Recent content by JBRollo

I wish I could find the float "sticky" and the moon, and/or the casting block in your picture before I tear into my carbs. This is beginning to sound like a puzzle I had when I was a kid: "Can you find the float sticky in this picture?" Help! This reference point in important!

Re: Easiest way to put it on the centrestand I'm 67 years old so I invented a easy, safe method. I cut a 45 degree angle in a 2x6 about two feet long. Place the board behind the rear tire. Then sit on the bike and roll the bike onto the board (leave room for the next step!). Then I put one foot...

The NGK box has both numbers on it. (??) But whatever it is, it performs very well. Costs do vary a bit from store to store depending on overhead, etc.

This is for the first generation V Max (prior to 2008?). Advanced Auto currently stocks the NGK DPR8EA-9 plugs for $1.99 ea. Thats what my 2001 VMax required. NAPA had the 7mm metal core plug wire in bulk for 39 cents a foot. Roughly $10 total! For the novice (like me!), the rubber/plastic...