Recent content by Paul Matthews

Do you suggest I just run it with the cleaner in the petrol for a while. Or do I go and do the shotgun method now. I have put liguid moly motorcycle cleaner in the petrol. Or do you suggest another method of using it. I have used carb cleaner but only down the choke and top small jet at the...

This will be a slow process as my wife has a multistrada that she prefers. Possibly the Vmax will be on its way out for sale.

Looking like it's requiring a carb stripdown. I have a Haynes manual and will follow instructions or removal. One question though is the statement correct about the mixture screws correct @ 2.5 turns out from fully in.

Sorry I am from N.Ireland and postage would be shocking. Are the pilot jets not at the mouth of the carb. Why does it run better with mixture screws out. What about the jets behind the diaphragm maybe they need a blast.

The wife's Vmax refuses to idle it's a 2001 model with only 5000 miles on it. It was fine last year when taken off the road. Didn't drain fuel doh. Tried the pea shooter method an with air box off and mixture screws out 2 turns it actually is trying to tick over. It will stall after a couple of...