Recent content by Tom Determan

I might be intersted if the cost isn't crazy high.

That's the best part ! Can't lose that. Inline bikes are a nickel a dozen.

Maybe if it was an inline 4 ?

Tranny's not wide enough for 6 gears that can handle MrMaxx's torque, LOL. Already has issues.

I would consider a different differential comparable to a different rear sprocket. Not an "as shipped stock" machine, just regeared to suit the application better.

52 years ago or thereabouts I was tinkering with my buddy's Suzuki 124 dirt bike and took it for a test run through the neighborhood. I had welded up a tuner for it (no aftermarket tuners back then) so it was obnoxiously loud. I met a cop and decided I could lose him in a field about 1/2 mile...

That works well but it's kinda hard to do on a steering head. Plus, both materials are steel so the race will grow at a similar rate to the frame.

Sorry, I didn't even bother to read your entire post - I was in a rush to head out to -5F to get the machinery running. My experience is the same method as your's but when cool, the race usually contracts enough to lift it right out. If not add some weld.

I'm not familiar with the race removal on a V max but a well known trick in a truck or trailer shop is if you have a welding machine nearby (MIG is best), lay some wet towels all around to catch the splatter and run a small bead about 1/3 of the circumference right on the race in a couple of...

Do you guys worry about any shavings or debris going in ? Set it at TDC on the exhaust stroke and blast it with a small air hose inside the chamber 25 times ?

LOL, you probably won't see Santa for months - he and his elves are staying at my cabin in northern MN sending out e-gifts, flying through data on my terribly slow Hughes Satellite service. 60 in TV's take hours !

If this outfit spent tens of millions (USD) on their system, they MIGHT be close to the reliability, longevity, and performance Yamaha built in. If we didn't have ethanol in our fuel, the OEM setup has the potential to run perfect close to 40 years after assembly and tens of thousands of miles...

I've tried really hard to get those stupid carburetors out of my life but it just can't be done. (YET) Weed whips, leaf blowers, lawn mowers, snoblowers, snomobiles, old dirt bikes, old road bikes, and of course Gen 1 Maxes. (The Max is just about the ONLY thing listed worth putting up with the...

Dealer mechanic party too much the night before ?

Great write up guys. My buddy informed me about this about 15 years ago so I have that Vessel set in all my toolboxes. Why didn't someone, ANYONE, tell me this about 60 years ago ??!!!!! I mangled countless case screws on Suzukis and Yamahas back in the 70's, especially the ones in the lower...