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    fast blinker

    I have LED on the back and regular on the front.Crazy thing Today on the way to work it corrected itself and seems to be ok for now.I checked the wirring and it seems ok.Go figure.
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    fast blinker

    Hey guys I have put LED blinkers a year ago on my max and now the Left blinker blinks fast .I put a new 25 watt resister on it and it gets very warm and still blinks fast .The right side is ok.Anyone got any ideas to my problem.
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    Why does my engine pop during warm up?

    Mine does it too sometimes .It goes away when it warms up though.
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    metal polish

    I tried the Billit today .It wrks well .I also tied Turtle wax polishing compound .The Compound is 8.00 for 10 oz and the Billit is about 12.00 for 4 oz. The Billit worked a LIttle better but I am not sure if the price is worth the results.I did my front forks and you can hardly tell the...
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    metal polish

    I ordered some Bilit today .Cant wait to try it on my chrome.
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    Valve adjustment

    WOW !.Looks great .You take good care of your rides.
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    Liquimoly fuel additive

    I got a bottle today .It says to put one quart to replace a quart for 5 quarts of oil.I am not so sure about this .This stuff is like water and they say to put a whole quart in and add 4 quarts of oil to a 5 quart system.I would think it would thin it out too much .
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    Liquimoly fuel additive

    How about seafoam .I have had good luck with this stuff .
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    Valve adjustment

    I also use Sea foam in the fuel when I store it and every few tankfulls ,It says it lubricates the upper cylanders.
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    Valve adjustment

    I am running rotella 15-40 for oil .Should I run any additives for better lubrication or just let her warm up a little longer before I run her up to speed.Nice pics btw Danny.Very well organized.I do notice when warm my oil pressure gage goes way down but runs about 65 when cold at idle.
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    Valve adjustment

    Wel I have a little over 40,000 miles on my Maxine and I got her with about 38,000 a few years ago and I dont remember if I had the ticking then or not.The bike runs great though.I guess I thought that as a camshaft wears the clearance gets bigger.
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    Valve adjustment

    Ok I talked to A guy who owns LCR performance in Rochester N.Y. People say he knows the Vmax well.The ba news is he thinks it could be upper rodbearing wear and I am looking at 1800.00 to fix it,Anybody got a tissue?.A valve adjustment is 350.00 .He said I could bring it on by for a listen to...
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    Valve adjustment

    Hi guys I was wondering how much it might cost to have the valves adjusted on my Vmax .I think they may be making a little noise.Thanks.:ummm:
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    Volts

    fired up the bike today and voila ,I am getting 13.5 to 14 volts at the battery .I will have to get her warmed up and go for a ride when the weather warms up to see if she holds the voltage .
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    Volts

    I did the r/r mod ,just replaced the old r/r with one from a kawa zx10.Three wires from the stator go in and two wires come out to the ground and pos side of batt. with a 30amp fuse .
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