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2001, stock, cobra pipes. Just started a miss at about 5500 RPM and goes away instantly when you hit 7000. It's very similar to the miss when you didn't see the low fuel light came on. Do I have a fuel problem? Or? Thanks in advance.

Thanks, much appreciated!

That is exactly what it it doing, running for about 10 seconds and cutting out again, thanks. Do you know where about to start looking for the fuel pump relay?

Damn good question. I thought it's like every other bike I've owned, reserve is the very bottom part of the tank. It makes sense that that water and crap have settled there and that's why it doesn't want to run when you go to Res. If you read my post under "Motor" and "Hard to start cold"...

Thanks, I think I have some bad gas. If you see my post "Reserve fuel question" under "General VMax Questions" these problems started at the same time.

Last couple of rides when the low fuel light would come, engine would start to cut out, go to reserve. No problem, for maybe 20 seconds, engine would start to cut out again. Recycle reserve switch, runs good, cuts out again. Nursed to next gas station. Any ideas?

Lately when starting for the first time over night the engine just cranks and cranks ans cranks and..............Zero pop, choke no help. If it even warm it instantly fires up. 2001, 6K. New plugs?

Excellent article, thank you.

I used DOT 5. I have a pneumatic brake bleeder, I sucked everything out with that. So DOT 5 is not a higher temp boiling point? $4.00 for a quart of DOT 3, $15.00 a pint of DOT 5, what am I paying for besides the purple color?

Thanks Sean, the fluid looked like caramel, I changed it to Dot 5. Found the reservoir cap cracked from one side to the center, does anyone think that might have had something to do with it?

I was replying when you posted this. Don't think I was on the breaks any more than usual. The rotor does look like it got hot, it's dark and there is discoloration. But why would the pedal louse all pressure? Fluid hot enough to loose its viscosity? Did you do anything or did...

Ya, pulled over when we came out of the first canyon, pumped the hell out of it, no joy, dead. My first thought was it was bypassing in the cylinder, but it came back. These things don't heal themselves. My other thought, got hot and failed? Been on this ride many times, never...

Yesterday riding down a canyon road I felt the rear brake fade, then gone. Peddle would just bottom out, like no hydraulic pressure, and no rear brake at all. After coming out of that canyon, about 15 miles of fairly straight riding, 65 MPH, no use of the brakes. Down into the next...

Great info! Thanks for all the help.

Not a Vmax part per say, but looking for an off/on rocker type switch I can mount on the handle bars. I'd like to operate the fan over ride from my left hand, not down by the ignition switch. Anyone know who makes switches like that? Thanks.

Thank you! Sounds like it might cure the problem. I'll try it and let you know.

Has anyone came up with a mod to top off their tank with out waiting? Simple vent mod?

I bought a radiator fan over ride switch last winter on Ebay, have the switch but can't find the insulation instructions. Nor can I find the vendor or anyone selling them on Ebay. Any help? Thanks.

Let me know if it's available Mike. Happy to part trade my spare with 13K if that helps, or I'll just sell it here if anyone's interested.

Bump. Still looking for one with about 5 or 6K. Bought a nice one with 13K but the one I have is sounding like it will explode long before I put that many miles on the bike.