maintenance

I have a 2006 VMax with 12K miles, have owned it a year, recently changed oil in engine and shaft drive, removed as much brake and clutch fluid as possible with turkey baster and replaced with fresh fluid, new spark plugs. and put in a barely used K & N air filter which I cleaned first, oh...

I developed an issue with my carbs a couple weeks ago, when I would whack the throttle quick or do my first gear rolling smoker it had a flat spot/ cough/ hesitation. So I figured I would do some needed Maintenance... * Used Seafoam - No change. * Changed spark plugs - No change. * Changed fuel...

OK, so you've got all your clearances to your liking, the shim kit's on its way to the next Vmaxxer (or back to Sean), and you wanna ride! Let's put it all back together.. First I cleaned up my valve covers as best I could: I couldn't find the damn black RTV, and was too lazy to go get some...

Ok so now we're ready to start measuring clearances and adjusting them with the use of shims. DO NOT attempt to start this job without first talking to Sean Morley ([email protected]), because he may just lend you his shim kit. Without it, you'll need a Yamaha special tool (YM-33961 Tappet...

Ok so finally (I know I've been putting this back waaaay too long!) here's a full 'how to' for doing your valves clearances, with the engine IN the bike. I agree that it would be a helluva lot easier to do this with the engine out, but it's not that easy for everyone to remove their motor...

Well, im pretty much new to the bike modding as well as maintenance. Before i was focusing on cars, primarily ls1's haha What im planning to do is general maintenance first since my bike has 13K miles already... I got a quite a few questions so please bear with me. I dont want to make mistakes...

Hello I've been tinkering with bikes for a while but I've never had anyone show me what to do. I was happy to kind of teach myself and learn as I go on older bikes, but I am afraid of screwing something up on my new baby. I'm not completely useless, but I would really like to learn more about...

It's too cold to ride so I'm starting all the projects I've been putting off, here's the list: New fork seals, adding Racetech springs and emulators Adjusting valves and replacing the leaky valve cover gaskets Replacing the clutch slave cylinder with one from Ebay, the old one was...

VMaxForum.net will be down for about an hour on 8/4/06 at 11 pm EST while I switch the forum over to its NEW WEB HOST!!:eusa_dance: Some of the long times members here may miss the frequent crashes of the current Web host :icon_rolleyes:, but this should end the days of seeing the "Database...

VMaxForum.net will be down for about an hour on 8/4/06 at 11 pm EST while I switch the forum over to its NEW WEB HOST!!:eusa_dance: Some of the long times members here may miss the frequent crashes of the current Web host :icon_rolleyes:, but this should end the days of seeing the "Database...

DO not attempt starting the engine if the battery is weak because it results in the loosening of the starter clutch screws causing the starter clutch to go bad! ODYSSEY PC 680 not the 680M, the M is for an extra metal jacket that is not needed for max application. A link to the battery that...