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Hey all, I'm looking for some encouragement & tips to get my max back on the road. Background: It's an '06 which now has only 216 miles on it. I bought it from someone who didn't properly prep it before allowing it to sit for better than a year, and after purchase (I know - the wrong time to...

I have an 89 Max, all stock as far as I know I run 93 octane only in it (Not sure if that's important info or if it even needs to run 93 octane). Here's the problem, when it is cold or warm but not quite up to full operating temperature she runs beautifully. Now once she warms up fully she...

Just started the other day.....on occasion when starting my '06 from a dead stop the bike completely dies when I let out the clutch. I restart it and continue on. Under acceleration won't stall but pretty close. Again, not doing it all the time and I've ruled out some of the obvious. It's not...

My #4 carb on my 85' Vmax is spitting gas out of the overflow tube at speeds above idle. I tore the carbs out but, am getting a little weiry about what to do after removing the float bowl cover. Any suggestions on what to look for exactly? Appreciate the advice. "Novice Vmax owner" aka Val...

Some of you know I am new to the V-Max world. I have had mine about three weeks. I know it is not perfectly tuned. It is definitely rich as it has stock exhaust on it now and it was wearing a Kerker before (I wish the former owner had kept the damn exhaust, but I digress). I do not think it was...

I finished my valve cover gaskets last weekend. And All week long I've been doing routine maintenance, oils, air pressures, torques, few minor tweeks and blaah blaah blaahs... Well tonight I fired her up for about 5 minutes then rode over to the driveway, about 100 feet. I didn't rev it just...

I have 97 max stock everyting. Ive got a .5 volt drain on system not running. I have traced it to a med size black wire. See picture attached. If you are sitting on your bike it will be the left side. The black wire going up the frame has continuity the frame. The black wire going down the frame...

i have a torn carb diaphragm will this cause the bike to run poorly it is for cyclinder number 3 what kind of symtoms will this cause as far as bike performance in own an 85 model the bike has been running poorly almost like its running on 3 cyclinders

Hi all :-) First post here I have thoroughly read all posts pertaining to idle/low speed issues and carb issues and I still have a low speed/idle problem. Conditions: I have owned the bike from new (1994). It is completely stock. I do not ride much (about 1000 miles/year). Recently I let...

Anyone know anything that may be causing my valve covers to leak? First it was the front now the rear one is leaking. I checked the bolts they are tight. The front started about 10,000 miles and now the rear is leaking at 16,000. Is there a vent tube somewhere that may be clogged up, that could...

received a call from a dealer today, im getting another new tire for the back, and he said that when he spins the wheel, it moves up and down approx 1/8" to 1/4":hmmm: is this alot of movement or is this normal?. will this hurt anything? or will it be a big problem at little more then legal...