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HI. I have a 1985 VMAX. And I am having a series of problems and I could use some advise. The biggest problem is the fuel pump will only work if I have the switch set to "RES". If the switch is set to "On" the bike will run the bowls dry and quit. Also the VBOOST is suspossed to cycle once...

so, went riding today on the vmax, feel everything out... apparently the rear spring (progressive) somehow popped up past the damper screw. how do i tighten down the spring enough to put it back in its place? Basically right now, the spring and shock are in two separate parts :confused2:

I am not sure if this post should be here or in another section but, I am noticing after a hard accel, like after a little stop light to stop light race, the rear end feels loose, almost like the road is slick, but I dont see any leaks and all the obvious items are tight, any ideas? I tried...

Here's the deal. I bought my 86 about a month ago, and I've been through hell with it(apparently I bought it with a bad wrist-pin). I replaced the wrist-pin, piston, rod etc with the help of Sean Morley, and that's all well and good. Here comes the weird part.... When I'm cruising along on the...

Hi, i have mentioned this before and was told to do shotgun but im still not clear. For example, after couple of hours of standing my bike requires choke to start it... I would also have to jab the throttle a bit to not let it die at first. I was wondering if thats normal Note that i have a...

hello this is my first post so be gentle, i recently have noticed that when i start the main switch to power on the bike that instead of the vboost cycling it instead clicks for a while then stops. i was just wondering where would be a good place to start and what i should be looking for.

Hope this is not an issue as I seem to have found things that most others have - hard time finding neutral, wobble etc. Anyway I just noticed this tonight. When I brake i hear many little clicks. Now imagine the slight click you get when you use your front brake, if I brake sharp and my front...

my old magna had real loud pipes so I could never hearr the engine. Since getting the max I want to know everything I can about bikes so I will ask dumb questions from time to time. So when cold my max sometimes "coughs" from the air box like a little gust of air. Does it at low revs when cold...

I've noticed a lot recently that when I'm riding down the highway in 5th gear, say around 65 mph or so, if I hammer the throttle my engine revs all the way to redline. I can still feel the bike pulling, but something still seems to be awry. The revs eventually come back down to where they should...

DONE PRIOR TO PROBLEM: trapp slipons/6 disks 147.5 mains 2 1/2 out on a/f adjusted/synch v-boost cable (per manual) synchd carbs THE PROBLEM: bike starts, idles and runs good. After a nice hard run and back too cruising speed when i get after it again it seems like im running on...

I have a question. My friend has a 02 Shadow and when the bike is rode about 45 min to a hr the clutch lever seems to lose all pressure and is so loose and can't be shifted by the lever. Once it cools completely down it has pressure again and works. Drained all fluid and did a good clutch...

I have had poor MPG and several performance issues with my bike and they are slowly getting sorted out with help from alot of people here. I found another problem today. I pulled out the slides and took the needles out. Behold under 3 of the needles there were shims raising the needles .025" on...

ok the carbs have sat for a couple of months now, heres the issue. the bike idles and revs ok but i get a occasional backfire at idle or just above and it just doesnt run as good as it used to, although it was pretty rich... also i can look down in the carbs with the filters off and there seems...

I'm starting to put the bike back together for riding season, and have suddenly developed a fueling issue. The only modification I made in that area was the installation of new throttle cables. The bike struggles to warm up. Once the bike warms up, it stutters when rolling into the throttle...

Last month, a friend of a friend bought a 94 with 46,000 miles. Recently it developed a issue with 3rd gear. I rode it tonight and all other gears shift and lock in great. But 3rd gear will "try" to jump out under slight excelleration although never does:ummm: Only when the RPMS are up it seems...

I obviously put together something wrong...I figured I would ask the experts to shorten my hunt for the fault. The turn signals work opposite of the way they should. Turn left on, right flashes, and turn right on, left flashes. Both front and back. Did I wire the front AND the tail wrong...

I have recently installed COPs off a 2000 gsxr 600 and have had bad results. The bike will not run but gets what apperes to be proper spark and fuel. I first thought it was a carb problem because i hadn't ridden it sence it started to snow and every other problem was the carbs but this time it...

Hey guys. I'm new to the forum. I have a 2003 Vmax that wont run without the choke on. When the bike is cold it will start with the choke on and high idle but as soon as you back the choke off it with sputter and die. If the bike is running with the choke on and you touch the throttle at all it...

just got an 86 with 13200 miles that had sat in a garage for a few years.It starts and runs but very rough unless you rev it hard.I removed all the carb side covers and checked the diaphrams and they look fine,no holes or cracks that i could see.pulled them out,cleaned everything up that i could...

Ok , well this is strange - has any one had this problem , and if so what is the fix -- i have set my floats as per the dry setting thread, all is well, however twice after sitting the bike for a week one float has changed its setting so high , it allows gass to flow out the overflow on top of...