Recent content by ddonnelly

All, I'm in Canada and thinking of buying a 2005 V-Max Anniversary edition. It has 6600km's and the guy wants $11000.00 for it. I looked at the bike and it's in mint condition. Is the bike worth that type of money?? Thanks in advance!

Re: Oil Light Mark, Is it difficult to sync the carbs and V-Boost? That's the reason i was considering the 7000km service was to have that done. Thanks

Re: Oil Light Once again Mark thanks for the response. My service manual recommends that I have the engine serviced at 7000 Km's. I'm now at 6200 and where the bike is running fine, I'm not sure if I should bother or abide by the rule "if it's not broken, don't fix it". What's your thoughts?

Re: Oil Light Thanks for the quick response Mark!! It's my first Max so I'm a little nervous. Also, just another quick question, When I first start thre bike I sometimes hear a high pitched air sound coming from the choke area. It sometimes happens when I have my finger on the choke lever so...

Oil Light All, I have a 2005 V-Max with 6100 kilometers and notice that when I accelerate from the stopped position, the Oil Engine Light sometimes comes on. I have changed the oil and it's currently on the Maximum fill line. Just wondering if anyone has had this problem and know how I can...

Just wondering if anyone had any advice on the product to use for cleaning? (In Canada) I'm not sure if anything would damage the paint on the tank. Thanks in advance.

All, I've narrowed down the source of this noise to the choke. When I first go to start the bike I always use the ckoke about half-way. When I start the bike I hear this noise. The when I adjust the choke wither more or less, I can feel the choke lever actuall move and then the noise...

Newfoundland, Canada

Thanks for the tips. I will try those also.

I would suspect the same as well but I guess where it's new to me I'm a little nervious.. Thanks for the tip about the jack I will definately do that. Cheers!

LOL!! That's a good idea actually. I will give that a try. Happy riding!

To be totally honest I'm not sure but I believe it happens at all RPM's but I will confirm tonight. I will check the other items you indicated. I really appriciate the quick response.

All, I'm a new owner of a 2005 V-Max with 5000km's and have a question regarding a noise that I hear on occasion when engaging the throttle. Sometimes I hear a high pitched noise almost like air coming from the front of the engine when I use the throttle or when I am gearing down and then...