adjusting

Forgive me if this sounds silly or remedial, but is there a way to adjust the handlebar controls inwards so to make room for bar end mirrors? Its a Gen 1 with stock bars and controls.

I was working on a max and noticed, that I have quite a bit of freeplay in vboost cable, can that be tightened up somehow?? I've noticed before, that my vboost buzzes longer on a power-up than in videos that I have seen in youtube etc. It can be heard when servo pulls just freeplay and when it...

I recently put a UFO 4-2 exhaust on my vmax, and it seems to run different at highway speeds (around 4.5k rpm). Hard to tell if its misfiring or backfiring. It just doesn't sound smooth. So I went to adjust the mixture on the carbs and all of the mixture screws were between 6 and 8 turns...

Hello, Can anybody describe how to adjust the throttle cables. If I put them as the service manuel dictates (assuming I'm interpreting the book correctly), the is no throttle return. If I adjust the cables so the throttle returns, the cable slides are out of their prescribe marks. Also...

Hello, When adjusting the vboost, the control cable, and a set screw are involved. When synchronizing the vboost, a set screw is involved. My question is.... where should the locking bolt be when the control cable is adjusted, towards the back of the engine, middle, or front of the...

I notice that if i have the clutch fully grabbed that it feels the clutch isn't quite disengaging the tranny. I've never had a bike with a hydraulic clutch before and I don't see any adjustment screw. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Sid

I JUST PUT ON NEW 13 INCH PROGRESSIVE SHOCKS & TOOK OFF MY 1 YEAR OLD 12.5 IN PROGRESSIVE SHOCKS . .. WHEN I PUT THE 12.5'S ON LAST YEAR AND ADJUSTED THE PRELOAD WITH THE WRENCH THEY GIVE YOU , SCRATCHES THE PAINT A LITTLE AND WHILE TURNING IT , THE PAINT GETS SCRAPED OFF OF THE DIFFERENT "...

I replaced my old worn upper throttle cables with some braided ones I got from Sean. I have a question about it though, and I'm not sure of the answer. There are 2 cables. One of them has a giant long nut that you can use to adjust the slack. I've got mine almost all of the way out and there is...

OK guys, need to see if anyone has any extra shims in the 258 and smaller range. Really need a couple of the smallest shims (220). I have plenty of other sizes I can trade if anyone is interested. Sean

Any recommendations for adjusting preload on the OE springs without the toolkit tool? Aftermarket tools possibly? I don't feel like spending almost 200$ for an OE toolkit.

In my first attempt at replacing the headlight bulb, I accidently turned the wrong 2 screws and messed up my beam adjustment. :bang head: Can anyone give me some "garage" type adjustments to get me in the ball park so I don't have to sit in the middle of a dark road at night and tweak on it? At...

Is there anyone on the board close to me who knows how to check the valve and adjust them if needed? I'm in Corning NY but will travel. I need to replace my valve cover gaskets and figured it would be a good time to check the valve clearances. The local dealer (as with all dealers....bikes or...

OK guys, Anyone out there have any shim kits? I am looking for a few shims that I currently don't have. I need (so far) 2 shims - 2.40 and will be setting the rear head this evening and will see if I need more. I would like to get a few shims in thicknesses from 2.00 to 2.55 and 2.90 and up...

Ok, somewhere I read that valve adjustment should be done every 14-16k miles or so. I'm currently a bit over 17k miles and my engine has some noise that I could easily attribute to the valves. So, since my mornic arse hasn't picked up a Clymer manual yet, does anyone have a PDF or site that...