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All those running a mets ME880 170 Metz 170 - WHO had to do a washer swap?

I'm giving some serious thought to just tossing the whole front of my Max and putting in something else, rather than trying to address its various problems. I know there are a couple of front end kits available, but they are more than I want to spend, and don't really offer the look I want. I'm...

does anyone know if a 2000 venture final drive will fit. i know that i would have to plug the speedo drive hole and tap a hole for the shock. thanks for any help.:ummm:

I'm starting my frame swap project this afternoon... salvage title bike plus clean title frame equals happy insurance agent! Anyway, I'm used to working on Ducati's, where the engine is a stressed member of the frame. Most of them would start a complete rebuild by putting the engine on a jack...

Maybe one of you dudes could help me out. Ive been thinking about trading my clear water pump cover and clear chromed clutch cover for a set of the same (windowed) but factory gloss black. I bought them over a period of a few years and ended up with all four (gen, middle gear etc) widowed but...

I have the worst luck. I pulled the slave out of my 86, it had a rip in the seal. No big deal, I have an 85 project I can rob one out of.... I pulled the middle gear cover only to find this torx type broken star piece. It looks like it was sheared off/broken. It was floating in the small...

I'm considering the Bridgestone 170/80 15 rear tire and from what I've heard, I'll need to do the washer swap. Two questions: Can the Bridgestone fit the rear after the mod (or are all 170/80 tire brands the same), and last but not least: are there any downsides of moving the washer? Will...

:confused2:thanks again for all advice.im looking at a 2002 engine with 11,000 miles.will this motor bolt in my 97 frame? thanks

Hey guys, i need your help. Last week I switched out the stock indicators for the halogen 'Vmaxicators' and tail/brake light for an LED swap. The problem I'm having is I keep blowing 10A fuses in about 10-15 minutes after i turn over the bike. I dont think it has anything to do with the rear...

I have a '94 "smogger" bike and have ALWAYS had ****** results whenever I tried to do any mods to the carbs. I have clocked barely more than 16K miles on it since I bought it new. I have always felt this is a pretty anemic bike compared to all of the other rave stories I read:confused2: This is...

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I know the TCI boxes swap among the 80s but were changed in later years (why, different timing curve?). Are the pickup coils all the same? How about ignition coils, caps, and wires? How about wiring harness? Boost controller computer? Etc.

I can't seem to find where I got the info, but I was looking at the PCW 3 cams and I was thinking it was in the neighborhood of almost 10 rwhp or something in that area. This being said, it's 700 for cams, 125 for spring kit, and whatever for gaskets so I'm around $900.00 to do cams. Is it...

I recently got a good deal on a '88 Max that has been sitting a few years. I have done this job on more bikes than I can count in my years as a mechanic and also from just owning a lot of different bikes. So of course I knew the carbs were going to be needed cleaned, but after I took them...

Have a 170/60-18 Dunlop D220 on a Kosman 18" wheel. When mounted with all washers / spacers in stock position, the tire rubs on the left side of the swingarm. I read about the washer swap but how do you get the washer between the splines of the wheel and the pumpkin? Have tried with the pumpkin...

Bought a Venture pumpkin off eBay. Seller said it was from a 1993 Venture and has been installed on a V-Max. Had the shock stud installed. However, when I tried to install it, the splines wouldn't engage. I removed it and compared the splines with my 1997 pumpkin. They are different and there is...

Ok I read somewhere that you can fit one of the front calipers instead of the rear so I scored a front one,removed the old rear one and fitted the front caliper .O no ,due to the positioning of the brake line fitting my HEL s/s doesn't reach.Are you with me so far?So,to me it seems [a] new...

Anyone on here do this? Sean have you done this for anyone?

Hey Gang... Just started the Busa USD swap a little while ago around 11 PM. Got the stock front off Max, have the USD triples installed, all the headlight stuff, and ready for the forks. More to come. :cheers: Neil

Hey guys I just picked up a venture rear end, do a lot of commuting, anyways I have read over the tech manual on removing the rear tire and taking off the pumpkin, my question is... Does anyone have any words of wisdom on what do and what not to do that might not be spelled out in the books...