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Finding time is the issue.

My opinion is that the best change you can make in bike handling is to use wheels sized to allow you the use of radial tires.

See if Eastern Beaver has anything. https://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Main.html I took a quick look and didn't see that exact piece, but they have lots of connectors, wires, fuse boxes, relays, R/R's, accessory lights, USB ports for your handlebars, and a lot more...

Oh yeah, cleaning is indicated! The first thing I look at with electrical issues is the strength of the battery, and then grounds and connectors. Some sandpaper or crocus cloth, or maybe a Dremel and either a wire brush of different shapes and some dielectric grease. There are inexpensive...

Welcome to the forum. One or the other should work. https://ia800204.us.archive.org/14/items/printermanual-yamaha-vmax-vmx12-service-manual/yamahavmaxvmx12-service-manual.pdf https://www.manualslib.com/download/1595694/Yamaha-Vmx12-2001.html Make sure that you use the proper year for your...

I use a piece of light monofilament fishing line. Take some pics and measurements so you can replace them in the same place.

I think you may get an improvement in operation with 147.5 Mikuni mains.

OK simple and easy. Thanks for giving the results of your trouble-shooting.

conwaypc58, that turned out well for being spray cans.

Glad the battery cleared things up as far as starting/running.

In the 1960-'early '70's Honda used hydro dipping I believe for 'Dragon' paint effects on their 350 twins. A CL350 Honda Dragon hydro-dip factory option These OEM Honda option paint jobs are worth more-than an entire bike which usually was a red/white or blue/white paint job.

Repaint or fabric wrap

This is with the bulk of the DOT fluid removed, but w/o the remaining sludge wiped-out, yes? You may still get some crud out after you remove the sludge above and below the #3 cast-into the floor of the master cylinder, and re-fill it w/fresh DOT 4, and run it for a bit. A second session of...

What year is the bike?

The bike being a 1986, was cared-for cosmetically at least. That's a sharp bike. The aftermarket airbox cover looks like it provides room for someone > 6 ft tall, w/that shape. I like a round headlight on a vintage bike, I long-ago replaced my 5-3/4" OEM w/a 7" round one. It appears to me to...

On an internally-stock engine, I've had good luck with the Dynojet Stage 7 needles, and 147.5 mains. Miami is at sea-level (for now).

Be sure to do a decent write-up & w/pics on what you encounter along the way, 5 years is a big gap. I cannot say that I'm innocent of that though. Today I went to a storage locker and stared at some carburetors I'd begun to work-upon, but somehow life got in the way and here they are sitting in...

For those of us who may (or may-not) repeat your 'discovery,' please do not remove the thread. You may help people down the road who find themselves in the same situation. As soon as I saw your initial post, I thought, "hmmm, different flare styles." Congratulations on solving your own...

Unfortunately the 1985-up shop manual featured in other posts in threads, may no-longer be available from that internet address. The one I just posted how to get, does work, currently and at no cost. If you have an older bike, like the '85-'89 models, which have the two ignition pick-up coils...

Some picture help: https://www.vmaxforum.net/threads/to-rebuild-or-not-to-rebuild.53701/#post-538233 This thread has some good info.