What did you do to your Vmax today? Part 2

Redbone said:

Back on July 15th I took a little ride East and returned home 3 weeks later with a big smile on my face and a bit over 5,000 mile under my belt. The brand new metzlers are looking a little square on the rear and a little cupped on the front!

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e_a_g_l_e_p_i said:

I read your post wrong and instead of "Rotated" I thought you typed "Roasted" I figured your rear tire was due for a new one so you were going to have a massive burn out.

I'm glad I read your post again and realized you said "Rotated" instead of "Roasted" your rear tire......LOL


A mistake like that wouldn't have help me any, I make enough goof ups without adding a reply about you roasting your rear tire. Hope your rotated tire goes well.

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sdt354 said:

Rode it like crazy all summer. We had a blast last night.Eric,Mike,Dannymax,and myself rode the Berkshires and topped off the day watching Zak run some very respectable times at the strip.That guy can launch a vmax,consistent 10's all night. It was great to finally have a chance to meet Eric. A nice ride home today will
Top it off,
Steve-o

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twistedmax said:

Damn sorry I missed that steve-o

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sdt354 said:

Kind of a last minute thing Rick, sorry. I originally was just going to meet Eric and Danny, with Mike. Next time I will remember & call you,Rick. We're kicking around a track night on a Wed night some week. Get everyone that's interested to go. I'll run if I have my trailer. In case, it's not ride worthy when I'm finished?
Rice-O-Rama is coming up in two weeks. Be good to see you and everyone that can,go.
Steve-o

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MeanMax said:

Was BSing with the other racers when 3 VMaxs rolled in. Every one looked at me and asked if i called in reinforcements! :rofl_200:

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sdt354 said:

Kind of a last minute thing Rick, sorry. I originally was just going to meet Eric and Danny, with Mike. Next time I will remember & call you,Rick. We're kicking around a track night on a Wed night some week. Get everyone that's interested to go. I'll run if I have my trailer. In case, it's not ride worthy when I'm finished?

Rice-O-Rama is coming up in two weeks. Be good to see you and everyone that can,go.

Steve-o

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TheTwistedNomad said:

So I was having hot start issues and used the instructions in the sticky to alleviate the issue. I purchased a 12 gauge inline 30 amp fuse and replaced the crimp with a direct positive line from the R/R to the positive battery post. I went from 13.2v at idle to 13.8 and 13.8 at 2500rpm to 14.25v. Very pleased with the results and it seems to have stopped the hot start problem. I didn't bother replacing the stator plug with hard wiring nor did I run the ground to the negative battery terminal as it says in the sticky but I do have a question about the ground wire. When I tore into the wiring I noticed the ground wire running to the R/R plug has red bands on it. There are 2 ground wires attached to the frame to the right of the coils, one of these wires also has the red band. Is this the same wire from the R/R? If so, should I remove it from the frame ground and attach it to the negative battery terminal or should I just leave it where it is and run a separate ground wire from the battery to this same frame ground? Or just leave the whole thing alone. Thanks for your help.

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TheTwistedNomad said:

So I was having hot start issues and used the instructions in the sticky to alleviate the issue. I purchased a 12 gauge inline 30 amp fuse and replaced the crimp with a direct positive line from the R/R to the positive battery post. I went from 13.2v at idle to 13.8 and 13.8 at 2500rpm to 14.25v. Very pleased with the results and it seems to have stopped the hot start problem. I didn't bother replacing the stator plug with hard wiring nor did I run the ground to the negative battery terminal as it says in the sticky but I do have a question about the ground wire. When I tore into the wiring I noticed the ground wire running to the R/R plug has red bands on it. There are 2 ground wires attached to the frame to the right of the coils, one of these wires also has the red band. Is this the same wire from the R/R? If so, should I remove it from the frame ground and attach it to the negative battery terminal or should I just leave it where it is and run a separate ground wire from the battery to this same frame ground? Or just leave the whole thing alone. Thanks for your help.

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ohnopopo said:

Let me know as well I'm right in Albany


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sdt354 said:

Rode it like crazy all summer. We had a blast last night.Eric,Mike,Dannymax,and myself rode the Berkshires and topped off the day watching Zak run some very respectable times at the strip.That guy can launch a vmax,consistent 10's all night. It was great to finally have a chance to meet Eric. A nice ride home today will
Top it off,
Steve-o

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Traumahawk said:

That was a great day, and great meeting yall as well. Kinda like we had talked about, I would like to think that is one lesson that Joe taught me, sometimes you have to step out from behind the computer.....and go meet people.

Danny and Heidi are just the nicest people....hell even the dog and cat are nice....lol.

Steve, Mike and Danny, are as much a character in real life (even more so) than they are on the forum.

Zak is a HELLUVA racer, mid 10's on a modded Vmax is AWESOME.

It was a great time.

And thanks to everyone being understanding with my schedule, sometimes its just up in the air.

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sdt354 said:

Same here Bro, I'm so glad we did that. We had such a great time. I can't wait to get together again. Maybe in Oklahoma this winter. BRC is always special to visit, and you're right on about Dan-o and Heidi.
Joe passing got me motivated too. We had made plans to get together at his place and it never happened. We make great friends here on the forum. So, when I get a chance now, I gas up and ride to meet up. I was hoping to get to Kyle's but couldn't get it done this year. Maybe Eurica Springs in 2017 for me. There's a Northeast event in a couple of weeks, Rice-o- Rama. I hope as many as possible can make it.
Steve-o

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Traumahawk said:

That was a great day, and great meeting yall as well. Kinda like we had talked about, I would like to think that is one lesson that Joe taught me, sometimes you have to step out from behind the computer.....and go meet people.

Danny and Heidi are just the nicest people....hell even the dog and cat are nice....lol.

Steve, Mike and Danny, are as much a character in real life (even more so) than they are on the forum.

Zak is a HELLUVA racer, mid 10's on a modded Vmax is AWESOME.

It was a great time.

And thanks to everyone being understanding with my schedule, sometimes its just up in the air.

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MeanMax said:

Feel its a honor that a fellow VMaxer would come from Oklahoma, meet with people from Massachusetts and New York, And stop by street night at a drag strip where i race. Thank you Eric, Mike, Steve and Danny for stopping by! Turned my best time of the year (while rolling off the throttle 50' of the stripe and breaking out....) at 10.65 unk:

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