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  1. G

    Miss when cold runs well when hot?

    Ok, So I have a 1989 full power bike with 20k kms. It starts right up no issues, but runs very rough, pooping etc And the left rear cylinder is def not firing as the exhaust header is cold. After I take off and run for maybe 5 mins, the bike comes good and runs great, pulls like a train...
  2. H

    Runs bad once hot

    Alright guys I'm out of ideas. I'm putting my friends 99 back into service after a long storage, and I've been through pretty much the whole bike. I overhauled the carbs, put in a new fuel pump and filter, cleaned all chassis grounds, eliminated the stator plug, have the regulator-rectifier...
  3. TheMeanSupreme

    '90 Vmax. Runs good but needs love. $2000obo

    I have a '90 with about 42k on it. Stock except for a Corbin seat. I have the stock pipes (great condition) but right now it's wearing a pair of empty cans. Sounds great but it's LOUD! Comes with these parts (not on bike): pair of gold dot front caliper and front disks to go with them. Adapter...
  4. V

    Runs like crap and dies---1998 VMAX

    Hey guys, Please post up if you have some answers. As I am still on a steep learning curve, I am wanting to know what could have happened internally to the fuel delivery system. Happens that the bike was leaned pretty far down on the right side. After this, it ran ok for a few miles then...
  5. O

    90 vmax 1200, new dyna, runs terribly.

    So over the last 2 weeks i habent been able to get my bike to run for longer than 5 minutes. Started by replacing r/r, new pc680 battery, nothing. So i threw a dyna 3000 in (the model that doesnt have the switches om the back) and now shes missing like crazy, tons of white smoke coming out the...
  6. Fire-medic

    FL road rage-driver runs over bikers

    http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/05/31/road-rage-man-intentionally-ran-over-bikers/ The video is sickening. This person should lose his freedom and his license, hopefully for years. TAMPA (CBSMiami) — A case of road rage was caught on camera near Tampa when a driver intentionally ran over...
  7. frank5079

    Navy Vet Nearly Killed When Road-Raging Driver Runs Over His Motorcycle

    http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/05/31/navy-veteran-nearly-killed-when-road-raging-driver-runs-over-his-motorcycle
  8. 1986vmonster

    Bikes runs but front left cylinder is not firing

    I got my bike up and running finally but it ran rather rough and I felt the exhaust and the front left is dead cold. Did a compression test and it started at 90 psi and finished at 150 psi so I assume the issue is not mechanical. The plug was not wet and looked clean. I swapped over the plug...
  9. G

    I covered half of the y cover and it runs !

    Dear Fellow Rider, My name is Gee. Ive recently joined to learn more about my new toy from fellow members. I got the bike a month ago, and it would bog down after 5000 or so rpm. Up tp about 4000 it had the power to burn rubber.... Things Ive done in order. 1. Checked battery off...
  10. 8

    bike runs great until i get going??

    well ive been rebuilding an 85 vmax that my father purchased back in 90. after it sitting and doing some work to the bike i put fresh plugs and new diaphragms in it. synced the carburetors and then cranked it up to take it for a ride. bike runs good but as soon as i switch up a gear and begin to...
  11. C

    Todd's 1/4 mile runs 2014

    FIgured it might be easier to just make one thread instead of a bunch. Today I did a little better. Ran several 9.90's @ 145 ish mph Best ET to date 4-27-2014 [email protected] mph Another decent run. Best 60 ft was 1.75. Best MPH 147.83 ( on a 10.02 pass ) I ll...
  12. C

    Trooper runs down motorcyclist couple.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxIH08loRoo
  13. shawnlee

    runs like crap

    I sure hope someone can point me in the right direction. I have shotgunned twice, broke down carb completly and did through cleaning on all jets and jet block, 1/4 can seafoam and new fuel filter and still getting the same outcome. The bike sputters at low speed, some backfiring, very low idle...
  14. vmaxbx

    runs on 2 cyls @ low revs/idle; tach goes dead.

    just started running on 2 cylinders when at idle, and tach goes dead. I twist the throttle ever so slightly, and I can feel when all 4 cylinders start firing at about 1150 rpm, and the tach simultaneously jumps to life. very hard to start now, if it'll start at all. when I do get it to start, I...
  15. P

    Stage 7 with OEM Exhaust - Runs a Bit Off...

    I finally got Mr Max for the very first time since getting him 4 months ago. The bike came with a Stage 7 kit installed and full UFO exhaust. I sold the UFO exhaust because we have strict noise laws here. So the current setup is Stage 7 and OEM exhaust. The bike starts and idles fine, but...
  16. J

    have to pump clutch after interstate runs?

    recently my max has developeda new bug- after long rides on the interstate i pull on tge clutch lever and its like nothings there. i have to pump it about 5 quick times to get it to fully engage, the clutch grabbing a little more with each pump. this continues until i park it and after a while...
  17. C

    Hot day to be drag Racing.... my second official track runs ....... 11.50's

    Ok it was hot, really hot! 94 degrees with a 7 mph headwind. So I know the bike will run faster then it is. This time full leathers so I could balls out the bike. My first pass was dismal 12.11.... the whole run wasn't good. Next pass 11.77 115 and then it kept going lower from there. A...
  18. CaptainKyle

    Few 1/8 mile gen 1 runs

    Well I was toying with the airflow & jetting on the old 89 yesterday so I took it down to the local 1/8 mile last night. I picked up a little power on the big end neeed to go back to the 1/4 now to see how its really running. 1st pass RT .071 60 ft 180 ET 7.277 @ 98.63 2nd pass RT .020 60 FT...
  19. Barry barker

    Stock Vmax runs TX 337

    This video is a little long, so plan about 8 minutes. Charlie took off first, it took me a little while to catch him. I had to pass 3 bikes, and there weren't any good places to pass. He waited for someone which turned out to be me and we started flying!!!! ENJOY...
  20. SpecOps13

    Old Style Fuel Pump Runs Too Much, Too Often

    I've been fighting this on my 89 for some time. When I turn the key on, sometimes the fuel pump runs for the given 5 seconds as the older model Max's will. Sometimes it will go click, click and be done. Once the engine is at operating temp, I can turn the key on and off a dozen times and it...
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