Recent content by StevieJ

Thank you for that link... Awesome... 🙂

Thank you... I realize that I really need to learn how to work on my bike myself... I did replace the header pipes on it without removing the rest of the exhaust system... Took me three tries and destroying a bunch of those brittle gaskets...but I finally got it... Lol... 🙂

Thank you for posting this... 🙂

Yes, that's what I"m going to do...

Good advise... My own fault for listening to a knucklehead who didn't have a clue... I don't have that monster manual anymore, but I'm sure that I can get another one easy enough... On the positive side, this situation is forcing me to learn the mechanics of my bike and how to do repairs...

So my battery not recharging has nothing to do with those brushes... Great... What a royal waste of time... I'm getting seriously sick of this BS... I can't get my bike fixed because the only shop near me decided to turn into A-Holes and not to do repairs on bikes older than 15 years... I...

Yup, they are #5... Yes, they look like the #5 brushes on the starter motor... As you can tell, I'm a noob at my bike's electrical system... My battery wasn't recharging properly, so I installed a new battery and it still wasn't recharging properly... I was then informed that these brushes...

The V-boost switch mod shouldn't have anything to do with it... Sounds like one of your four carbs has a valve catching at a certain point...or blockage on one or more of your fuel lines... There is a fuel line block under your carbs that can get gummed up and needs to be wire reemed every...

Sounds like the fuel line block under the carbs got gummed up and is cutting off your fuel... You have to remove the carbs to get to it and then clean out the four block lines with the right sized wire reemer... Pain in the arse job, but needs to be done every once in a while to keep the fuel...

Yeah, the two brushes on the alternator that recharge the battery... Everything I've found calls them 'alternator brushes'...but no one says anything about disconnecting the battery to replace them...

Hi guys... i'm about to replace the alternator brushes on my 2000 Vmax for the first time...and wondering if I need to disconnect the battery before I do it or anything else I should know about replacing them... Any info or tips would be greatly appreciated... 🙂

Just the low grab bar on it...instead of mid or high backrest...

Hi everyone... I'm looking for a waterproof, breathable, nice fitting, lockable cover for my 2000 Vmax softail... The 5 layer Empire cover wasn't waterproof as advertised... Any suggestions on a great cover to fit my baby with price not an object??? Thanks for any info... :)

It was my first time ever doing it...frustrating as hell...but at least I learned how to do it... :)

Figured it out...so thought I'd share the solution... The pipe ends had a small flared out lip that you couldn't see but you could feel it... That edge was cutting into and destroying the the gsskets... I gound and sanded the edges to a smooth tapered in...put windex on the end of the pipe as...