What did you do to your Vmax today?

[02Moneypit]

:worthy:unk:Looking good razor, looking good.Soon you will be burning up the road again.:biglaugh:

 

[VMX_Bartlett]

Tried to change my main jets, drill out the slides, and put the new springs in....only to find out that I couldn't bust loose the float bowl drain screws. Then I also noticed that the screws holding the covers over the slides weren't normal screws....I needed a tamper-proof torx that I didn't have. Then I couldn't even get the carbs off the engine either. They wouldn't budge. So I said piss on it, took it to the dealership, and my buddy is gonna take care of it for me.

I was able to get a portion of Sean's muscle kit installed though. It wasn't a COMPLETELY useless day.

I just used the torx that would fit in the tamper proof screws , I managed to have enough bit to break the screws loose with an impact screw driver.

 

[RazoR333]

:worthy:unk:Looking good razor, looking good.Soon you will be burning up the road again.:biglaugh:

And with an exhaust that sounds a sweet as it looks ,..thx in advance pit.

 

[RazoR333]

Also made a bit more progress on a lil project I'm tinkering with at work when it's slack. ,...whatcha think?...

 

[ams21ams]

Pretty cool!

 

[KJShover]

Lookin good Razor.

I sat and stared at mine today, after cleaning the garage, still waiting on parts:bang head:. it was a sunny 50 deg today:bang head::bang head:. It's been a long winter with the -60f and -50f cold snaps:bang head::bang head::bang head:. I'm ready to ride! Sold my stock pipes which payed for this year's insurance and had enough left over to restock the beer:clapping:.

 

[RazoR333]

:surprise:I would have to sell half my bike to pay for the insurance rates we have here in Manitoba...:bang head:,..
I hear ya KJ,...it's been a loooong winter.

 

[dannymax]

I just used the torx that would fit in the tamper proof screws , I managed to have enough bit to break the screws loose with an impact screw driver.

:surprise:I would have to sell half my bike to pay for the insurance rates we have here in Manitoba...:bang head:,..
I hear ya KJ,...it's been a loooong winter.

At 28 deg., snowing lightly....it's STILL a long winter!!

Anyhow, yesterday I pulled off the carbs and adjusted the v-boost on the '06. Re-assembled everything and sync'd the carbs.

As for the carb cover screws, I used the proper size phillips bit in a small ratchet and vise grips for the tamper-proof torx (if you're careful you won't scratch the carb cover).....threw them all away and replaced them with stainless allen round heads.

 

[vmax626]

Also made a bit more progress on a lil project I'm tinkering with at work when it's slack. ,...whatcha think?...

Those are nice looking, are they for the gen.1 ?? `cause I would like a pair of those for my 2000 max.
Let me know if you plan on selling some.
<<Dave>>:eusa_dance:

 

[02Moneypit]

Great job razor on the levers,should look awesome on the bike.cool idea.:biglaugh::worthy:

 

[Boomer]

What I did today: Got the Max inspected (required in TX), passed with flying colors; all the young'ns at the shop loved the stock flame paint job. Went to the tax office and applied for TX title and got my license plate, woo hoo!

Also ordered a Carbtune Pro carb sync tool; damn good deal with the current exchange rates. The tool is costing me HALF what the freaking local Yammy shop wanted to sync my carbs ONCE. :clapping: I've never sync'd carbs, but it looks like a cinch on the Max with this tool.

About to head to Autozone for some oil and SeaFoam; figure can't hurt to give it the SF treatment, probably never been done by previous owner.

Next up, steering bearing adjustment; might need some forum help on that one my first time.

 

[naughtyG]

About to head to Autozone for some oil and SeaFoam; figure can't hurt to give it the SF treatment, probably never been done by previous owner.

Next up, steering bearing adjustment; might need some forum help on that one my first time.

Don't put seafoam in unless you actually need it - it's mostly alcohol and will eat your inner rubber parts eventually.

Carb sync is dead easy and takes about 10mns from start to finish, full info is here: http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=3959

Steering bearing adjustment - use Sean's technique. Basically loosen the big nut top center of triple tree and the upper triple tree fork clamp bolts. Then put the bike on its center stand and have some1 heavy sit on the pillion seat so that the front wheel is in the air. From dead center, give the handlebars a little nudge so that they fall to a stop (check both sides). Tighten the lower steering castle nut using a drift and hammer, a little at a time, until the bars don't bounce off the stop at the end of their fall. They should fall smoothly and freely, but just hit the stop not bounce off it.

 

[113s&s]

Don't put seafoam in unless you actually need it - it's mostly alcohol and will eat your inner rubber parts eventually.

