Love the article, Thank You! I read that issue back in the day...never thought then that I would own not one but two of the bikes in that issue.
Good times...
ZRX1200... my first one....
Blew up on the freeway at about 90... I bought it off the family of someone who passed and they said it sat....it was jetted by that owner and had a fuel cut of switch that if I didn't turn off almost every time, the carb float would stick and flood the far right...
Thank you FM...Looks like I need to figure some shi(p) out...
Updated my signature...Not sure I did it right...this is actually first forum posting in.... Morgan Hill, CA....no mods that I know of....YET.... muwahhahahaha
WOW...Long way from 38mm Mikunis or Keihins... in the 250s
I love the...
Yeah that little red light needs some tape or something...hahaha amazing I get 35+/- mpg at 90mph....
Hmmmm.... N...got it!!
I did road race 250cc Two Strokes for a few years....maybe that's where I got it lol... NSR250, RGV250, TZR250....
The bike runs/idles like a champ.
I solved the...
Could it have anything to do with vboost? It happens at all throttle openings but i didnt rev it high enough to open the vboost. And wouldn't it happen to all cylinders?
Ok, so again not new to Maxes...new to working on them. I decided to finally "get to know" my 1999 Max. Other than an oil change, upgraded stator, tire changes, taillight...
I synced the carbs then pulled the airbox to see what was done to them if anything...
I'm a little weird so I placed my...
Thank you....Seems it was boiling fluid....:rolleyes:🤦♂️🤷♂️The drain holes were plugged. I've had three Maxes and have not had to do much service. One crashed and totaled, the other traded away. Feeling kinda dumb...
So I spilled a little fluid on/around the right side front spark plug hole. I noticed air bubbles so I figured the spark plug was loose. I pulled the boot and lo' and behold I found the cylinder head water jacket joint. Funny looking round brown thing with a pin in it. I don't know for sure if...
Good day all,
Been around Maxes for a while. Had an '85 (OMG Fast!) a '95 (OMG Pretty!) and now a '99 Carbon. Love them...
Currently, almost completely stock. Corbin seat and factory windscreen. No engine mods as far as I can tell. I did drill the stock exhaust since I commute in the SFBayArea.