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Hi Sean were you talking about this MC450 PLATE FOR 09 VMAX If you have one send me the price Looks like they are out of stock. From K&L Supply's website: "Enter an email address below and we'll notify you when we receive more inventory for this product: MC450 PLATE FOR 09 VMAX SKU: 37-7345"...

I just bought 2 news spring and put them in , lasted more than 25 years

I have run cheap gas for 27 years not one problem 74 years old just bought my 2017 Vmax and put collector plates on my 1995 Vmax. The gen 2 is 10 times the gen 1 bike. Do not wait go for it, all bikes ride the same in the rain and need respect whether it is a NSU Prima scooter in 1958 or a Vmax...

74 years old just bought my 2017 Vmax and put collector plates on my 1995 Vmax. The gen 2 is 10 times the gen 1 bike. Do not wait go for it, all bikes ride the same in the rain and need respect whether it is a NSU Prima scooter in 1958 or a Vmax gen2 today. The Gen 2 Vmax is best of all bikes I...

I have run the cheap gas in my 95 and 2017 Vmaxs since new, the last 2 fills before being put away for 6 months winter I fill it with Chevron Supreme that has no Ethanol (lawn mowers also) (ethyl alcohol) is a liquid alcohol typically made from fermented starches or sugars that come from corn...

Good call on the choke - i had the enrichment mechanism stick i.e. not fully retract - some carb cleanr and moving the choke in/out sorted it. The one on the left is not retracted. I am glad it fixed your problem, sorry the post was Carb Syn Before Carb Sync Before sync make sure the choke...

Before Carb Sync Thread starterTed Drum Start dateDec 30, 2019 TagsNone Read my post on before Carb Sync The problem sounds like the choke jet is not closed on that cylinder or both right side cylinders as the linkage will affect both

Ian Plimer has forgotten more about climate change today, than Al Gore and Greta Thunberg will learn in their life time. THE MORE CABON THE BETTER, PLANTS LOVE IT. GOOGLE PROFFESOR IAN PLIMER BOOK LAUNCH NOT FOR GREENS. 400 PARTS PER MILLION NOW 10,000 PARTS PER MILLION AND WE ARE ALL LIVING...

95 took starter out at 20,000 miles 33000 kil and cleaned it up. ordered new 4 brushes and found out the lenght were the same. Instead of putting new on the brush plate, used the original. I would not look at starter until 50000 miles. Re the gaskets and O-ring as stated above just buy yamaha...

Ted from Vancouver Canerda On start the low fuel light comes on and when the tank runs all the way to empty with no light or fuel pump cutout. does not matter where the on/reserve switch is any help would be great. The 95 Vmax manual has no photos or instuctions at all

Capt Kyle Ted from Vancouver Canerda On start the low fuel light comes on and when the tank runs all the way to empty with no light or fuel pump cutout. does not matter where the on/reserve switch is any help would be great. The 95 Vmax manual has no photos or instuctions at all

Carb Sync Before sync make sure the choke jets are free as the rubber drys and the jet do not retract because the springs are week. Push with your finger to ensure they are seated, add a little grafite grease to free up. If just one jet is out your milage will be cut by 25%. The choke...

Carb Sync Before sync make sure the choke jets are free as the rubber drys and the jet do not retract because the springs are week. Push with your finger to ensure they are seated, add a little grafite grease to free up. If just one jet is out your milage will be cut by 25%. The choke lever...