Recent content by max03

Time for my first service on my bike, went to the yamaha shop to get oil and filter. I am going to run yamalube non synthetic until the next service and then switch over to full synthetic. My question is about oil filters. I have always run k&n 303 on all of my bikes. When i asked for a k&n...

I have always run the mobil 1 4t 10w40 motorcycle oil in my bikes, if there is something better recommended i would be interested!

Are you guys running auto motor oil instead of motorcycle oil?

I am just shy of 600 miles 590 i believe. A few questions for the 1st service. I know its still too early to switch to synthetic oil so what do you recommend for oil 10/40 yamalube? The next question is oil filter. I always ran k&n 303 because all of the research i have ever read pointed to the...

Trying to get enough mileage on it for its first service. They say 600 to 1000 for the first service. As for the ethanol gas, its probably fine to run but i know what it does to the smaller engines, eats the fuel lines and primer balls. So i try not to run that stuff unless im in a pinch. All my...

I have ripped on it a few times during break in. The mechanic told not to cruise one speed and one rpm. He said that i could run the bike alittle hard that i needed to run a variety with rpm, not to be afraid to rev it but to not just cruise one rpm. I love this bike! I do wish to get alittle...

Im in the break in process and the best i have gotten on a road trip of mostly open road was 94 miles before the fuel light came on. Driving fair gingerly i was hoping for better than that. I guess im asking if this is what to expect out of the second gens?

I do everytime i walk out in the garage

If you met that person that you sold your 1st gen grab bar to at the Watkins Glen Walmart Parking lot that was me!!! Small world! Lanes Yamaha is the only place that i would do business, i am Yamaha only, every thing i have is Yamaha! I love Lanes because the people that work there, and it...

So i took a break for awhile after i sold my 1st gen max. I had also owned an 09 Raider, in which i decided to keep over the 1st gen. When i sold my 1st gen i put the money away in an envelope that said vmax with a sad face. I always had intentions to purchase 2nd gen but couldn't seem to get...

I was thinking about shorting my two 14" cans down to 12". I have a 4/2 holeshot exhaust, has anyone done that with these cans, if so how did they sound? And how hard were they to take apart?? Thanks!!!

That's the one I believe the bike was built by LCR Performance, it also had a nasty sounding kerker 4 into 1. Man the bike sounds awesome!!!

Are there any other wheel conversions for the vmax other than the gsxr wheels?

I was checking out an 86 vmax this past weekend, the bike is beautiful, the owner said the wheels that were on it were gsxr wheels, it had the stock swingarm and shaft drive. My question is how hard and what year gsxr wheels would I need to switch mine over?

I was wondering if anyone can tell me what the difference of the UFO drag bars as opposed to the ones on ebay? Price is quite different didn't know if the quality was that much different? And feedback would be great, thanks!!!