of the resumption of this long-stalled love affair will be doing most of the work myself.
It has occurred to me that I should shut up about this bike so that nobody else buys one and competes with me for parts.
Fuel tank was in way worse shape than I had thought. I had peeked at it when I got it, and it didn't look bad. There was fuel in it, but seller had mentioned guys had tried to get it started so I was hopeful that was it.
Filler cap is not sealing. Looks like it's stock, so not sure what's up there. There as maybe a couple of litres of old gas in the tank. Opening petcock did not result in gas draining. After removal of petcock I still couldn't get any gas whatsoever to flow out of the tank. I had to open the filler cap and shake it out. Blech. I captured most of it in an old oil jug and will dispose of it next time I go to a dump.
There's still a bit of fuel I couldn't get out. I just stood the tank up right, left the cap open, but a plastic bin over it and left it to evaporate.
I don't know how I missed the terrible smell of old fuel. After I dumped as much of it as I could, you could smell it 20 yards away. Fuel was black, tons of grit/rust. Funnel and drain pan looked like the aftermath of a 90s frat party. My car stunk of the stuff (probably had some in my skin). I drove down the 400 with the windows opened to try and get it rid of the smell. It's still there. Finally got the smell out of my skin today.
Plugged in a battery. Lights, signals and dash are working. Against my better judgement I tried to get it turn over. Nothing. Seller said he did hear it trying to turn over, so
Mad Mike
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That’s strange, once you remove the petcock the tank should drain. Was the screen on the petcock absent? If so, the area can gunk over with varnish and rust. Give it a poke with a small screwdriver to puncture the gunk. .
The last bit can be hard to remove. I use compressed air blow out the insides, you can also leave it upright on your asphalt driveway in the sun. It will evaporate bone dry in a couple of hours
This can be a number of things, most often is wiring not the starter.Plugged in a battery. Lights, signals and dash are working. Against my better judgement I tried to get it turn over. Nothing. Seller said he did hear it trying to turn over, so
1. Make sure you know/follow the bikes starting procedure. (I’ve fixed lots of power sport no start by flicking a kill switch or squeezing a clutch lever)
Kill switch , kick stand switch, neutral switch, and ignition switch may all be involved.
2. Continuity test. First check grounds. Then power, then switches.
If you want to test the starter, jump the 2 large wires at the solenoid. If you get nothing, put a jumper cable between the starter and battery. Ground to starter body, then tap the positive to the starter wire lug. If it spins and engages, the problem is elsewhere.
If the starter spins and wiring tests good, test the solenoid.
Thanks @Mad Mike . I didn’t spend much time on the starting issue. TBH I spent more time trying to figure out how to connect a battery- the leads were so dang short and they were reversed from where their terminals are on the battery I tried. I ended up having to connect leads and battery with a jumper cable.
Are the location of +/- terminals always consistent relative to the battery itself?
Are the location of +/- terminals always consistent relative to the battery itself?
Mad Mike
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No, there are countless battery configurations. Length, width, height, location of terminals could be CENTER, left or right, poles could be left or right, terminal type and orientation (top, side connection)
here’s your battery ( I believe)
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