Recent content by Fire-medic

Thank goodness the reports from members are positive! One of the things we need to do is protect what we have. Wear a welding helmet, or goggles if it's brazing. If you're using a side grinder or even something as-small as a Dremel cut-off disc, wear a full-face shield! I have two full face...

I think that's more than I'd pay, but he obviously took care of it. I see it as $4744 USA. If you could get it for $4000 USA/$5480 CAN I'd say that would be a fair deal for something probably not needing any expensive repairs. Make sure it doesn't jump out of 2nd gear when you rev it to say 6000...

Bad bearings? Worn shaft? Worn pulley? Misalignment?

Member dannymax (email: [email protected]) is a specialist in carburetor rebuilding including the air idle screw extraction issue. CaptainKyle [email protected] and Sean Morley [email protected] are also capable of doing any work you may need done to the carbs. There are parts for the VMax which...

There are plenty of riders who pull a trailer. Kyle has posted pics of his Gold Wing pulling a trailer. You just need to be a cautious operator, not doing anything suddenly which could upset the bike's equilibrium.

Sounds like an excessively lean condition to me. Check all the carburetor rubber donuts, above and below the carbs. Make sure the air cleaner is intact, and properly placed. Use some starting fluid sprayed around the carburetor boots top & bottom, and don't forget where the VBoost bolts to the...

45 minutes from the request for info, I'm slipping. One of the advantages of being an OFM (Old Fart Motorcyclist) is that you can I.D. many parts by memory alone. Sean has me beat all-to-hell, CaptainKyle too when it comes to the innards of our chosen ride. If it's carburetion questions then...

Still showing 4301 on the website. I sent Race Tech an email about the error. I asked they notify me when the website is corrected. I am a Race Tech customer.

Looks like aluminum, so it may not be too-bad.

The seat/backrest from Corbin costs much-more than that. If someone wanted that combo, regardless of the necro-post, it's a fair deal, if you could get it for that shipped.

Looks like a Hannigan to me

Be careful around friends, they've been known to put a bit of oil or gas under someone's ride to make them think they are still leaking fluids. :oops:🤬

Hey, it's no big deal, they're still around as used parts if the new owner wanted to get them. Maybe your brother put the 1985's into a box somewhere, and installed a later set to prevent the theft of a hard-to-come-by pair of side covers. Maybe your brother installed the separate VMax emblems...

There are multiple sizes of plumbing tools which are 'internal-expanding' splined tools for removing pipe from being stuck in a female fitting, those would work, you'd just have to ensure you got the proper size for the pistons' I.D. you have...

A very-clean example! The side panels have been replaced, the '85 had the stamped-in VMax logo, instead of the glued-on emblems.