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Thanks very much for your good advice. The controller was very intermittent and pressing on various parts of the circut board made the servo do different things. With a reluctance to buying a replacement, I decided to remove the resin coating and to resolder the board. Nothing ventured...

Hi Folks, I bought a non runner '85 V Max and have got it almost back together. I connected up the battery the other day so I can set up the V boost adjustments. Unfortunately, when I turned on the ignition, the V boost did nothing. After further reading, I did the flex and press on the...

Thanks very much for your reply and photo. This makes it much clearer. I am always reluctant to just connect things together without checking these things as I would hate to melt my wiring at this late stage of restoration. All the best Graham

Hi Folks, I purchased an '85 V Max some months back which I am doing up. The rear ignition coil unit was disconnected and I have a query over the blue / white wire that comes out of the starter solenoid. In that area of the bike, I have a blue /white wire ( with female connector ) coming out...

Thanks, I think that sounds like good advice. It did have some oil and coolant in it and neither were contaminated and so fingers crossed, it will fire up OK. It will save a lot of work. Thanks for your help

5144 - absolutely stock - not run for 10-15 years - 21k on clock

I took the carbs off and they were full of what looked like brown honey. I assume this is what 15 year old fuel looks like. I was thinking the engine should be stripped to replace rubber seals etc. the engine turns over fine and there is no corrosion in the cylinders. Would you suggest leaving...

Hi Folks, I have just joined the group and am looking forward to chatting about all things VMax. My hobby is doing up old motorcycles and have just bought this 1985 VMax with VBoost. It is unregistered, had rats living in it when I bought it and hasn’t been started for about 15 years...