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Hi recently my max has started to idle rough, it stared a couple of weeks ago when the leads and plug caps were loosing spark. I have replaced all leads and caps check the coils and they are all good, it's charging well and has a new battery. It had a rebuild a couple of years ago and the...

Hi all. I was warming my max up the other day and after a minute or so blue smoke started coming out from around the engine. Not out the exhaust. It only lasted about 5 seconds or so and it was fine after. I took it out for a couple of hours no trouble at all. When I got home I noticed a bit of...

Hi my max doesn't always engage third, It will not engage and will stay in second. It doesn't do it all the time just every now and then. When it does engage it's fine and stays in gear.

Hi all put a new clutch in the max, now the clutch bites very late, going to replace the fluid as it's very old, the clutch doesn't seem to be slipping, do you think old fluid/air could cause this?

Hi all, was looking at getting a Gen 2 within the next year. Are there any common faults with the bike I should look out for? I know the price is ridiculous but I'm thinking more about any mechanical problems lol :D

Hi, today my vmax jerked and stalled when I first shifted from neutral to 1st with the clutch lever pulled in, the side stand was up. This is the first time and only time it's done it, normally get a small clunk and jerk but not like this. It had a new clutch with full size friction disc and...

When going along at lower speeds, in any gear I can hear a squeaking/chattering noise doesn't increase with engine speed, does anyone have any ideas as to what it could be? Doesn't seem to effect performance.

Hi I have bridgestone exedras 525/526 on my max, under acceleration it seems to wheels spin with only a hint of throttle in most gears. The roads around here are far from smooth, and it occurs so often at first I thought it was the clutch slipping is this a common chariteristic of running these?

Hi all, wondering if you can give me an idea as to what could be causing the rattling noise on my 98 max. I Fitted a new diaphram and slide the other day, I haven't had a Chance to balance the carbs yet. At lower revs when in gear it makes a strange noise like a rattle, almost like a bolts loose...