Recent content by NM_MAX

I don't know how far you are willing to go for a deal, but I'd be willing to drop the price on my bike in order to get it sold. Let me know if you are interested. It is an 04 and I've upgraded to progressive springs in the front forks. Other than that, the bike is stock. It also has the...

Based on advice found here, I also ordered the Carbtune. I placed my order on the 15th of last month and it arrived last Friday. I tried it out on Monday, works great.

Hey Guys, I just wanted to follow up and say thanks to everyone, especially Sean Morley for his great how-to videos. I was able to get the seals changed out today and with the money I saved I put in Progressive Springs and a new set of brake pads.

Thanks everyone for all the responses. Based on what you guys have said, I think I'm going to give this a shot. What is the best place to go for parts?

Hey guys, One of my fork seals on my 04 Vmax started leaking a while back and I am considering changing them myself instead of taking them to the dealership. Before I commit to diving in to this project, I was wondering if someone could tell me how hard a project this is, and what parts I...

I had a funny experience that made my Saturday that I thought some of you guys would appreciate. I went for a nice long ride on Saturday with my father in law. At the end of our ride he wanted to stop in at the Harley dealership to look at the new Road Kings. As we get ready to leave, one of...

That is a hard question to answer. By the time we hit 90 I had shut down. The road we were on curves and if I had kept going the way I was my ass would have landed somewhere on the side of the road and my Vmax would have been riding me. :biglaugh:

No offense taken. I do fall in to the category of big guy, weighing in at about 305 lbs. I also wasn't expecting the race and I'm sure I probably would have done a bit better if I'd been in a lower gear. The thing was that I wasn't looking for a race at the time. I'm not a pro drag racer by...

I wanted to ask you guys a quick question. Today on my way home from work I had a run in with a guy on a 2008 Vrod. We ended up racing, but it wasn't an off the line drag race. I had passed the guy heading down the freeway and exited ahead of him. He followed me and pulled up next to me at a...

The elevation here in Albuquerque, NM averages about 5,500 ft above sea level. I think I've had the front wheel maybe an inch or two off the ground and that only happens when it is cool outside. It gets even worse when you take it up in to the mountains. I did a ride a few weeks ago in the...

I don't know if any of you guys were fans of the TV adaptation they made of the comic book character the Flash from the late 80's. There was one episode with a motorcycle gang, all of the cops in the episode rode VMaxes.

I ended up purchasing the water pump assembly listed on the bikebandit.com web site. I'm hoping that this will contain any/all parts that I might need. http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/yamaha-motorcycle-vmx12s1-v-max-2004/o/m8019

A few days ago when I was changing the oil on my bike I noticed that there was a small amount of coolant that had leaked out from the drain plug on the water pump housing. The plug is tight and the coolant seems to be weeping after the engine has gotten nice and warm. I'm guessing that the...

Hey guys, This is my first post here and it has to do with a trip I would like to take this summer. I live in Albuquerque, NM and I would like to ride my VMax to Moab, UT this summer. I am wondering what kind of impact the change in elevation will have on the bike's performance. Albuquerque...