winter

Ready for a road trip.....something like this!!

Soon the riding will be over here so I already am planning one of my winter projects. Building a 1300 for the max. What I have so far is a 1987 venture case with the crank rods and pistons in it. I am going to replace the rods with vmax rods. I have a complete set vmax heads and a transmission...

:punk::clapping:Well here she is pretty much complete other than a few little things. Race tech springs,Progresive shocks,Ecliptech shift light,Koso volt gauge,Gear indicator,polished covers,scoops,rebuilt carbs,MSD 7mm red wires,plugs,Muscle seat,Marks 4 into 2,lots of powder coated parts,new...

I wish all my vmax brothers the best year ever!!!Winters almost gone and from my point of view,all i can say is thank god!Be safe my friends.When i got my max four years ago i would have never dreamed that it would brought me to such a brotherhood that are now my friends.You guys have been the...

Hello members, Have you received your copy of the WINTER VBOOST? Its in the mail for sure but snail mail takes awhile being its bulked shipped from the USA westcoast now. This is the largest ever printed copy of the VBOOST existance in FULL COLOR! I hope everyone enjoys their copy once they...

Ok I put the Max in the garage in November, it hasn't been a real bad winter here in Iowa but not warm enough to ride yet. Is anyone else jonesing to ride? Probably at least a month before it is nice enough.....how do you all deal with this time of year? Drinking is a method but thinking that...

Hello fellow VMAX enthusiasts, If your considering submitting an artcle of any sort for the upcoming FALL VMOA VBOOST magazine, the deadline is the end of this month. You can email your submissions to [email protected]. Thanks in advance, Mike

:rofl_200:What my wife don't love me?? This is my bike in our living room. We were still able to keep the bird couch & play stand so I only needed to move a table & lamp & put down some carpet to catch any driippings. She will be parked here through the winter to do any mods n such. Either she...

The nice guys at K&N Cycles (mostly known for their really good prices on OEM parts) are hosting a "bike night" kind of event at the shop on Thursday, Feb. 9th. There will be food, prizes, and generally a good time. Hit me up if you are going. Here's the poster:

The VMOA STORE WINTER BLOWOUT SALE!!! $5.00 T-Shirts, Yes $5.00 while supplies last..... Here' s the long awaited information on our items for sale in the VMOA Store. You will have to be a member of the VMOA and a registered VMOA member of www.vmoa.net website. Just login...

The winter, 2012, edition of the VBoost Magazine is now available for viewing. You will have to be a member of the VMOA and registered member of the website to view this digital edition (there will be no PRINTED issue). The link to the magazine will be available for viewing after you log in...

Hy, while fck`n snow is faling n faling n snowing n snowing,,,,,, (don`t have snowmobile) well it`s giving time to prepare 2012 upgrade, broke my chin several time, Max is verry low = brought new one from exactrep, have to be modified, to lift it up a little bit, the Max will stay low...

Hey everybody, I finally got almost finished with my winter mods and thought I would throw up a couple of pics. The previous (original) owner had put the windscreen, 4-1 Hindle and progressive front springs on it. This winter I did alot of Paypaling and cashier's checking with Sean :biglaugh:. I...

Took the Max out last Sunday when it got up to a balmy 38 degrees and the roads were (mostly) dry. Took my new Hero HD camera along, mounted to the airbox lid to give an "over the handlebars" point of view. Unfortunately due to size limits on photobucket, I can't really upload a HD version, it...

News flash......Big secret.....the first electronic edition is available on line to members and non-members at the VMOA website. Dave #3505

So I'm on the last stretch of my winter maintenance and had a few thoughts/questions. 1. I have my exhaust off and a spare oil pan gasket, I think I wanna make sure the o-ring is in place. Any tips for this job? I was gonna give the oil a few hours to drain (can't run the bike), take off the...

as you guys may or may not know we got about 2' of snow today. On saturday i'm planning on trailering the max to Springfield (65 miles) mostly highway. I have an open trailer. should i be worried about salt and crap kicking up all over it, then being a pain to work on/or rusting? I looked...

I've been riding the Vmax during the Winter commuting to work and back, running errands, etc. The only thing that has stopped me is the snow/ice/salt. In Indiana right now it's in the teens in the morning (to work) and about 20s-30s in the evening (to home). I have decent Winter gear but...

The last couple of days and for the next few days I'm in the process of fixing some problems, doing some maintenance and installing some upgrades.....Here's a few questions and comments so far...... First, my v-boost motor slowly grinded to a halt over the summer. While I was going "in" that...

Well guys and galls, after 2 months of spending couple of hours per day, thinking, calculating, simulating, planning, welding, machining and whatever you can imagine, I represent you: the monoshock LOL Its still need some final care but its works! Its almost bolt on besides a welding the...