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I've gone through enough troubles to last me for a long time but, I guess I may as well try to pull one more out of my hat. Cold start, with the choke on and / or with the choke off, anytime the rpm is raised over 1000. The exhaust pops. It runs like crap if I try to ride it before it's been...

I started to get the stumble and did the shotgun on the carbs (not my first time). I got everything cleaned and put back together now the bike won't start at all! The bike did run right before I did the shotgun as I was checking to see which side the stumble was coming from. All it does now is...

I am getting spark to the plugs and according to the fuel pressure gauge, have fuel. I thought I had a bad battery, so I replaced it with a larger 18AL, last night. It was dead this morning, so I narrowed down that the headlights were draining it, or at least one of the things - so I put a...

So I went over to the parental units house and grabbed the max out of the basement. I took a short video of me starting it for the first time. I believe this is the first video of the bike. It's just an iPhone video so it's not the best but it works. Ok so the sissy bar is off now as my wife...

If i let my bike sit for a couple of hours i have to use the choke. I just got the bike 300 miles ago and it only has 3700 on it. I thought that's weird for an 01 to have to be choked that often. I raised my idle to 1k after the bike warms up but having to choke the bike at start up is a tad...

Ok so the mod bug is in full force. i put in the my v-boost switch yesterday which BTW doesn't feel that much different but I guess i don't have any power mods on the bike that would take full advantage. I put my bar end mirrors on. Do most guys have the mirrors pointing down or up? i...

Hi Guys, Went to get my bike out of stoage today and when I tried to start it I put full choke and it started but stopped right away, tried it again and it would stay runnning at 4000 rpm but as I closed the choke it would cut off right away I couldn't ease it closed. Finally I ran my battery...

Hi. How come it is impossible to start the bike when in gear ? Finding the neutral is a struggle from time to time. Is it possible to bypass this ?

So I was out about two weeks ago for a nice first ride of the season with my best friend. We were out a few hours and the bike ran as good as it has been so far this year. It typically was idling on three cylinders and I have been debating taking it into a shop to have it worked on. But last...

Hey Everyone, I have a 2004 Vmax that was purchased in late 2009. The bike had 3,100 original kilometers (About 2,000 miles) for mileage. (Guy I bought it from worked out of the country.) My question is: My Vmax blows some blue smoke for about 10 seconds on a cold start with the choke on. The...

Bike: 1992 PCW 1327cc chain drive with about 1000 miles on the motor So I just got my bike back from my mechanic. He took the carbs off and cleaned them, replaced the plugs and tuned and synced the carbs. The bike ran well at his shop when I picked it up, I brought it home, put all the...

:bang head: I have the new ignition so count that out. -All my fuses are brand new -starter relay is brand new -starter/silinoid works just fine -kill switch has been bypassed (switch removed and wires connected strait to one another) -dry cell battery holding perfect power -main fuse has...

I have just replaced the starter clutch on my max (fortunately the flywheel removal on mine was not a hernia maker :) ) 5 tonne puller and some sweat and time was all it took. The job went relatively easy once I got the parts .....(took a couple of weeks to get a new starter clutch assembly) -...

fired the bike up earlier to let the coolant drain into the radiator since i had to change the coolant ... fired it up for a couple mins and then shut it off once the coolant cycled...never got up to temp... so my buddy and i finished changing the brake fluid and i went to fire the bike up to...

so i apparently have a ghost in this bike. today at work i was told that my head light was on on my bike. i thought they were misataken as i had my keys in my pocket but i checked anyways because they wouldnt leave me alon and sure enough it was, whats worse is the ignition was on and i could...

I'm trying to get the bike back together this weekend and running but the starter butting won't start it! The relay clicks and everything but doesnt engage the starter. I took the connections off, cleaned then, and put them back on and still no go but if I jump between the 2 connectors the...

When I started my bike yesterday, it produced blue oil smoke for few seconds after start. Not much, but noticable. Then everything normal. After being shut down for few hours the same happened again. No abnormal engine sounds whatsoever and all seems normal after these first few seconds. Is...

Have a 90' Vmax I just bought (last week :damn angry: ) and went on my first real ride with some friends...Bike ran ok, then began running on and off 3 cylinders....I figured I would take it easy and limp it back home, figuring it was something with the jetting, as this thing runs extremely...

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...

Yesterday I had a friend help me jump start my vmax due to low battery - it had enough juice to activate the ignition/lights but just did the "click" when hitting the start button. Unfortunately I was not paying much attention and my buddy accidentally reversed the cables on his side - thus I...