gear

My 05 with aprox.16,000 miles has been almost impossible to find neutral once the engine is warm and from using the "search" I guess I'm not alone. The last week or so I noticed my bike starting to creep forward in first gear while stopped with the clutch disengaged after the engine warmed up.I...

Ok, I've been on here a few times and it's been a tremendous help in many of my ventures with my '86 max. I have about 65k miles on it and recently found that when I really romp on it in first gear there is a VERY noticeable jerk/slam/pop/clunk/thunk type of noise and feeling in the bike...

Well, its toast. I was reading that second and 5th gears were recalled, any way I could get that work done under that recall?? I know its a long shot but worth it. if not is there a vendor out there that can provide an update to my gearset? Any help would be greatly appriciated. Jeremy

Checking to see if anyone is having a problem on a chain drive bike with the bolt at the middle gear bearing coming loose. After about 100miles the bolt starts to get loose. I have tried red locktight and staking the bolt, but still it backs out. Any ideas on how to solve the problem. :ummm...

SOOOOOOOO..... i just did the DD clutch maybe a week ago, everything has been great. ive been tough on the bike since. im really enjoying the hard 1-2 shift. this noise just started yesterday. so heres the questions.... Its NOT popping out of gear, its just making a hell of a grinding...

Hi. I have an '88 max that likes to kick into neutral after I have shifted into second. Sometimes one after another, sometimes only once or twice then rides fine. Anyone know what I should be looking for? Also, is it easy enough to change the oil and filter? What kind of oil should I put in it...

I have an 85 max that starts great in nuetral but wont at all in gear with clutch lever pulled in (doesnt even try) im thinking clutch isnt disengaging all the way so its not hitting whatever senses it being pulled in. I did have to blead the clutch when i got it or i couldnt even put it in gear...

i got my new old 85 bak from having carbs gone through it runs awesome but when i was trying to go through gears farely quikly when i went to go into third it was like nutral i backed of throttle tried putting it in again and it went in now i also noticed I cant start the bike in gear. Could it...

I have a 98 v-max with one Sean Morley's o.d. undercut gearbox's in it, nice gearbox, also has a pcw h.d. clutch spring kit in clutch, no more slip, all has been good for well over a year (15000+km.) today after giving it a bit of squirt from 1st to 2nd I noticed a loud metallic clunking noise...

Whats the cost of doing the OD 5th gear conversion,please let me know guys thanks

Well, Pulled the motor out today, took me about 8 hours from start to splitting the cases, including numerous beer breaks, and a spin on the 'Busa 9not in that order) :biglaugh: 2nd gear is totally destroyed. I'm including pictures of the main bearings and journals in case Sean see's...

Im not sure if the bike has been doing this since I bought it or not but I noticed this recently. Second gear sounds crunchy when engaging at low RPMs. If I get first too 4k rpms and shift to second, its fine. Anything below that and 2nd sounds crunchy. Doesn't pop out of 2nd, the rest of the...

Under power now. Ive read most of the threads regarding this issue and think I know what needs to be done at this point. Happened a couple of times last year, but I thought it was my foot being lazy getting into second. Bike shifts fine into all gears, but now under power it jumps out of second...

I mentioned this in what was more of a story about my ride Sunday. Now I ask here to see if this is normal. Oil level near top marks on the sight glass. Roll on in 4th from about 5,000 RPM. Oil Light comes on and stays on at 8,000-8,500 RPM. I looked at the light, then the RPM and...

I purchased used wheels for my '97 'Max.. My bike has 4K on it. I have no clue how many miles on the wheels I bought. I got Metzlers mounted on the just aqquired rims ( Side thought, I went with new Metzlers front & back as they seemed the preferred tire on this site.. CAN'T WAIT to try'em in...

Anybody checked out the new "American" Top Gear? It's on the history channel sunday nights. I've been a big fan of the original British version for quite a while. It used to be syndicated on TLC, but then got canned with all the other car shows in favor of home makeover and fashion crap. The...

just got trailered home. went for a ride stoped at a intersection took of kinda fast hit second and the bike made all kinds of bad noises. :bang head: do'nt know what to do now?

i just purchased a 2000 vmax with 43,000 mies. however, the bike will only go into 1st gear. the bike will pop out of second gear as soon as i rev it. i purchased a used 2002 transmission on ebay. how should i check to see if the second transmission is good? any hints on the best way of...

I just went to pick my new max up yesterday and i took it for a ride first and low and behold they lied about the trans being ok. It is as long as you dont get after it, otherwise it pops and skips. So I have done a little research and found the probable causes i think... Please tell me your...

First of all, Thanks for allowing me into this forum and allowing me to tap into this Fort Knox of knowledge. I bought my first Vmax yesterday after years of wanting one. It's an '86 with 26k miles on it. The poor soul I bought it from let someone take it for a test ride and the guy brought it...