Recent content by adi.barda

regarding the phone attached to the bike - look at this like that: we need a black box with GPS, Accelerometer, Gyroscope and GSM which is also reliable, can hold in any weather, anti dust and that will not consume any energy from our bike's battery. Most of all it must be very cheap... I...

Hi Guys, To protect my beloved bike from thieves I developed a vehicle alarm system running from your own smart phone (Android). With this system you can: 1. lock your bike - and get alerts when someone tries to move or shake it 2. locate - see your bike's location on a map 3. track -...

I sold the old engine to a guy here and he fixed the valve chain tensioners and now, the engine works just fine!

Hello guys, It's hard for me to properly describe the issue but i'll try: when the engine is cold and i'm starting it - while warming it with but also without using the choke i'm getting some kind of "back-back-fires" an air/fuel mixture trying to explode out from the carbs up threw the...

Geek, you made me lough so much :) Maybe it's not a bad idea to take my actual grandma and ride 20 under speed - she will never forget it LOL. But seriously - I don't have a single ride in which I don't pass the speed limit in ~50MPH this is because there is no fun riding the max on 3000-4000...

Problem with my Max is that it is fun to ride only on high revs (>6000). I find myself riding fast (too fast) all the time. I really consider buying a "grandma" bike to enjoy the lower RPM something like BMW GS 1200 otherwise I'm going to loose my license :)

Hello Guys, Kind of silly question - But still I'm curious to know what is the best RPM to ride the Vmax for keeping the engine in good shape. What is considered "hard" for the engine and will make its life shorter? I usually ride at 6000-7000 RPM... Thanks! Adi

Take it apart again - do as explained in the tutorial. It's not hard at all. Check the white plastic component inside, ensure that the springs attached to it on both sides works flawlessly. It worked for me. I bought recently a new switch for 75$ it didn't ship it yet and if you really really...

Re-built Gen 1 motor costs here about 5500$ and i'm not talking about full-blown re-built - just opening replacing rings, gaskets, valve clearance, honing the cylinders if needed etc. Nothing like what Sean does. My 1999 Vmax cost me 11450$ with 65K miles on it. I'm going to try and sell the...

BTW regarding the switch removal. I found it easier/faster to leave the air box and coolant block in their place. really no need to remove them - there is a good access to the switch and its connector.

Sean, your engine looks & runs fantastic!!! We still need to do fine tuning (carborators synch / fuel-air mixture etc). I am very satisfied with the results. It makes the bike look new and People stopping me and asking about it (Vmax is very rare in Israel - there is ~15 gen 1 and 1 gen 2. BTW...

OK Guys, here are the updates: I'll start from the end - the switch and the bike are working FINE!!!!! Thanks to the Ninja and the other members here. I followed the tutorial, took the switch apart and examined it. the problem was not corrosion or dirt but rather the white contact armature (see...

Excellent tutorial! I found it easier to read and use as a word document so I converted & upload it for you to use. Enjoy!

Thanks. I'll do that probably on Friday and update.

Thank you very much for your interest. I read your tutorial and didn't find so far in any store the "dielectric grease" and "dry lube". The direct translation to hebrew doesn't help much. I don't want to start without having all stuff needed. So far I have multimeter and contact spray. BTW the...