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Long story short, I made a few mistakes while putting in a new clutch (with DD mod) and upgrading the shift segment. The first mistake was I forgot to push the shift rod all the way to the left before tightening the nut on the shifter. I went for a test ride, shifted to 2nd, then shifted...

So about a week ago I did some work to my 97 vmax. Rebuilt the forks (new seals, bushings, fluid, Progressive springs). New wheel bearings. New front brake pads and rotors. I had a problem getting 3 of the rotor bolts out, and ended up welding a nut to the bolt to get them out. I'm...

I was removing my old rotors and one rotor came off easy, and the other one had 3 screws where the allen heads were stripped, and I tried everything I could think of to get them out. Used an impact driver, tried hammering a bigger allen and also a torx bit in there with no luck. Next I tried...

I'm in the process of rebuilding my forks, and installing Progressive springs. According to the instructions that came with the springs, I need a spacer length of 9.37". The stock spacer is 9 5/8", and the PVC spacers that came with the springs are close to 10". I'm assuming I will need to...

I was changing out my sparkplugs today and decided to check my compression while I was at it. The numbers I got seem pretty low, 125-130psi. This is 97 vmax with 29k miles. The minimum according to the manual I have is 170psi. Wondering what I can expect on an engine with this mileage, any...

Just found this forum a week or so ago when I found a vmax I wasnted to look at and I bought it a few days ago. Picked up a 1997 with 29k miles on it for $2500 to join my 2014 R1 and my 2009 YZ450F in the garage. Drove 3.5 hours each way to get it. The bike was pretty clean, especially...