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I have a buddy with a ZRex12. He is considerably heavier than I am and, dated technology or not, that difference is a great equalizer.

Oops. (I have both the factory guards and Morley's frame braces)

I'm confused. You've asked the question, but it seems that the bars and braces already appear to be coexisting peacefully...? Very purposeful looking Gen1 specimen, by the way.

Did your TLC involve carburetor disassembly and cleaning? If not, that would be the place to start. If the carbs are properly sorted and coils have been verified, verification of continuity of the pulsars would be next. I would also unscrew both caps of the plug wires (plug side and coil side)...

Good for you! Leaking valve cover gaskets are very common. If a bike hasn't been run for a while, it'll smoke like stink when you first start it up.

I miss my Eliminator(s). Had a brand new 85 off an Ocala Florida Kawi showroom floor. Then an identical one 10 years ago that I set up like I should have in '85. Now I have only pics of both ....:( (Pics of the recent one are in my albums)

Nice day at the track. You almost (but not quite) matched the ‘86 Gen1 from 1987. Granted, that one had a Kerker on it… Disclaimer: I am not trolling, I am still amazed that they were able to get that essentially factory motorcycle into the 9s so long ago.

Here in Metro Phoenix, this ‘90 sold easily at $2500. Vboost inop, needed fork seals. Cosmetically very nice. Could’ve gotten more (many inquiries), but needed to move it: This 85 was ridden hard and put up wet. Needed everything. EVERYTHING. I bought it as a parts locker (dirt cheap), but...

I’m going to have to throw a ******** flag on the play. In the not too distant past… We’re talking months here… I scanned craigslist and offer up ads around the country. There were no Gen1 Vmaxes to be found in that price range. Zero. Zilch. Nada. If they can be so commonly found out there in...

Say what?

Yes. They commonly breakdown you can actually see cracking in yours. Definitely need to be replaced.

Friend of mine at Intel has a garage full of antiques. He rides them all. His “newest” is a ‘47 Knucklehead. He rides his ‘27 Henderson the most. He visited last month and actually allowed me to putt up and down my street ( long dead end, no traffic ). It felt like a rickety POS, but is...

Dang. I should have asked more for mine last April!!

This isn't the latest issue ...and the article has a couple of issues.

Cognitive testing? Forget that. It was a wonderful video taken in and of itself. I enjoyed it immensely.

Give the guy a break. You know those powerful machines are sometimes hard to handle.

I would be taking a close look at both ends of the plug wires. Unscrew the caps on the coil sides and unscrew the caps on the plug side. Make sure you have fresh copper. No green oxidation allowed. They are green, take a quarter of an inch off down to good shiny copper. <<< Never mind. Missed...

I’m glad you said something. I thought it sounded pretty noisy up there. Good to hear you’re on top of it.

Dang it Kyle. I was trying to do some leaf peeping but some old white truck was in the way…

Ahem. “All” states except Florida?? Latitude maybe, but not weather!