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Well that was short lived. Took it for 15 mile spin to make sure everything was in order - Rode lovely but now have the frnt lft fork leg leaking oil onto the brake caliper, disc & the tyre... This is pretty much all it's done since I bought it a yr ago. Fix one thing, develop another straight off.

So - to answer my own question. Yes, battery was frelled. Gave the new one an hrs trickle charge which got it to 12.9V. Fitted it this afternoon & everything works & engine sounding very health. Getting 13.7V across terminals idling at 1K. All lights much brighter too. Clearly that old battery...

New battery has arrived 1 day early, yay (atom-AGM 16AL-A2 12V 17amp maintenance free gel). Showing 12.6V - does this need charging ? I'm thinking 13V+ more like full charge.

What happened ('98 Canadian trike). 3 1/2 wks ago was running sweet. Went for a ride. Rthnd rear mudguard bracket snaps & nearly loose the thing but get home safely. Stands 2 wks in the garage. I weld the mudguard back on taking care to disconnect the Bat earth lead as usual. Start it up but it...

Looks great. Will be going down that route soon myself.

Sorry to resurrect this thread but did this improve things? Asking as I'm now actually on the raod with my trike & getting a lot of bump induced headshake & wondering if a damper would help.

So my mate has, many times, told me that stock gen 1 Vmax has a weak front wheel prone to collapsing & that it's well known in biker circles. On the other hand I've not seen one mention of this in this group or anywhere else & I've gone looking. Anyone else heard this 'myth' or know if there's...

Nice. Colours do work well with that paint scheme even if not quite what you had in mind.

Following. @gentsvmax nice binnacle. What's the extra gauge on the bars?

My '98 has done 15K so & as far as I can tell none of the jets or other metal parts had been messed with. It had been stood / neglected several times & fuel allowed to evaporate from the float chambers leaving shellac crystals (the size of sugar grains) which were blocking jets etc. I doubt...

Yeah that's the route I'm taking. I looked into ballast resistors / new flasher relay vs some 2nd hand indicators & there wasn't a huge difference in cost + I know OEMs work & way less hassel. Have a pair on the way. I also strongly think you're right about the short, at least for the main...

@one2dmax - useful info. Thanks.

'98 Canadian based trike. what happened: The trike builder's crappy rear indicator bracket broke on the rt side while out riding & that indicator was lost. my fix: bought some cheapie (tungsten bulb) replacements & fitted them (OEMs retained at front). result: Flasher rate increased - I...

Hmmm. My trike base is '98 Canadian. Any idea what the difference is to UK spec?

My tuppence, is stick with OEMs as they're designed to work properly with the engine (same goes for airbox & they're designed to go together). My trike came with ? fitted, some abortion of lets weld pipes together job. Went back to OEM headers with Markle 'U' collector silencer/mufflers as I...

V-boost isn't all or nothing. The servo controls a butterfly valve between the front & back pairs of carbs. The ecu opens this valve progressively starting at 5,75k to fully open at 8 k (might be sooner). Things really start to ramp up at c.7k - at least on my trike (& it's awesome). I don't...

Parts 44 & 45. A simple 90deg bracket with a couple of holes to push the tubes through would probably do just as good a job. Let me know if you want an actual pic. edit: as I was working on it this pm.

Why remove? People do weird sh-t. I'll try & remember to take a pic for you today if no one else beats me to it.

@randu You're welcome. I got my tubing off fleabay, it's cheep enough. You'll need 7mm bore. I bought 2m which gave me ample for trimming. Note the tubes on the rear carbs will be slightly shorter.