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I have an 88..that had a bad voltage regulator in it,,replaced it with not one from Electro Sport,not once but twice,,it blew both of em,,,,got these from Capt Kyle,,and I trust his judgement 100%,,but the odd part is,,they both ran just fine,,till I shut the bike off,,,refired it,,and...

I have to adjust my valves with help form a good friend(local shop wants almost $600) could one of you fine ppl direct me to the CORRECT site to buy the shim kit,and CORRECT tool i need.thank you very much Bikes got 33k mileage,and it seems i am getting blow back into my crank case,oil smells...

Had my bud sync my carbs this weekend,and for sometime ive had a slight "backfire" exhaust pop when i first start the bike up for the day,once its warmed up,it goes away,he noticed the vacuum on one cylinder was slightly lower during warm up,and got better once it got hot,,,and ive notice if you...

just wondering in order to rebuild the water pump on my 88,can i just remove the outside cover to get at it,or does the entire pump need to come off,i bought everything the service manual says is in there,i got a bud of mine that says he can help me,but isnt 100% on which way to go

This may be a foolish question,but im getting ready to paint next week,id like to remove this to paint it,is it possible,and is there anything i should be aware of b4 i remove it? just looks like a couple of allen heads and wallah:ummm:

This is a continuation of this post: http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=14887 ,ive been through all i can see with my own eyes,checked all the connections I can,and was going through my yamaha manual and saw this,my question is according to the book #3 is a Fuse,off the battery,can...

Yesterday on my way home,my bike was acting very funny,hard time staying at idle,excessive low end power,then when i cam to a stop light the bike just shut off,all of my light were functioning correctly,but i had no vboost servo noise,and when i hit the start button,nothing would happen,i had a...

Im wondering if anyone that lives in the greater St Louis area can recommend a GOOD bike mechanic to work on my 88,im very nervous about taking my bike to most "certified Yamaha" shops,its always one horror show after another,went to one the other day asking bout SuperTraps and the service...

Ive read many "this is what i like to use for plug wires posts" but can anyone tell "what should be used" i have to assume the wires that are on it are originals(1988) and the last vmax i had i remember using yellow accel wires with ngk plug caps,but ill be damned if i can remember which. i...

At almost no throttle,and i mean just barely twisting it,i get popping sounds from my air box,i know its comming from the carbs,but what could be the cause of this,the bike just had new stainless factory jets put in it by a Yamaha dealership(which in my experience) means nothing,any ideas on a...

Anyone living in the St Louis greater area(I live in Maryland Heights) hit me up,lets ride!