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Alright folks, here we go. Going to try and keep this as non convoluted and simple as possible. Bought my 99 max in April. Been loving every twist of the throttle. The bike came with a Corbin seat installed. It's very comfortable but I can't stand the aesthetics of it. I purchased a stock...

:bang head: So I'm redoing the starter clutch, and got to the part where I need to remove the old gaskets. The old gaskets have apparently been stuck on with satan's own nut sweat or something. I've messed with gaskets before but nothing stuck like this. They are so bonded with the...

I have a 1991 VMax that I'm replacing the downpipes on (rusted original one) and I have run into some trouble. I'm running out of ideas so any thoughts would be appreciated. Out of 4 studs, the first one came out with the hex nut (probably the best possible outcome), the second sheared off...

Hi Guys n Girls, Well my 97 max has died no spark and i have traced the fault to a faulty pickup coil. Simple , but over here in the UK a replacment is over $300. Seems a lot of money for a pickup. Anybody got an alternative replacment ? Thanks

Well, with the help of a GREAT GUY (Maleko89):worthy: for getting me the jets I needed I now have a MUCH BETTER running bike! I have always had a pretty paltry running '94 (Cali version) and I was tired of the transitional stumble from idle to part throttle and the overall inability to adjust...

You really gotta be careful with ebay! I ordered a sprocket set with an o-ring chain for my sons 400ex quad, and when I got it in the mail it wasn't an o-ring chain but a cheap standard chain. I contacted the seller, who asked me to send close up pictures of the chain so he could confirm that it...

The Max is riding like crap right now. Huge surging between 2K-4K and it wants to bog off idle. I've tried working the idle mixture screws and they don't seem to help. If I lean them out a little the surging is crazy. If I richen them then the bog gets worse and it still surges. What's wierd...

so again i post with another eletical gremlen, if youve followed my posts you know that ive been having the issue of my ignition switch not acting right such as not killing the power to the bike in the off position and the easiest way around this was to pull the fuses when not in use. well...

I found a bit of an issue with my exhaust tonight when I was starting to prep the Max for spring. When I mounted the center stand up, i bumped the lower left header and noticed it made a metal on metal clunk noise. Curiosity got the best of me, so I grabbed the front of the muffler just behind...

A few times, on warm days and slow traffic, my max heats way up to about the 1-2 o'clock position just barely out of the red zone pretty much like this poster: http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=4511&highlight=water+pump Needless to say that gets your attention. Normally, when I ride my...

Yeah, in-laws dumped their scooter off on me. Will start and you can hold the throttle just a bit off idle to keep it running for a sec but then it dies. Carb is spotless... went through it with air and cleaner - wasn't dirty anyway. Fuel pump works. Tried running with and without the airbox...

Well, this weekend was quite busy. I got my steering head bearing changed, and my front forks rebuilt with progressives, brake pads changed, new tires put on, as well as working on the carbs. So, that where my problems began. I was performing the shotgun. All of my diaphrams are in good shape...

Well, the bike has seemed to run fine for quite some time. But today I did a little 70 mile hop from the bike's primary location (5700ft) to where I am now (6700ft). I noticed along the way that I can't go WOT - the bike stumbles like it's only running on 2 or 3 cylinders the minute I whack the...

Okay we bench tested the stator so we think thats out of the question! Problem: If bike sits wont start even if trickle charged to peak with batt tender. New batt so thats not the problem. Somewhere theres a short that drains the batt if not kept on charger. Batt will die in days:( First...