What did you do to your Vmax today? Part 2

[dannymax]

Installed the rebuilt clutch slave, blew out the line and installed the modded clutch lever and master cylinder from Turbovmax and filled/bled with DOT 5.

Also shimmed the needles .021"....then went for a ride. Man, that clutch is totally different, lever has no lateral play, very positive feel!!

Great job Gary!! Thanks! :thumbs up::cheers::thumbs up:

danny

 

[maleko89]

BTW, separating the rear headers from the mid pipe was a pain in the ass. I just separated the Mark's mid pipes and left the headers on until I could free everything from the bike. I twisted and used PB Blaster. It was cool, because of all the friction when twisting the exhaust joint was super hot to the touch. Man, Mark makes tight fitting exhaust systems!

 

[RagingMain]

Taking a break from putting it back together after the cam cap. Wish me luck.

 

[maleko89]

Here are some pics. I just cleaned the air filter and tested for cleanliness with my tongue. Trust me, it works.

 

[CaptainKyle]

Well got the gas tank out of the 86 & pulled the carbs off rebuilt all the calipers tore the Master cylinder & clutch cylinder apart gonna have to get kits for them & also the slave cylinder painted the swingarm & differential & got the cluch & speedometer cable put on the 85 & I am sure I forgot something.

 

[dannymax]

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Um...Mark-o, if K & N even finds out you're 'being intimate' with their filters...................:biglaugh:

 

[vmax626]

I`ve heard of finger liki`n good but .......?:confused2::ummm::confused2lease somebody help this man !!!
hEY mARK YOU NEED A SHAVE TOO :rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:
<<Dave>>:rofl_200:

 

[RagingMain]

Got her back together and no noises, runs sweet as honey :eusa_dance::eusa_dance::eusa_dance:

Dave call me and lets get together with Ace for a ride:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:
Cheers

 

[KJShover]

Here are some pics. I just cleaned the air filter and tested for cleanliness with my tongue. Trust me, it works.

hmmm blowin carbs, lickin' filters. I've heard of people loving thier bikes, but LOVING thier bikes? :th_love031::rofl_200:

 

[vmax626]

Found a faulty ground wire and changed it out and then Ace(green light blitz showed up with his brother and we spent the day changing out his voltage regulator for one from a fzr 600 and got rid of that crimp crap and we found alot of previous owner tinkering which is ok IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, now his 85 is at 14.25 volts:eusa_dance:.
hey man I hope your friend dosen`t get offended when you tell him you don`t need any more push starts LOL:rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:
I`m begining to like these wrenching parties.
<<Dave>>:biglaugh:

 

[maleko89]

Got her back together and no noises, runs sweet as honey :eusa_dance::eusa_dance::eusa_dance:

Dave call me and lets get together with Ace for a ride:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:
Cheers

Awesome! I told ya!

 

[naughtyG]

Installed the rebuilt clutch slave, blew out the line and installed the modded clutch lever and master cylinder from Turbovmax and filled/bled with DOT 5.
Man, that clutch is totally different, lever has no lateral play, very positive feel!!

Great job Gary!! Thanks! :thumbs up::cheers::thumbs up:

danny

Same here - I got mine back from Gary and fitted it today, and it feels so much better, especially with that double-D clutch.

Nice one Gary! :worthy::worthy::worthy:

 

[naughtyG]

I have already removed the rear wheel, final drive, swing arm, covers, air box and exhaust system. Those pieces I won't document since they are outlined nicely in the Clymer. The only things I have left before beginning are the u-joint/plate, carbs, engine guards and radiator covers/mounts.

Wow you actually need to take ALL of these just for the mounts? Blimey that's a job and a half I better plan for time carefully..

Maybe on FL Tech Day with 15 hands.. :eusa_dance:

 

[TURBOVMAX]

Same here - I got mine back from Gary and fitted it today, and it feels so much better, especially with that double-D clutch.

Nice one Gary! :worthy::worthy::worthy:

Thank You! That's a nice mod, did one for myself and was pretty impressed. Nice to not have any slop in the lever and that roller bearing should last forever. Don't know about you guys... but one of the things that's always annoyed me about the Vmax is the reach on the levers. I have small hands I guess... although I think they are normal. I usually put the lever in a vise and bend it back toward the bar a little bit. Was thinking of making up some billet aluminum levers incorporating the bearing mod. Anybody interested? Maybe I could put up a few designs and get some feedback.

 

[veebooster]

I have the same problem....small hand syndrome! I'd be interested in your billet levers.

Dale #2592

 

[RagingMain]

Rode mine to work this morning after 2 weeks of it being down.

 

[gamorg02]

Wow you actually need to take ALL of these just for the mounts? Blimey that's a job and a half I better plan for time carefully..

Maybe on FL Tech Day with 15 hands.. :eusa_dance:

for the rears. the fronts are cake (relatively speaking), from what i've read.

 

[gamorg02]

yesterday rode it. was behind a car and noticed my headlight went out. switched to low beam, and it worked, so i picked up a new headlight. sylvannia silverstar ultra. $28 at autozone, had a $20 credit so $8.

i was surprised to see it go so quick (7k miles this year) but i guess those probably aren't meant to have highbeams on all the time. i probably have my lows on less than 1% of the time.

will replace at some point today.

SHOULD do the oils.

 

[Redbone]

Thank You! That's a nice mod, did one for myself and was pretty impressed. Nice to not have any slop in the lever and that roller bearing should last forever. Don't know about you guys... but one of the things that's always annoyed me about the Vmax is the reach on the levers. I have small hands I guess... although I think they are normal. I usually put the lever in a vise and bend it back toward the bar a little bit. Was thinking of making up some billet aluminum levers incorporating the bearing mod. Anybody interested? Maybe I could put up a few designs and get some feedback.

Sounds interesting Gary. I'm ok with the reach and pull of the stockers but I would like the ball bearing pivot for a smooth pull and a different design just to be, well, different.

 

[kebo1930]

Installed COPS unk: