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Hi, i have a 89 Vmax, The battery is dying and I decided to try and jumpstart it with my car, unfortunately i mustve messed up somewhere as instead of turning the bike on it turned it off completely, i am getting no lights no power nothing at all as if it didnt have a battery. So I assumed a...

w what weight?

On that topic is there anyway I can check and know for sure my Vboost is working? I was told it kicks in around 6000RPMS yet I can hold it steady in that area and not notice a increase in power

Yea that’s what I’d love lol, I have to stop at the station every <100 miles

Well Personally I feel like it has plenty of power, If I can tweak it a bit to maximize the mpg then ill have a beast of a bike while saving a lil on gas, saw a post of people saying they can get 35-40mpg on the gen 1, I wanted to get mine up to that spec roughly.

Hi, I did some looking around the forum for mpg readings and such but one thing I did not find was how to tune the vmax for better fuel consumption. I know the way one rides is important but the previous owner had the carbs tuned for better performance, I am not interested in this performance...

Just did the job, followed seans steps though, and ofcourse he was right lol, the two bottom bolts pull off the hose and the thermo and elbow just pull out with a bit of effort, glad i didnt need to pull the waterpump, putting this update for anyone reading in the future

Nice, you removed it by removing the water pump yea? Was it difficult? Going to be doing it soon.

Thank you guys, hopefully final question, Since ima be removing the water pump should I be getting all the gaskets/orings, I was looking into it and it was about 50$ including shipping for 2 o rings (elbow) the water pump gasket, the o ring and the seal for the thermostat. Is there somewhere to...

So I have to remove the water pump to get to it?

Hi, Thank you, Could you kindly point out which specific bolts/tubes you mean based on this diagram? Just having some issue following along, Thank you again.

Hi, I have a 1989 Vmax with a aftermarket? exhaust. Ive noticed the thermostat? is leaking coolant. However it seems like getting to the thermostat is incredibly hard. The exhaust connects to the engine right above it, blocking access to the bolts. I originally thought I could just unbolt the...

Got my bike from marketplace with a 3 hour drive away, been wanting one for months and finally found a good deal. Upon arrival the bike turns out to be a 1989 when it was advertised as a 1996, with a heavy price reduction I decided to get it anyways so here she is. Definitely needs some work...

Hey, My name is Noel and I recently purchased a red 1989 Vmax, was looking for a new bike for some time when I found it in marketplace and just decided I needed a vmax after some more research. This is actually my first time using a forum aswell so I am completely new to this scene.