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You can swing by and ride mine. :)

Sent paypal with "Donation for Scott Hedge" in the note field.

Not trying to throw out an advertisement, but for anyone reading this and questioning whether to purchase a Carbtune or to look at something else, I have this one. Purchased in 2012 and still working well - it has adapters for various carb port thread sizes, and each gauge has a collar you...

I haven't experienced that on the V-Max or the Valkyrie yet, but the other night I noticed a 6" puddle of oil under the clutch side of my Honda Shadow, which has never leaked a drop of anything! I traced it up to the teardrop-shaped air cleaner above the clutch housing, and when I removed the 5...

Old beat up daily driver, looks rough but still the most fun of any of my bikes. It gets taken out more than the Hayabusa or the Valkyrie. Kosman rear wheel, radial tires, progressive front springs. Upgraded shift sector and rectifier. Kerker 4-2 exhaust and stage 7 carbs.

+1 to Fire-medic's response about the tire height. When I changed to radials on my '85, I spent the first year trying to upshift into 5th when I was already there! Noticeable change in ratio with the shorter tire (even though it's on a larger wheel).

1985 Vmax with stage 7 and 4-2 exhaust. Clutch slippage has gradually become more noticeable at WOT above 5-6,000 rpm in the higher gears. I pulled the clutch apart and checked it - the frictions looked good and no hot spots on the steels, so I bead blasted the steels and reassembled it - no...

I posted this in March of 2017. Still going strong with the same batteries in all 3 bikes, coming up on 4 years. "I was always a believer in the Odyssey, until I bought my first Battery Tender BTL14A240C Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery. It cranks the Max over faster (and idles smoother) than my...

Hi, and welcome! That's quite a beast. Tell us the story. :)

Rebuild of the slave cylinder is pretty quick and easy, especially with it already removed. I think I paid around $10 for a generic kit on ebay and it solved my minor clutch engagement issues. Do you have a brake cylinder hone?

Cool find! Lot of similarities to my 1981 CB650C (including the color).

I found a similar condition when I resealed my slave cylinder. Enough gunk had gotten stuck down there that I don't think the piston was able to return fully, leaving the clutch slightly dragging (or slipping, depending on how you look at it). I had a much cleaner clutch engagement after using...

I have a $100 Battery Tender Lithium battery from Amazon in mine. (In fact, all 3 bikes in my sig use the exact same battery, and I have one in each bike.) It's small and light, and seems to run at a slightly higher voltage than stock batteries, judging by the cranking speed and idle voltage...

Great work! Are there many vmaxes over there?

Don't forget a set of JIS screwdrivers instead of Phillips, too. I'm pretty sure I read that tip on here, and I picked up a set on Amazon. BIG difference in the way the tip engages the screw.

I was always a believer in the Odyssey, until I bought my first Battery Tender BTL14A240C Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery. It cranks the Max over faster (and idles smoother) than my Odyssey did, and the same battery fits the Max, the Hayabusa, and my '81 CB650C. It's lighter, smaller, and as...

I know I paid several hundred for my OEM sissy bar backrest and luggage rack in separate ebay auctions. I don't like it nearly as much as the factory rear, but it helps preserve the domestic tranquility so it was well worth it. :)

Yes. It's either removed completely, or, frequently, simply unplugged at the moment it cycles fully open when the key is turned on.

Interesting - I seem to have the opposite experience. The 'busa scores as "just another bike," but the Vmax gets thumbs up and comments. Some of that may be because the Hayabusa makes as much noise as a nice-running 90's Toyota Supra, while the Vmax sounds like a door-slammer idling as it...

It's important to have the first year of any iconic bike in the garage... I think the V-Max and the Hayabusa both fit that label. :)