2nd

Hey guys, I'm new here, and have a couple of questions. I'm looking at picking up a 91 vmax, 30k miles, with a slipping 2nd gear. The bike is a bit dirty, but looks to be in ok shape. The front forks seem to be dry, but it runs great. How much am I looking at to have the 2nd gear fixed up...

Hey Guys not sure if this belongs here or in the drivetrain section. For some reason when I get on the throttle hard from a standstill I keep missing second gear enough times that I have no confidence that its in gear and i'm not going to redline the snot out of the bike. My bike is an...

VMOA South Central Region Rally News Hello friends I was asked before to try and give more of a heads up on some of our rallies in the south central region, sooo here it is Texas Annual Fall hill country rally Oct 2nd & 3rd Bandera TX riverfront motel 830-460-3690...

So i did the steering head bearings fix, and my decel wobble basically curred itself... so i was riding today and took my left hand off to itch my ass (or something i don't remember) and there was the decel wobble (much less than before though) again.. so i spent the next 10 miles trying to...

There is a cheap 94 here for sale but has 2nd gear probs , bike looks to be in good condition with 23 miles on her . What would it take and cost to fix ?:ummm:

hello, great forum-i have a 97max with a bad 2nd gear,will continued use make matters worse? i try to go into third as quick as possible.also does anybody specialize in this repair?thanks

I've added a sub forum for Technical for the 09 VMax. Let me hear feedback on the layout if you like it as a link to the sub forum or would you rather see it laid out as the 85-07 section is. If I lay it out like that one, it makes the forum really long for scrolling down. Also I'm looking for...

There is a vmax on ebay that looks pretty decent for the price but the owner says it slips out of second when you get on it. Is this something that is easily fixed or are we talking about a whole new tranny? He put in the ad that it was a problem with that and a shim can cure it...is this...

Hi guys, i have a problem with my bike, and it only occurs in 2nd. It is a 3/85 model, and when i give full power in 2nd, it quite often slips (just for a split moment) and then keeps pulling. someimes it can do this 2 or 3 times if i am really giving it a hard time. The bike has 112hp at...

As the title says, I cannot get my bike below 2nd gear. When the bike is running or when it is not running. It will upshift ok to 5th gear, and will return down to 2nd. On downshifting, I must rock the bike to get it to fully shift to each gear. When I am at 2nd gear, I cannot get to neutral...

hello. i own a custom vmax and ive got the second gear blues. i was wondering if anyone can direct me as to wear to get new parts for my tranny rebuild. also i would like to install a longer 5th gear just becuz of the gas mileage. does anyone know where and if this is possible? were can...

Q: Second gear is shot in my Vmax, is this repair a big deal? A: The motor needs to come out of the bike and the cases need to be split to get to the gears. The transmission can be fixed for around $300 if you do it, $1300 or more if you were to pay a shop. Q: I just bought a 1985 Vmax and I’m...

A guy on the European vmaxchat.com forums posted this and I thought it was interesting. Thoughts? Mark #1098 Found this on net about virago, ventura and vmax, The notorious second gear problem in the transmission is something Yamaha did wrong. There's a spacer in the wrong place. This...

If i'm cruising along easy and shifting through the gears and don't pull up on the the 2 to 3rd shift hard enough, the trans will act like it's in neutral. I slow down a bit and pull up on the gear selector. Is this normal and is it me not pulling up on the gear hard enough that is causing it...

Hi All; Does anyone know what the last VIN number was that had the factory recall to replace the 2nd/5th gearset and split keepers? I searched the site for the info but didn't find what I need. (computer challanged) I bought a '85 new and had the work done. I'm now looking to buy another...

Hello all. I am the third owner of a '93 vmax that started having 2nd gear slipping issues last year. I did some research and found that this was a common problem on early vmax's and ventures, but couldn't find to much info on the newer ones having issues. I am about to get dirty and rip...

If your right hand ever felt like it needed a rest on the longer cruises, a 2nd throttle is a big help right where you would relax it, hanging by your side. A quality mower throttle can be used for this purpose. Pulling up on it works just as good as a twist of the top one.

We had 1 member ride in from Mass, and a few non members along for our ride this year. Plus two of our RI guys werent on their Max's. Also were missing 3 regulars from our weekly group. Either way it was a nice day. Got stuck in some traffic and had some nice speed runs on the highway...

Hey guys, not sure if any of you are local but we are having our 2nd annual VMOA run followed by a picnic at the new, New England region directors house. Metting time will be at 11am at the Shell station on Oaklawn Ave in Cranston RI. last year was a blast and we had riders from CT and RI.

The date has been set for the second annual RI VMOA ride. August 6th 2006. I have added it to our calendar (link is on the menu @ the top of the page) Time and details to follow. They will probably be in the next issue of V Boost, plus I will update this thread here. Last year we had...