Carb sync is dead easy and takes about 10mns from start to finish, full info is here: http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=3959

Steering bearing adjustment - use Sean's technique. Basically loosen the big nut top center of triple tree and the upper triple tree fork clamp bolts. Then put the bike on its center stand and have some1 heavy sit on the pillion seat so that the front wheel is in the air. From dead center, give the handlebars a little nudge so that they fall to a stop (check both sides). Tighten the lower steering castle nut using a drift and hammer, a little at a time, until the bars don't bounce off the stop at the end of their fall. They should fall smoothly and freely, but just hit the stop not bounce off it.

herd the same with neck bearings on harleys and im sure it goes for all bikes...even a bounce is ok...so they say...with everything connected ..all,the lines cables...its nothing set in stone...mine would bounce a few times and was steady as a rock.....good guide line for not being to tight.....its a little trick that been around before we where all born

 

[naughtyG]

its a little trick that been around before we where all born

Nah Sal that ain't possible - there was nothing b4 I was born :rofl_200::rofl_200:

 

[dannymax]

What I did today: Got the Max inspected (required in TX), passed with flying colors; all the young'ns at the shop loved the stock flame paint job. Went to the tax office and applied for TX title and got my license plate, woo hoo!

Also ordered a Carbtune Pro carb sync tool; damn good deal with the current exchange rates. The tool is costing me HALF what the freaking local Yammy shop wanted to sync my carbs ONCE. :clapping: I've never sync'd carbs, but it looks like a cinch on the Max with this tool.

About to head to Autozone for some oil and SeaFoam; figure can't hurt to give it the SF treatment, probably never been done by previous owner.

Next up, steering bearing adjustment; might need some forum help on that one my first time.

Get a can of BG 44K, put 1/3 can in tank, each of your first 3 fill-ups and you should be good to go.

I also put in a couple ounces of BG Supercharge II every once in awhile throughout the summer.

Seafoam is great for a little extra acceleration but is mostly alcohol, as G said.

 

[Boomer]

Thanks for the advice! I'll give BG44k a try next go-round. BTW, I checked out the MSDS for SeaFoam, and it's not mostly alcohol. It's 40-60% "Pale Oil", 25-35% Naptha, and 10-20% IPA, which I think is Isopropyl Alcohol.

So it definitely has some alcohol in it, but barely more than lots of 10% gasohol being sold lately. It's mostly light oil and Naptha, which is a strong industrial solvent.

 

[gamorg02]

Don't put seafoam in unless you actually need it - it's mostly alcohol and will eat your inner rubber parts eventually.

Carb sync is dead easy and takes about 10mns from start to finish, full info is here: http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=3959

Steering bearing adjustment - use Sean's technique. Basically loosen the big nut top center of triple tree and the upper triple tree fork clamp bolts. Then put the bike on its center stand and have some1 heavy sit on the pillion seat so that the front wheel is in the air. From dead center, give the handlebars a little nudge so that they fall to a stop (check both sides). Tighten the lower steering castle nut using a drift and hammer, a little at a time, until the bars don't bounce off the stop at the end of their fall. They should fall smoothly and freely, but just hit the stop not bounce off it.

hmmm see i took the top triple tree off and the handbars and everything.. you don't gotta disconnect the risers from the top triple tree?

 

[naughtyG]

hmmm see i took the top triple tree off and the handbars and everything.. you don't gotta disconnect the risers from the top triple tree?

depends how you wanna do it. I've done it a few different ways - I did take the handlebars off altogether and rested them on the airbox (take the faux-tank off first!) when I did the washer swap, but to simply adjust the castle nuts, as long as you have a suitable wrench to loosen the top tripletree nut you can just leave them on. If you're gonna torque the top nut properly the bars will have to come off for access, but you can also just do it up 'fucking tight'. :biglaugh:

 

[gamorg02]

depends how you wanna do it. I've done it a few different ways - I did take the handlebars off altogether and rested them on the airbox (take the faux-tank off first!) when I did the washer swap, but to simply adjust the castle nuts, as long as you have a suitable wrench to loosen the top tripletree nut you can just leave them on. If you're gonna torque the top nut properly the bars will have to come off for access, but you can also just do it up 'fucking tight'. :biglaugh:

gotcha.. yea i had two helpers when i did it last so i didn't even have to lean my bars on the airbox (yea no shit.... i'm so anal about the faux cover!) . so i had one guy hold the bars off to the side, one sit on the back and i was bouncing and seeing from there...

i can say tho boomer, that is a PHENOMINAL changer in performance. i had a wicked decel 40mph wobble. i then didn't do my research and just tighted the top nut more, and it made another wobble @ 20 mph. so then i read and realized i was tightening the wrong thing and fixed it all up. handles great now... so much more solid. i would say mine is on the tighter end of in spec (almost bounced by itself (but not completely sure b/c of cables n stuff)) and it handles great

 

[dannymax]

Thanks for the advice! I'll give BG44k a try next go-round. BTW, I checked out the MSDS for SeaFoam, and it's not mostly alcohol. It's 40-60% "Pale Oil", 25-35% Naptha, and 10-20% IPA, which I think is Isopropyl Alcohol.

So it definitely has some alcohol in it, but barely more than lots of 10% gasohol being sold lately. It's mostly light oil and Naptha, which is a strong industrial solvent.

Thanks for that info Boomer. I read an article, think it was in the V Boost, that said the main ingredient in Seafoam was alcohol.....but I didn't do the MSDS research you did, which seems to contradict that article. That's good to know. :thumbs up: