forks

Has anyone here seen or own a VMAX with raked out forks? Hows it look and how was the handling?

I'd like to paint the bottom of my forks on my 85 Max. Anyone know off the top of their head what kind of metal the bottom section of the forks are made of? Would it be aluminum by chance? I posted this in the suspension forum but I was told I'd get quicker resonses here. Sorry about the double...

Hi All I've just taken delivery of progressive springs for my 88 and I'm fairly sure the air seals are blown. I've noticed a lot of you run with no air anyway, BUT is the air damping integral to the rest of the forks operation? In other words if I don't fix the seals will it matter? Thanks in...

Hi, in in the process of dissassembling my forks. I can't find the air valve to remove air pressure. Is there a difference between my 43mm forks and the one in vmaxoutlaw service manual? Do i really need to remove air pressure? Thanks!

I have a fzx700 parts bike. Wondering if anyone has ever installed the front forks and tire setup on a max? It like the idea of the smaller front tire, but not sure if it would lower the bike too much....

Hey guys so the journey continues towards making the Vmax a modern machine...one of my front shocks is almost gone so there are now two possibilities. Either I rebuild the shocks or (according to my main man and mechanic) slap a pair of Busa inverted forks on the old Vmax. It so happens that I...

Hi! I have -00 Vmax without the bug guard at the forks. Do these bug guards fit the -00 forks? http://www.yamahapartshouse.com/oemparts/a/yam/500452aef8700209bc792436/front-fork If i'm unclear then the question is if part nr 42 will fit -00 forks. Does these actually benefit in any way or...

Going to do the fork seals what is the torque spec on the triple tree bolts? Thanks

I bought a 2007 max and noticed forks are not even with the top triple tree. should the fork be even with the top triple tree? looks like someone was trying to lower the bike maybe will this hurt anything? the forks are sticking up past the top of the tree about 1 inch...

I m an old fart and not a big fan of the blacked out look of my 2005 . I've already had the front and rear rims polished to a chrome like shine and IMHO they look much better. I now want to have the front lower forks polished but I see there is some rubber on there that of course can not be...

As 93 is the changeover year, can you confirm that it has the 43mm forks please, and not 40mm? I assume it is 43mm, I ordered a fork brace need to know :bang head::bang head::bang head:

As 93 is the changeover year, can you confirm that it has the 43mm forks please, and not 40mm? I assume it is 43mm, I ordered a fork brace help :bang head::bang head::bang head:

NOT OVER, damnit!

OK so with the drama on my 91 forks, I might just upgrade to a 93> newer forks. Theres a fella on here selling his forks, triple tree. Is that all I need? Will the axle slide right in, wheels, calipers, all the same? Thanks guys.

Subj! Anyone? Friend wants to convert his 85.

I recently purchased a Cycle One Off front end and am selling the forks from my 97. The forks have new Yamaha seals and wipers, new Progressive lowering springs and 15 weight oil. The tubes were polished and assembled by FCR Suspension in East Palestine, Ohio the beginning of last season. The...

So when I bought my bike it had racetech fork internals lowered 2" I believe. Now I am looking to raise them back up at least an inch since I am 6'4. Any simple way of doing this besides buying the proper spring kit ect?

OK so tomorrow I am trashing those soft OEM springs in favor of Progreassive ones, thanks to Kevman. In the past (with spindly forks on '86 + prog ) I used 15W fork oil, and felt an improvement. I also seem to remember someone (was it Sean?) saying you could use ATF as fork fluid, but not...

Hello, I'm going to put progressive springs in the forks and I noticed that if I ever want to change my fork oil in the future I will have to remove the forks or turn my bike upside down, I'd rather have drain plugs to drain the fluid. It looks like there is a place to install plugs if I wanted...

I am thinking about lowering the front of my bike. I was thinking about just removing the springs and cutting a couple inches off. If I ruin them then oh well, I will just buy a set of progressive lowering springs, so I will have nothing to lose if I screw it up. I really dont know squat about...