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At one time my wife gave me a choice, its either the bikes or me....I kinda miss her, sometimes.

Do you have a reference dyno sheet? im looking for the RPM/power curve. She seems to have plenty of power past 4500/rolling on from 40mph, just not much from idle to 4500.

Update: minor improvement in lower end and a rocket past 4500 rpm. Still does not let loose the rear not matter what gear or how the throttle is applied easy roll, fast to mid throttle, I can be exiting a corner and go WOT in 2nd, 3rd or 4th and it just isn't the dangerous bike I was hoping for...

Thank you. I was hoping it was an OEM component and not some user mod gone bad

This looks to be some kind of terminator? signal flasher? resistor? capacitive fuse? controller? it has no markings, just a rubber coating. What is it?

This bike sat still in a garage since 2010, remarkably the fuel tank is near factory clean. I just pulled the fuel pump apart and there is no sign of a degraded diaphragm nor bits of black rubber, re-assembled pump. I am installing a new fuel line with a filter between the pump and carbs...

Update: As I was preparing to re-clean and install a carb rebuild kit, I drained each bowl into a cup and found multiple bits of black rubber I will guess to be from the fuel pump which negated any progress made from cleaning the carbs and somewhat explains the erratic behavior (the bike, my...

Looks pretty even, how does it look when holding a higher RPM? does the carbtune have dampeners?

Did a exhaust header temp reading. I have no reference for what "should be" but here is what I got. Now I verified the IR gun with boiling water and it was right on at 208 F at 3000 ft elev. Rode the bike for 20 miles, parked it for 20 minutes, then started it up a let it idle for a good 15...

This doesn't surprise me. When asking the mechanic working on the T-bird (this was 20 years ago), this was the response given, that it was an intentional feature. I can say I learned to hate that car, nothing but problems from day 1 until the day I sold it (a happy day indeed). Funny thing, I...

I had a 61 T-Bird that had this "safety feature" that was intentional. You had to reach over with your left hand and hold the column shifter all the way to the left past park in order to start the car. A way to insure the car was in park before starting.

Thank you Fire-medic, this was the feedback I was hoping for. My IR gun has a 1.5" cone at 11 inches. The V-boost servo is working correctly, cycling during power/key on and I checked the butterflies when doing the carb clean, they open/close as expected. I have viewed many YT videos try to get...

I have not synced the carbs or checked em, I do have a set of gauges. The tank is clean and fuel pump is pushing clean fuel. I'll swap in a new filter. Just got a laser thermometer, gonna check temp on header pipes as well.

Well, back square one. I disassembled the carbs and fully cleaned all jets, jet block the whole deal which did make a significant improvement. But... this thing is a turd below 5000 RPM. Many have said this bike will let loose the rear tire in 1st, 2nd N' 3rd but this girl just doesn't sound...

No its a US / non-ca model with stock exhaust. I've seen all sorts of numbers for the 1st gen, 145HP at the Crank 98 to 110 at the wheel, I don't know what to believe without a real dyno sheet. She "feels" like a wee bit more than my V65, particularly in the upper RPMs but not much. I don't pay...

Yes, The V2K has a special place in my heart. She has her little piccadillys but all is forgiven when rolling on slams your butt into the seat and a long stretch is in front of you. The V-max feels tiny, flickable and nimble in comparison to the Land Barge:) Two different experiences, same wind...

Ok, Maiden voyage and first ever ride on a V-max. First impression: I love this bike!.... It certainly is no torque monster but then I've been riding a 2053cc V-Twin for the last 4 months so I may a bit jaded. She's got every bit of the 98HP/86Lb-Ft claimed. Very docile and good manners low down...

Update: got carbs cleaned, re-assembled and re-installed. Bike runs perfectly, all cylinders firing and same temp on the jugs, exhaust sounds as it should. new plugs in as well. I noticed some small cracks on the coils (plastic casing). Gonna test the resistance but doesn't seem to affect...

I am halfway through my Carb clean, emulsion tubes were coated in varnish and gunk, pilot jets totally plugged. One question, is the choke circuit prone to sticking? the jets being clogged explains the missing and poor idle, poor off idle but when starting the choke would prevent any starting at...

Well, performed a shotgun which had no effect on the left cylinders, still missing. I can hear backfiring (puffs) into the intake, I found what looks to be a slight carbon residue on the tops of the carb diaphragms/slide on the white plastic ring. The bike will not start cold with the choke and...