Recent content by MadMadVmax

Helllooooooo......

So when I bought my VMax 2 years ago, it had a toggle switch installed just in front of the left scoop. The guy who I bought it from claimed that the original owner had it installed, and that it was designed to engage the VBoost at 3k instead of 58k RPM. He said that it was deactivated when he...

What handlebars are those?

I have extremely long arms even for a 6'4" individual..which I am, so I think that the straight bar might be just what the dr. ordered. Is there any drilling or anything that needs to be done after purchase?

Hey, who knows where I can find handle bars for my gen 1 vmax...I've been looking and no luck! What size are the bars?

Will do...I'm not a paint guy, so I'm starting to think that I should find someone to paint it for me; I owe it to my savage beast of a bike!

Yeah, honestly, I don't know exactly what they were. There were 8 of them at about $7.60 a piece....so I was glad to spend $60 ish bucks and know that it was going to work. That was after the $400 I had already spent. It's a beast, though. I love it, and I don't really want to sell it.

Thanks so much....Golden :-)

I'm on my way to the garage to check it out...thanks. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm going to paint it, so I thought I should get the plastic by itself.

I had a few different mechanics look at my bike, (and posted several questions on here) but nobody could figure out exactly what was going on. I finally took it to M Tech in Bend, Oregon and Matt spent a long time looking into it. He built a Honda 1000 engine that earned a land speed record...

I removed the two main bolts, and then unscrewed the metal piece under the fender. I don't know how to get the fender off with the wiring going through it. I tried taking the tail light apart, but the wires off of the housing.

Yeah, they said 4 days, no shipping charge....$81.32....vs. $69.81 shipped from PartsPak.com. Now if PartsPak.com can get them here in 4 days as well, then I'll be in business....I really can't wait to get my bike back!!!!!!

SWEET...thank you for the info. Now I need to find out who will be quicker...them or the local Yamaha dealer for $11.00 more.

Techron with 92 non ethanol....yes or no?

So I should be looking for 87 non-ethanol or buying fuel treatment to offset the ethanol? I've been running a half bottle of Techron with every fill up of 92 non-ethanol....will that work??