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I have a 2007 with 3500 miles. And I'm not sure if its gotten worse but after putting on my windshield some drive line noise has become very apparent. It's worse at higher speed for sure, in both 4th and 5th gears. So after reading I decided I'd pull the wheel and rear diff and check the...

Hey guys. Getting my bike out after keeping it warm all winter. Tried starting it couple weeks ago, gas was spewing out the exhaust and also leaking from the carbs, it was a mess. It was turning over, tried to start it til battery died then did research, float stuck maybe, etc... I knocked on...

Hello, I noticed the rear brake pedal on my bike is kind of loose and too close to the crankcase cover. Is this normal? I followed the instructions on this periodic maintenance document but everything seems well adjusted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwbRx67CL-g&feature=youtu.be Cheers...

Installed some Supertrapps this weekend without much trouble but I noticed that the left rear header had some "play" in it. It'd move about 1/2" front to back like it's loose. Ran out of time to pull the exhaust covers to see whats going on. Is this normal? Or something to be concerned about? To...

Just as it says, my rear fender shakes like crazy when i'm riding down a typical road with bumps and small pot holes. I thought it was just a few loose bolts, but gut under and tightened the only 2 I could see. It made a small improvement but still shakes and makes a bit of noise when doing so...

What year and what bike took the fastest production motorcycle title away from the vmax? Just curious.

Ok, newbie question here. Background first: I removed the battery on the VMX I bought a month ago to get a good look at it and charge it. In the process I "loosened" the one of the plug wires as it goes into the coil - passenger side - ha ha! I am getting random backfiring and a discolored...

Hi all, I am doing some work on the VMAX tomorrow, I noticed the head set is loose again I have done the furbur fix but still comes loose, can I use Loctite? :hmmm: Anyone tried this? Look forward to your oppinions.

i was going to try out joelyons50023's idea i had selected a feeler and was just about to cut it, when i spied one of those copper washers used for the banjo bolts lying on the ground. it was deformed and had been smooshed into an oval. "hmmm, those washers are pretty soft," i said to...

I'm finally pretty satisfied that my carb adjustments are about as close as I can make them. Since there are no covers for the Air / Fuel Screw Holes, I wanted to do something to seal them against moisture entering or Fuel / Air leaking. I keep everything that is left over from any job so I...

I've noticed recently that my front end feels a lot looser than it used to. Going slow speeds and hitting bumps in the road it just feels like it wobbles around way too much. Anyone experience this? known cause/fix? Thanks

ok I have been riding my bike for 3 years thinking that a carb tune is coming very soon. I've had a problem under full throttle from 6000 where it like coughs then continues to accelerate but never seemed to have the power my first vmax had. Ok I am blaming this on old age and the fact I just...

So this past weekend, my rear left header came loose and came out of the Y connector (walker pipes). Tightened everything back up but the nuts seem to be loosening each time i check now. Is it OK to put locktite on these? Or maybe some sort of lockwasher? Some guys I see putting anti-seize...

Hey guys! I've got an 85 with 28k and Kerker 4-2. Lately it's been making some odd noises that I've narrowed down to exhaust leaks. I bought new gaskets that go to the heads, but they seemed fine once I started disassembly. I did find that the rear pipes are very loose where they're clamped...

I BOUGHT MY 2006 V-MAX , LEFTOVER NEW IN 3/2007 , I THOUGHT A HAD GONE OVER EVERYTHING , ALL I FOUND LOOSE WAS THE CLAMP ON MY EXHAUST CROSS OVER PIPE . I JUST DID MY OIL PUMP "O" RING FIX & HAD TO TAKE THE MUFFLER & THE 2 FRONT PIPES OFF . AFTER DOING IT & PUTTING THE 2 FRONT PIPES & MUFFLER...

A quick note. My '85 had a 170/80 15 Mettzler rear, and a pronounced speed wobble at 110mph. When I changed the tyre yesterday, I went back to stock size, also noticing that although there was no side movement in the swingarm I could detect, the RH swingarm bolt was quite loose. So I torqued...

My front pegs on my '96 are so loose & sloppy that they make my clutch lever look like a finely machined piece of art. I'm not that worried about it, I figure I can always remove the pin, drill the hole bigger & install a grade 8 bolt, I'm just wondering if this is a common VMAX thing or a lot...

Was riding home from work today minus gloves so had left hand down by motor and noticed that my clutch lever was going all over the place . Checked it at home and it moves about an inch inwards and about half an inch up and down , is this normal give for this ? Also sometimes bike has trouble...

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