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  1. P

    Washing / cleaning / corrosion protection

    I'm going to bathe the max for the 1st time today (unpredictable Florida weather permitting of course) To my horror I spotted this on my rear turn lights, argh. A buddy who rode with me yesterday suggested rubbing with Coca Cola. :ummm: My last bike (vstar 1100) suffered this same fate and...
  2. Fire-medic

    Garden City NY police say no washing your car

    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/12/20/video-goes-viral-after-cop-threatens-to-ticket-man-washing-his-car-on-long-island/ NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A video has gone viral after a Long Island man recorded a police officer who threatened to ticket him if he washed his car in the driveway. As WCBS...
  3. maxcruiser

    No Etectrical power after washing

    I washed my wife's Radian today. I went to start it and nothing. No headlight, signal lights, tailights, etc... When I first turned the key on, everything came on as normal, but soon as I hit the start button, heard an electrical click and everything shut off??? Checked fuses, all good...
  4. thundermax

    Washing The VMAX

    Requesting comments on how you clean/wash your VMAX. Do you go to the car wash? How freely do you use water? Any pre-wash applications for bug splatter? I want to have a clean bike but do not want to screw anything up by washing. I think drying afterward is important so doing it on a warm...
  5. O

    washing the coolant space

    i got a 99 max with an overheating problem a few of you recomended to wash the coolant engine space what is the best way to wash it and what is the Procedure for that? (sorry for the bad english "made in israel")
  6. 95spfldmax

    Washing Out Overflow Reservior

    I'm flushing out my cooling system. All set but need a way to thoroughly clean out the overflow reservior. Last time I tried putting in nuts and bolts and shaking them around. It got some of the subborn stuff off the walls but not nearly all of it. Any of you guys come up with the "tool" or...
  7. vmax-jeff

    bike runs like crap after washing or riding in the rain

    This just started to happen. After I wash my bike it runs like crap and sometimes won't even start until things dry out. I don't over spray it, just a gentle rinse and I try to keep the water spray to a minimum. The last time I road in some pretty heavy rain it started to die too. Won't...
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