Recent content by Stephan

Fork sliders, fork brace, tacho/fuel gauge cover, maybe bottom yoke?

Well yes there are always plenty of answers here - but only if you ask a question!

Looks very clean and black! When I restored my Vmax I had the crankcases and cylinder heads powder coated, but then removed the coating by hand from the "fins" as you can see in the picture on the left. I think that it emphasises the V a little more, but I do like the solid black you have chosen...

Most caliper rebuild kits supply the two O rings that seal the two caliper halves. I have split several of this design caliper on my Vmax 1200, XJ900 and XJ750 and I did not find any problem doing so. Just make sure that male and female threads for the two M10 bolts are OK (and use Loctite), the...

I would replace the friction plates at least because MM is right (as usual!) the clutches do tend to slip with wear. I rode a friend's Vmax with clutch slip and it was hilarious in a way because you would open the throttle, the clutch would slip so the engine revs higher, the vboost valves open...

MaxMidnight is right - you can spend lots of money to make a Vmax faster, but if you want a fast bike the cheapest way is to just go out and buy one. There are plenty out there a lot faster than a Vmax1200. You could try a VMAX1700 for a start...

Rear brake diagram attached...

The missing part is actually shown on the rear brake diagram (which doesn't help) and is #7, part number 90387 200J2.

I stand to be corrected, but I don't recognise those mystery parts as being from a Vmax and I have done a nut and bolt restoration on mine. What makes you think that they are from a Vmax?

#15 is 93106 42007 which is an oil seal...

It is part number 2H7 25315 00. Number 2 on the diagram above. Without it the wheel locks up as you say...

I am the same as you, I like everything to be to specification and by the book. Trouble is that 36 ftlbs for Vmax head bearings does not work in the real world - for me anyway. I found that the way to adjust the (new) head bearings on my totally rebuilt bike was to just carefully use a hammer...

I agree with Max Midnight. Many gen 1 bikes were sold over a 22 year model life and if the O ring was a problem we would know about it by now. I bought my gen 1 with about 35000 miles on it and completely stripped the engine to get all covers and cases powder coated for cosmetic reasons. O ring...

I have had the Black Widow system (front and rear headers and mufflers) on my gen 1 for the past 5 years on standard jets and other carburetor settings and engine runs perfectly. I really do mean perfectly. Quite a lot noisier than standard. Have not dynoed the bike with this system however and...

Maybe check the vacuum hose connector stub #2 for foreign material? If there is any kind of restriction it may cause this lack of response.