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Put a new battery in her and changed the oil and a spark plug, and she fired right up! These bikes are beasts :) It does sound a little choppy, and seems underpowered, but she does have 50k miles on her. Do you think the 6 month old gas is making it choppy? I'm driving it around to get the...

Earlier I had problems you guys identified as a failed starter clutch, correctly. I managed to get my bike started and took it up to the Yamaha dealership in Raleigh and they didn't call me back to tell me my bike was finished which made me a bit concerned. When I called today, they told...

I have a 2003 and 2006 Vmax and have the same problem with both. I have a problem where the starter does not seem to be engaging the flywheel. I replaced the starter thinking the gear might be worn down, but the same problem exists, where it makes a rattling sounds and occassionally catches...

Hi folks, I rescued a 2003 VMX12 from a guy's barn a last year with 6k miles on it, and have fixed all it's problems but the following: When I first start it and lean back on the throttle, it bogs, and I have to rev it up to get it out of this funk to be able to go forward. If not it...

I traded my 86 max for a 2003 with 8k miles on it. It ran strong til I came to a stop at my house where it stumbled and stalled. I decided to look at the carbs and saw this thing poking out when I pulled the needle out. How do I get this jet in? It doesn't seem to want to screw in....

Hey Vmax Pros, I bought this 86 vmax a few months ago and have been working the kinks out of it ever since. When I got it, it had horrible gas mileage--like 18 mi/gallon. I did a shotgun carb clean and brought it up to 32 mpg at one point, but it was misfiring a bit, so I did a vaccum...

I recently rescued a 1986 Vmax from some young air force fellow who was moving overseas and more or less dumped it due to "engine problems." The "engine problems" were dirty carbs that were fixed using the shotgun approach listed in these forums (thank you very much), but I think the Vboost...