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I got the K&L kits. From what these forum guys recommended. Bought the new main jets at the local yamaha dealer. I put in 150's My bike runs fine now. Stay away from the eBay kits. As the others have said, pure junk. Many of the parts weren't correct. All four float needle tips swelled up and...

Try Parts Giant out of Grand Rapids MI. That's where I got them.

Hey folks. I won't be able to make it Saturday. Sounds like fun but maybe another time next summer. Thanks

I maybe able to attend Sept 7. Its a 60 mile trip. Talking to a friend with an 05 about making the jaunt up there. Can't give me any static about my Cobras though, they're still on. 🤣 I'm trying to procure a brand new set of Kerkers to install. But then the carbs might not be right...

If it were to be held in Kzoo I might be able to show up.

The XS650 was a fun, nimble around town bike. Wouldn't want to put one on the highway for long though. I had an RD 350 as my first road bike. I see they are commanding a pretty high price. I really never liked that bike. 2 stroke road bikes don't feel right to me. Always surging at speed. But...

Yes, and the XS 650 guys would have given their two front teeth to have a Vmax instead back then....

Yes it is surprising when compared to some other older bikes values. Bikes that to me don't have the type of appeal a Max does. Yet they get a higher price. It's also interesting to see the way people custom build them as well. Thanks 👍

Yes a 92 a 1340 Evo softail custom. Barely ran when I got it. New spark plugs, tore apart and cleaned the carb, then followed S&S's online instructions on how to set it up. It has run fine since. So I got both the bikes I have wanted for thirty some years since they came out for a grand total of...

Thanks for the response .👍I had always thought that a nice copy 30 some years old would command a higher price. Maybe there are just too many of them still on the road. I have a buddy who has a nice 2005 with 12k miles. Couldn't get 5k for it. He even had a brand new, never installed 4 into 1...

It is a blessing to find them reasonably priced and in good shape. If used ones were very high dollar I probably would have never bought mine. But after completing it mechanically and getting it looking like new. Being as nice as it is, I would think it would command a much higher price. But...

Just wanted to ask everybody or anybody. I see a lot of discussions about the pricing of used 1200 Vmax's. The generally agreed upon acceptable pricing appears to be in the 3k to 5k range. I have always thought that was kind of low for a good, clean, well maintained piece. I see many older...

I'm nobody here, but to me that alters every premise a Vmax was founded on. Buy a bagger of another brand instead and sell it to someone who will put it back to what a Vmax was intended to be. A fierce looking hot rod cruiser.

They make about a million different shades of nail polish. I was able to find a shade that was really close for touching up chips on the bike. Not my nails. I swear.😁

Yes, If you have any cylinders misfiring it may be the first and easiest thing to check. The bike cranked rather slowly but started right up, but wouldn't run properly at all. Until I charged the battery.

Hey thank you MM for a prompt response! I'll look through and follow the documents to hopefully get the output voltage where it needs to be. 👍

Yep I have already redone the crimp fix which was already done by by the previous owner. I'll run through all the other procedures in this info as well. I don't know that I have ever seen or identified on any vehicle in 50 years of owning and maintaining stuff, low system or low battery voltage...

Hey thanks FM. I'll go thru it step by step when I see his instruction sheet. Do the stator or pickup go bad frequently? 35k miles.

Hey everyone, I searched some threads here couldn't find anything on this topic. Vmax 1200 1988. I rebuilt the carbs with the K&L parts you guys suggested. I synced the carbs and it ran like a rocket ship. Yay! Put it up for a month. Then I started on a new different project bike. Next time I...