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Hey Guys not sure if this belongs here or in the drivetrain section. For some reason when I get on the throttle hard from a standstill I keep missing second gear enough times that I have no confidence that its in gear and i'm not going to redline the snot out of the bike. My bike is an...

I am removing the backrest from my 1990 VMax. It is not the OEM Yamaha backrest. When I pull the passenger seat off, it appears parts were removed to install this backrest. Does anyone have a photo of what should be under the passenger seat on a stock bike? I think there must be something to...

it ran perfect, but leaked a bit (very little) from the left crankcase, so i decided to replace the gasket. i drained the oil and took off the crankcase cover, and the starter idle gears fell out. installed the new gaskets, checked my service manual to make sure i got the gears back right...

I tried the shims and it actually made the bike run worse once I installed the second shim. Lots of farting through the exhaust can throughout the rev range. I also tried the bigger main jets (157.5) and it made my bike miss all over the upper rom 6-9K. So what is next? I could try the...

3badbirds IS MISSING , HIS LAST POST WAS 4/8/08 , I SENT HIM A COUPLE PM'S & HE'S NEVER GOTTEN BACK TO ME !

Hi Guys I have a 1997 V-max with only 9000 miles on her. She wont go into 4th or 5 gear. Is seems as though the highest gear she will go into is 3rd. It holds fine in 3rd but when i try and shift, it just doesnt engage 4th or 5th. I bled the clutch and changed the oil but it still wont...

Well found out from PCW that bike will be finished on the 28th :bang head: so looks like I will have to miss Thunder this year. Now I'm thinking about the UFO meet in July. Is this still on? Have'nt seen people talking it up lately.

Hey all, if a VMAX has no VIN stamped on the steering head , is it likely that it had the frame replaced or do you think it could be stolen ? Are there any other VIN stamps on a MAX ? I read that Yamaha replacement frames have no VIN. Has anybody ever run into this before ?