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Man I got something going on with my bike that's got me baffled. I've had my '05 for about a year and a half and it's got right at 20,000 mi. A few weeks ago it started doing this intermittent thing where I would be sitting at a stop light idling along and it would just die like someone turned...

So, I painted my Max's engine yesterday with Duplicolor ceramic engine enamel, looks great. I'll post pics later, but now I have a problem :confused2: I took her out for a spin today, and everything seemed dandy until suddenly at a stoplight she just died while idling. Luckily, she started...

i just got a wix filter for a 1994 Mazda MX-3 V-6. took off the old filter, drained oil yada yada yada. put the Wix 51356 filter on, plug in, filled up. Started my bike up and the filter leaks like a stuck hog...

first post great forum been working on my max all day , i have a problem with a back fire through a carb. Took the top of the air box and firerd her up......, when revving the engine i noticed one of the carb sliders was not moving and back fireing through the carb..........youguys got any idea...

Had my new tire put on the rim..I went to install it, but it acts like it's missing a spacer. According to the parts breakdown, there should be a washer on the locknut side of the shaft bolt and one on the pinch bolt side of the shaft bolt. Problem is, is that there is a gap now. Is there...

hi new to this site. hope some one can help i bought my first max and got it running today and unfortunately when driving down the road its jumping (grinding) in 2nd gear :bang head: even with the problem its still a nice bike! im looking for a downloadable workshop manual if any one knows of...

Does any body else have a problem with their Kerker exhaust leaking where the rear downpipes slide into the headers that come from the front? I have the one on the right leaking really bad. Any suggestions for a fix?

I am having trouble getting the clutch working after it sat dry for a couple months.I cant even get fluid to start bleeding.I even try pulling the fluid through from the slave.The master doesnt seem to pump either?It worked fine before storage.Ideas appreciated.Chad

The stock mirrors worked well but looked like crap. After market mirrors look great but I couldn't see a damn thing out of them. Got happy one night with a welder and started cutting the factory mirrors as low as I could then painted them black.

a friend called me. he was in full throttle gear 1 and suddenly it felt like from 1 gear to go to neutural (but he was still in 1 gear). now the bike in all gears feels like no friction at all. like you have N. he told me he checked the friction plates which are new sanded the metalplates. try...

This easy-to-use flowchart was sent to me by my engineer wife. Hope it helps you as it has helped me! :biglaugh:

Hi Guys, My mechanic just finished replacing my old engine with new one. He never did that before on Vmax and I explained him about the VBoost mechanism. He said it didn't have any special issues with it BUT, now after the new engine installed whenever I reach 6000rpm the bike is turned off...

Every now and then my Max has a mind of its own, I would ride to work 8 miles, and the bike runs like a bat out of hell, idlin at 1k rpm. I'll get ready to go home, start her up and she spits a little, has a lumpy idle as if running on 3 cylinders, yet the rpm is now about 1300 rpm, and rides...

Hello Guys, I have an Ignition switch problem: After inserting the key and turning it right till the end I need to take it back slightly (1-2 mm) for it to turn the electric on. I've been told to open the switch and rotate the inside to get fresh contacts. Can anyone tell me or point me to...

I know 2nd gear is jello on these bikes. Mine is just fine until i am getting on it. But it dont pop out of gear though. I always miss 2nd gear when im hot rodding. If i slow down shifting it goes kust fine but if i try and hurry it it just wont go. Can anything be adjusted or is 2nd gear just...

Last night I installed drag bars on my 2001 vmax, the problem I am having is my throttle cables hit the tank. I was just wondering if there was a solution to fixing this or not. Thank you for your advice.

I went otu to the garage to check out maxine and found some interesting numbers.The battery cold was 12.12.I started her up and at 1000 rpm i got 13.5 to13.8 .I reved her up to 2500 rpm and the voltage droped to 13.0 .I took the two coils off and found a crack on both of them.The bike runs and...

hi got my 1st vmax couple of weeks ago its a 1990 one owner from new,been standing for abit ran fine on choke but when choke off at low speed felt like it was on 3 open it up and it ran ok ish, read lots of posts about cleaning carbs with them still on bike use,in carb cleaner it did work abit...

hey guys I have a 2001 vmax that has recently developed a surging problem at 5500 rpm when cruising in fifth gear. I have had the macanics check everything from O rings, rubber connections (for air leaks), checked the compression, disconnect the vboost, new plugs, cleaned carbs, synced the...

I just rebuild my second gear issue. I'm doing the reinstall and having problem with the front tubes fitting into the main exhaust. Any hints would be appreciated. Also, do I have to readjust the v-boost. I only loosened the center nut on the square box of the boost.