Recent content by Walter Walker

had an eventful week. rebuilt the waterpump rebuilt the carbs with dynojet stage one jets. changed up the intake a lil bit. the bike feels about the same to be honest but i only road it around the neighborhood. replaced the rear shocks with something.. next on the list is the low temp fan...

4/07/20 update replaced starter solenoid with an oem unit. has been working great the past couple days. i guess chinese and db electrical units are crap.

I tried using a universal starter solenoid, for whatever reason it would not turn the starter, the signal wire wouldn't activate the solenoid so I tried using a relay with battery power, and it wouldn't work still, just gonna have to wait on the OEM solenoid for now I guess

Replaced with aftermarket new, the old one was burned out from constantly running from the stuck solenoid.

ive already replaced the starter, maybe ill check the resistance on the starter wire when i get the chance.

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Just joined the forum, it pretty useful for repairs and troubleshooting. glad there's still people talking about these, the aftermarket seems somewhat lacking from my research. i roll around on a 1988 vmax 1200, spray painted purple and black with a homemade tail delete.

bought a used vmax last year, in barely running condition; ended up having to tow it to my house as the throttle cable snapped out of the holders. starter would barely turn, so i replaced the solenoid with a $8 Chinese piece as the oem is like $80. solenoid worked for awhile then started...