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Hello All, Took a ride up to Catskil, NY this Sunday. Bike has been running beautifully. I stopped for breakfast and when I went back to start the bike...nothing. no lights, fan, nothing. I didn't bring many tools, and since it was a Sunday, nothing was open. I checked the battery, and...

So I have read all the numerous issues regarding fuel pumps that never stop running during the initial start up. This is my issue also. I have taken the fuel pump apart and low and behold the rubber seal that is spoken about was out of place. I replaced it and it seems to help a little??? Maybe...

sometimes you do things the wrong way, even when you are use to it. Usuly i always waere my welding helmet when i do things like this. 7" cutting wheel on a no-gard 5" grinder:rofl_200: I`ve been lucky; only a little scratch on left cheek.:worthy: http://youtu.be/C9bDOexzGc8

So I was having an issue w/ the amount of travel on the front brakes of my 91 Vmax. The rear brake seemed to be ok. Well, I attempted to bleed the front brakes w/ no success at getting any better "feel" from them. No better, no worse. I then attempted to bleed the rear, which, for some reason...

The fan has quit working. I will troubleshoot using skills honed on cars. Can anyone tell me where the temperature switch/sensor is located? Also is the fan easily removed (if necessary)? Any input is welcomed. Thanks Warren

hy, :bang head:appologise the language barrier:bang head: Recently brouht 1986 Royal Venture in stock configuration = -The front brake master cylinder (handle one) activate front wheel right calliper. -The front wheel left calliper is activated by the rear master cylinder (foot-lever one)...

Last week I went to start my 97 vmax i turned the key on and hit the start switch and nothing happens. After some looking i found out the IGN fuse had blown. I threw a new one and and it started right up and ran fine for a couple days. Today I went to start it and when I turned the key on I did...

Just to clarify the second gear issue. I'm checking out a Vmax on Sunday. From what it sounds like, I can just punch the accelerator hard through second and if it's bad it will just pop out at some time, correct? Are there any remedies that can be a band-aid for this issue that would cover it...

so i've been slowly working on an '89 hawk (really cool bike). The short story is that it's been sitting for a bit so i took the carbs apart went thru with a fine tooth comb and got them put back together. bike ran pretty good for about 10-15m then i turned it off. when i went to start her...

ok folks.....im not getting that whirrr whirrrr of the v boost system when i turn the key on.. any idea where to start trouble shooting?? thanks

Hey guys My max runs fine. Plenty of power. The one thing i notice is the bike does not sounds right. No missfires at all. I checked the exhaust temps at the headers. Found the back two at operating temp are 200 degrees. The front two are cooler. The left front is 130 degress and the right front...

I was looking at the reason of my bad mileage and smell issue and i just found a small canal preventing the butterfly from closing fully. Any idea how I can fix that? Looks like this part of the assembly can not be bought separately... The copper part might be damaged as the alloy cylinder...

Disclaimer: I am a single dad full time with very little time to ride, and even less to wrench. Nevertheless, an interesting occurrence with a carb to share. The symptoms of my stock 85 VMax: - Some backfiring from cylinder #2 - Dark plug on cylinder #2, all others tan - Poor gas mileage -...

First off, I'm new here, so thanks for creating this forum Secondly, I'm far from new to bikes, but very new to VMax's... anyway, I found a bike, its a 1999 VMAX with 23k miles, and aesthetically its in very good condition. PREEMPTIVE APOLOGY IF this has been covered, I did search though ;)...

Once again I stand before the elders, seeking their guidance. :biglaugh: Last year I built a 1260 with an approx. compression ratio of 13:1. The pistons were MTC 14:1 pistons but I had to have the valve pockets deepened for the cams I'm running and I had some metal removed from the domes. Fast...

I have recently acquired an integrated turnsignal LED brake light off of a 2006 ZX-6R that I am going to install IF i can figure out how to make the wires stay on the main plug part. here are some pics to explain what my words might not be describing properly what can i do to hook up the...

After the dismantle of the fork, I notice that the metal locking ring was broken and did scratch deeply the chrome. It would explain some leaks I got. What would be the best way to remove a deep scratch on the tube? Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

I have been having this wondering weave type issue that would come and go after riding for a while,almost temp related at times but really inconsistant. I ended up replacing the steering head bearings after checking several things, I even put a new front tire on it cause it had a...

Started on my way to a charity ride today....didnt get there ! No charge, AGAIN !! Finally got the bike home. Here is what I got.......... I checked the AC voltage on the stator, Ckecking each leg to ground I get around 10 volts at Idle...around 40 AC volts at say 5000 RPM. Is my Stator good ( I...

So I've got about 400 miles and one week on my Max, and it is everything I thought it would be. But I'm noticing that when I am downshifting into 2nd, it sometimes doesn't quite 'connect' and there's a bit of a subtle grind sound, then it goes into neutral. This doesn't happen every time, and...