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I fall in that same age category (I'm 26), and I see that attitude quite often. Fortunately, I have also seen a lot of people finally come to the realization and admit that going to college for an obscure degree like Communications, Sociology, etc. was a waste of time and money. They are either...

Got both forks done. Used the pvc that came with the springs and cut them down. I used 10wt since that's what I had in the garage, but maybe I should have used 15wt since I'm pushing 250lb, at least I've still got the air adjustment to play with. My seal driver didn't fit so I had to make one...

I'm in the process of rebuilding my forks, and installing Progressive springs. According to the instructions that came with the springs, I need a spacer length of 9.37". The stock spacer is 9 5/8", and the PVC spacers that came with the springs are close to 10". I'm assuming I will need to...

I will have to pick up a set. Seems like a good upgrade. I was looking to replace mine anyways because when I was changing my plugs I noticed the wires were all cracked and dry rotted, especially around the area on the plugs.

I haven't, mainly because I don't know what they are. I will look into it.

That's a good idea. I'm going to try white lettering on flat black scoops.

Thanks for the input. I actually was trying to buy some spark plug boots and wires from your website but couldn't get that page to load. I sent you an email last night.

The Clymer book also doesn't say anything about removing the carbs/throttle slides or the other spark plugs for that matter, and it says to turn the kill switch to off, and then crank the starter, which makes no sense to me because with the switch on off the engine won't crank. I may try it...

I had the engine warm, throttle open, but I had the other 3 spark pkugs unplugged, not removed and grounded. This bike is new to me. I wonder why the clymer manual I have has higher numbers for min/max compression.

I was changing out my sparkplugs today and decided to check my compression while I was at it. The numbers I got seem pretty low, 125-130psi. This is 97 vmax with 29k miles. The minimum according to the manual I have is 170psi. Wondering what I can expect on an engine with this mileage, any...

I changed the spark plugs.

I like it overall but that headlight/windscreen looks out of place. I've ridden a friend's Victory High Ball a few times, and it's a sweet bike.

Being able to see in my mirrors would be nice. I can't see a thing now.

The front end does feel pretty squirrely. I'm going to rebuild the forks to make sure I have enough and the right fluid, put in new seals and bushings, install progressive springs, adjust the steering bearing, and with the new tire I'm hoping it will help quite a bit.

Just went and looked, my front wheel's got that same stamp on it. No idea why someone decided to put a 130 tire on it. It's got me worried now, so I just ordered a 110 Shinko. For $60 bucks I figured why worry about it. All I could find on the front was the size and "Maxxis". I checked my...

Re: squeeze a 130 0n the front? I have a 130/80 18 tire, how would I tell which rim is on the bike?

I can't say I've seen that bike before. Looks very clean. I've been in Corpus for about 2 and a half years now. I put around 13 psi in the forks, and they're still softer than I'd like but not clunking on potholes. I think I'm going to try the progressive springs. I will look into...

Re: 1985 VMAX with mods For Sale Clean bike, good luck with the sale. I literally drove to Houston 2 days ago to pick up a vmax. If I hadn't got that one I would be giving you a call.

I actually decided the other day I'm going to try and get one of those posters of every bike I've owned and hang them in my garage.

Thanks for the video, I'll check mine using that method and see how it is. I just checked to air in the forks, there was none. I put about 13psi in each one.