Recent content by Whaven

Gotcha, so new starter clutch and upgrade the starter is the direction I should head?

85 Vmax. When I go to fire up the bike it makes this awful clunking, clanging, box of rocks sound while the starter is cranking, Have had the bike for a few years now and this problem has been getting worse, it used to crank normal and only make the funny sounds for a moment here and there, but...

I went over all that once but I’m gonna double check that again just to be sure

Exhaust is after market but it’s been on the bike since I’ve owned it and long before this problem, new jets were put in but the same size, but again, I was having this problem before this rebuild, needles are stock, needle settings haven’t been changed. Air box and filter are all stock. I...

Yeah it’s a head scratcher for sure. Probably could check the fuel filter but it’s only 3ish years old, same with the tank, it’s brand new. Floats check out to factory spec. Only things I haven’t fooled with is the idle mixture screws, but I thought you couldn’t fool with those on these carbs?

Yeah it’s working as it should

Also not sure if the two issues are even related

So I’ve been having a progressively worse overheating problem with the bike. Noticed it overheating bad one day sitting in traffic and the bike will run horrible, would barely idle/rev past idle until I got it moving, once it’s moving it cools down some, but still hotter than it normally does...

just got a set that a buddy had, thanks for the offer though

Looking for a pair (both left and right) of the scoops for a 1985 Max (not sure if there’s a difference between the years). Mine are kinda corroded and it takes away from the look of bike and would like to get new ones. Can’t find any on eBay that are any better than mine

I think that’s the route I’m gonna go, I mean hell the bike is 34 years old, I could use some new parts. Thanks for the help

I own one, just didn’t think to check it. I forget how much information that book has

Sounds good to me, where can I find that? I checked your profile and couldn’t find it

Yeah that’s something I was concerned about and the reason I haven’t been riding it