Recent content by schenckster

Moving to New York City. I'd love to bring the bike but parking fees are outrageous and driving in the city would take the fun out of the bike haha

At first I tied getting a rod to dimple it out but couldn't get the right angle due to the opening of the tank. I was able to get a ratchet strap around the pickup and ratchet it free. I finally can blow through the fuel pick up freely. What a wild ride the issue has been. I have a long move...

The opening was sealed almost completely off from a reseal. I’m surprised the bike even ran at all. Smashed it with a a lot of air pressure and it opened up a bit. Im going to trying to wrap something around it and pull the outlet to try and completely disconnect it from where it’s sealed to the...

Been having some troubles with fuel starvation and finally found the culprit. The fuel tank outlet is clogged. I got a old throttle cable cut it and hooked it up to a drill to remove the blockage. I removed a lot of residue from the outlet but can't get it unblocked. Compressed air will makes...

Well I finally found the problem. The fuel tank inlet is clogged/closed off. There was very little rust in the tank, only 1 spot with a 3 or 4 small dots of rust. I used compressed air to try and clear it but it didn't do anything. Got a guitar string and ran it into the main inlet and saw a...

Well I removed the fuel tank and found the problem. The fuel tank main inlet is clogged/closed off. There was very little rust in the tank, only 1 spot with a 3 or 4 small dots of rust. I used compressed air to try and clear it but it didn't do anything. Got a guitar string and ran it into the...

Alright, I am about to lose my damn mind. My Vmax has been having this issue intermittently for the last year or so. I will be cruising then the bike starts to starve for fuel. I have noticed it only does it when the bike is warmed up, typically on the ride home from wherever I am going. Seems...

So I found the issue and man do I feel dumb. I checked the battery multiple times and it the voltage came back optimal every time. The voltage was above optimal, but I never pulled the battery because a wire was spliced over the battery and needed to be cut to remove the battery. From the top...

Brought in my Vmax about 3 years ago, and love this bike! I am a computer and electrical engineer and wanted to be more mechanically inclined so I was searching for 'older' bikes to become more familiar. This isn't my first bike but I will admit, I should have found something smaller and a bit...

Hello, I've been a lurker in the forum for a few months now and this is my first post, so I apologize if my formatting is incorrect. I bought a 1985 Vmax about 3 years ago, it wasn't running when I bought it. Just needed some love and cleaned up a bit. I was plagued with an issue quickly after...