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You gotta see this! http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226570 Epic Fail :rofl_200:

Well after determining my starter relay was bad. I still seem to have the problem of it barely turning the motor when hot. I just pulled the starter and everything checks out. I saw on vmaxchat that someone recommended drilling a hole in the starter top and making a direct wire connection from...

Seem to have marginal Hot starting issues. Initially starts fine..Ride for about an hour..stop for a few minutes and go to restart..starts but seems to struggle a bit to turn over. Checked Volts getting 14.2 at idle. Is this a starter issue? :ummm:

Hi guys, I've been reading these forums since I picked up my 2001 VMax last summer, really great place. I haven't had a lick of trouble with it up until now. I rode it a few times in March on some nice days, but then parked it again as the weather turned. Now that it is getting nicer, I went...

Hello All. did anyone here come across a problem of power still at the starter switch while the ignition is turned off, the engine will turn over while switched off :ummm::ummm: Thanks.

I'm starting to put the bike back together for riding season, and have suddenly developed a fueling issue. The only modification I made in that area was the installation of new throttle cables. The bike struggles to warm up. Once the bike warms up, it stutters when rolling into the throttle...

I moved from 1000' elevation to 5100-5200' elevation, bike runs ok but I would like to make sure the carbs are jetting for the best performance and mpg, I have not disassembled anything yet, I am pretty sure the carbs have all stock jetting. I am looking for someone who lives at a near the same...

I have a "96 Black V-Max with approx . 7500 miles on it. I can install a new battery, will charged and maintained, and after I ride the bike, for an hour or so, or until the engine becomes hot, I have a very difficult time in starting the bike. It acts as though the battety is weak or dead. When...

After 6 days of Max sitting in the shed i decided to fire her up , on turning the key i got a clicking noise and she was had to start could smell petrol and it was like she was flooded and then got her running without choke on . This has happened before when i havent been using her for about a...

Looks interesting as exhaust will be the first mod I probably do.

What little tricks do you do to get vmax to start easy without the choke on.

Been busy on upgrades to Battery, Stator, Rectifier/Regulator, StarterClutch, Magnet for Rotor Assy, and is taking longer than I hoped. Last I started my bike was about 1 month ago. Any ideas on how to keep it healthy ie carbs..fuel... in the interim??

Is it safe to start a Vmax with a car battery and cables without a bike battery at all? Thanks

As usual my bike has crapped out 2 days before a ride! :bang head: Just got back from a ride, stopped the bike, then about 5 minutes later went to restart it and it just cranks but doesn't fire. All the plugs are wet when I pull them. Pretty sure it isn't the ignitor unit so I'm trying to...

Today I decide to take the bike out for a ride. I start it up and drive out of my apartment complex, everything is just fine so far. As I pull out on to the main road I accelerate through 1st gear, and as I shift into 2nd the bike all of a sudden just dies. All the lights work and the...

From what I've read I think I know what it is, but I'll ask anyway. Every now and again, and it's happening more frequent now, when cranking the engine over the starter or something makes a nasty sound. I get off the start button, try again, good as gold. Starter clutch replacement time or...

Hello again, After having most starting and ignition related sockets apart (for getting the pins checked and treated with corrosion prevent spray) there occurred two very interesting problems. The problems were not so special, but the solution (same for both problems!) sounds almost like...

The 2009 was sort of hamstrung from the start one of the articles I read today someone talked to one of the guys from star asking him what happened to the 1800cc they were testing [the 295HP on the dyno] he said they scrapped it cause they would have had to lengthen[in his words] "the chassis"...

My bike did the not wanting to start when hot thing today. My buddy was telling me that they make a kit to fix (or help) the problem. I located the kit online but is the kit just heavy duty battery cables and a good frame ground? Thanks, Grimmie:peace out bike:

Ok so here is the problem. Tried to start the max the other day and I get all the normal noises (fuel pump, v-boost, etc), but when I actually try to fire the motor all I get is rapid clicking. The battery has a full charge according to the battery tender, and it is not short of water in the...