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Do any of these aftermarket shocks offer adjustability? Compression and/or rebound damping, or preload? I feel like a non-adjustable, one-size-fits-all shock wouldn't be enough of a change to be worthwhile if I can't fine-tune it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The Speakeasy unfortunately is only for the slash cut "mufflers"--mine has the megaphone style cans. I've never repacked a muffler--is that something that a local muffler shop ought to be able to handle? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

My '03 has the UFO StreetPro 4-2 and it's loud. Like significantly louder than my Buell 1125R, which is the second loudest bike I've ever owned. Like when I'm riding with my buddies, I look in my mirrors and they've drifted back a hundred yards or more and they cry like babies about how loud my...

Wait, wait, some people claim there's no performance benefit to the Tboost? Unbelievable. Setting the Tboost to 3k makes a huge difference in the below-6k rpm range. The only way I could understand someone disagreeing would be if they'd ridden a bike with a bad Tboost or broken Vboost.

The problem is solved! I noticed that one of the slides moved slowly when it was sealed but slid freely when not. I pulled the pilot air jets and inspected them. The one at the top of carb #2, the cylinder that was misfiring, was mostly plugged--the hole was the size of a pin. I rogered it out...

Well, my Max has dodged a bullet--the misfire is gone. I'll post about it in my thread on the matter. Thanks, guys!

I decided to skip trying to fix the problem externally (because given my luck with this uncooperative bike, it wouldn't have worked and I'd have wasted time I could have spent just removing the carbs). I removed the rack and checked the float on carb #2 (left rear), and the float appeared to be...

I kinda figured stuck float, but this time I didn't have the float covers off. I'll try tapping the float cover and if that doesn't work, I'll pull the carbs and remove the float cover to unstick the float. Thanks, guys!

Here's where fuel comes out: The fluid is water--I sprayed off the gas do it wouldn't eat away the engine paint. No I didn't spray any water into the carbs.

I recently shotgunned the carbs, pulled and cleaned pilot air jet 1 and pilot air jet 2 on all four carbs, and replaced the idle mixture screw assembly (screw, spring, washer, o-ring) on all four carbs (a couple of the originals had a little corrosion on the outside, so I replaced all four)...

What size front did you run? 110/80?

Thanks, guys. I searched (after posting, duh) and found this thread, of which one of the suggestions is removing the coolant reservoir. http://www.vmaxforum.net/showpost.php?p=244130 Time to Google hemostat. Edit: interesting. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemostat

Do you guys have any tips for installing the hose that connects to the rear underside of the airbox? It's a pain to try to wife my fingers far up enough between the carbs to push up on the hose so it slides onto the airbox. Even pulling up on the hose, it oy stretches maybe 2" above the...

Crap, I didn't check this thread and ordered a set today. I got them from ronayers.com for $41 shipped. Anyone have a specific recommendation for the screw plug? (Trying to avoid trial and error.)

According to the cars I've owned with oil temp gauges, the oil runs very close to coolant temp when driving casually--around 200F. But get on it hard, and in a short time, I've seen 250-260. From what I've read, most cars will trigger an idiot light when the oil gets around 300F--at that temp...

Are the A/F needles best sources from the dealer or is there a forum-supporter who offers them? '99 VFR800, '08 1125R, '06 1050, '03 Vmax, '03 DRZ400

I decided to redo the shotgun, mostly because the first time I did it (with the carb rack off), I just sprayed a bunch--like 3 cans--of carb cleaner through the orifices but never followed up with the 100psi air. I found that the #3 (right side front) mixture screw was missing its washer and...

Thanks for the answers, but my question still stands--why does the o-ring have to come out in the first place? '99 VFR800, '08 1125R, '06 1050, '03 Vmax, '03 DRZ400

This is probably a silly question, but what's the point of removing the o-rings? If I recall correctly, it goes (from outside to inside): 1) screw 2) spring 3) o-ring If the o-ring is inside of everything and you can remove the screw and spring properly to check them or blast carb cleaner...

Previously, I had changed all four carb needles from the 4th notch out from the pointy end to the 3rd notch (slightly richer), and I'd also changed cylinder #2 (left side rear) to the 1st notch (full rich). As mentioned in my previous post, with #2 at full rich, the bike ran sloppily at cruise...