smoke

Hello, I took my bike out for a ride after yesterday after replacing one valve gasket (as it was leaking slightly). The bike has been standing for a few months, and after launching I noticed I was not getting full power. Upon investigation, it turned out to be a spark problem on one of the...

I have two VMaxs and both have oil leaking onto the exhaust pipes right behind the foot peg area. The oil starts to smoke after running for a few minutes. Almost looks like an exhaust leak at first. I haven't had time to dig into the issue yet but I was wondering if this is common and if anyone...

Hi all. I was warming my max up the other day and after a minute or so blue smoke started coming out from around the engine. Not out the exhaust. It only lasted about 5 seconds or so and it was fine after. I took it out for a couple of hours no trouble at all. When I got home I noticed a bit of...

Hi guys, the last time I had started my 2005 vmax was a couple of months ago. I started it today. Started fine. Left it running in the garage and went inside the house for some breakfast. Came back 15 min later, the bike was still running but there was a bunch of gas on the floor, and white...

I'm getting some light white moisture type smoke from my crankcase breather hose, as I'm running flat slides do not have a stock air box. It happens when the engine has run about a couple of minutes from a cold start, and does it when warm, but there is no oil coming out of the hose, the engine...

Can anybody tell me where the holes on the side of the heads between the first and second polished rib go? I can't find any reference to them in the books.

I started this thread on another forum but I wanted to change to here to get your ideas and suggestions I went for a bike ride the other morning and everything was great When I was nearly home and sitting at the lights smoke came from under the airfilter cover Last night I had time to strip...

Hi, One of my fellow riders told me I am leaving behind blue smoke when I accelerate hard so this winter, I`m planning to fix that. First things that come to mind are the valve seals, my bike had been standing for 10 years when I bought it so they might have dried out but to verify I did a cold...

Hi everybody. I have a 1994 vmax with 35000 miles on the clock that suggests it's time for some maintenance I bought the bike last autumn as you can tell from my vmf join date. Immediately I noticed greyish smoke from the exhaust when I rev up after a bit of idling at traffic light or warming...

Smokes a little when revving up in neutral, but mostly just after up shifting. Havent noticed any fluid level changes.....yet. But it just started doin this. She is still runnin like a champ and i wouldnt have noticed but a buddy was behind me yesterday when it was doing it. Any ideas? Nemesis...

so guys im 120 miles from hom. and the bike is dead. i was on the interstate cruising at about 75 and started to lose power, pulled over fot a big puff of white smoke out the exhaust and the thing died. i pushed it to a gas station and itll xrank but its literally POURING white smoke out the...

so my max smokes sometimes after a long ride from the rear of the airbox. im assuming its the hose at the very rear but i cant get it seated properly. anyone know what this is and how to fix it? in a possibly unrelated note after a long fast ride on the interstate today i came home and...

This is my first post so please pardon any forum rules I may have broken. So I am interested in buying a 89 (red tank black scoops) Vmax and the price is very favorable ($1000 from family at $50 per month) I have no idea what the miles are. What I do know is the Bike has been in the family...

I've noticed that when I start my bike up there's always smoke from the exhaust for the first few seconds of it running. It usually comes more from the can on the left side of the bike and I'm assuming that may have to do with it leaning on the kickstand on that side when parked. The bike can...

I preferred the bike driven by Dennis Hopper but 'Capt. America' was still pretty cool! http://motorcycles.about.com/b/2010/12/14/fire-claims-alleged-captain-america-harley-from-easy-rider-film.htm

So today after we were riding my dad decidedthat he would roast what was left of his completely bald tire so we could put the new one on. So pulled in the driveway and smokes the tire let's off smokes the tire let's off, the last time while smoking tire suddenly the exhaust starts spitting out...

went on 400 mile round trip this weekend, yes my *** hurts even with gel pad. i ran the bike pretty hard, even went on a 120 mph 1/2 mile blast. mostly running at 85 mph down 81 in virginia. no cops. any way when i would make short stops and restart bike after 5 to 10 minutes of resting i...

Hey guys, I am new here and this is my first post. I have an 85 that I traded for this last fall. The guy I got it from said it had been sitting for about 2 years. So I just started working on this thing and may have bit off more than I can chew. My buddy, another VMAX owner (robsplatf4)...

Picked up a nail in my tire,needed a new one anyways. Decided to smoke off my old Bridgestone.The neighbors hate me...ENJOY!:biglaugh:By the way,LOVIN the new Shinko. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNAFA8j-KC4&feature=player_embedded

Rode w/ a friend for the first time today. When I accelerated from 1st, 2nd, 3rd hitting vboost in 2nd and 3rd - he said he saw a plume of smoke (slight blue tinge - indicating oil burn). He said it was only under the hard accelerations (vboost, high rpm) - and it was a small plume. I am...