Recent content by watermnp

Thank you guys so much for the feedback! I will add inspection of the general fuel system (especially the tank) to the list and plan on pulling the carbs for a full inspection and soaking as well as needing to clean the jets (might just remove the tank and flush it completely). I have to...

For various reasons, my 2006 vmax has been been in rough storage for just over three and a half years. It has not been turned over once during this time, and even worse it was put into storage with no stabilization (at the time I thought it would be there for only a couple weeks). My intent...

Thanks guys! I'm mostly staying in random spots on the side of the road - today is my fourth week on the road and I think I've been under a roof four nights? Motels are way too expensive up here in Canada, it's sick - hard to find a place for under $100/night. Tons of places to pull off on...

Hey guys, I'm a long time lurker on this forum (love reading it), but I don't post often. Nearly two years ago I rode my VMAX coast-to-coast (then later back) and posted about it here. In that post, a couple people suggested going to Alaska. I had never considered doing this on a bike...

I didn't even see a fuse under the seat - I only checked the fuse labeled "ignition" (and the other three as well "just in case") under the faux tank cover. Interesting, maybe that's it - I figured a blown fuse made sense but didn't realize there was a fuse by the batter. Will scope it out...

Yesterday I had a friend help me jump start my vmax due to low battery - it had enough juice to activate the ignition/lights but just did the "click" when hitting the start button. Unfortunately I was not paying much attention and my buddy accidentally reversed the cables on his side - thus I...

Thanks for all the great replies! Sad part is that now that I'm hanging out in San Diego for a bit, I had to rent a car for Thanksgiving to pick my girlfriend up from the airport. She wasn't too keen on me strapping her *and* her luggage to the max... Yep, solo the whole way. I prefer the...

Hey, everyone. As you can tell by my post count I haven't participated much here, but I have been reading the posts for quite awhile (since I bought my max over a year ago). Over the past couple months I've been prep'ing for a 17 day road trip to explore mostly the Southwest US, leaving from...

For anyone curious, with the help of this thread I actually located almost the perfect item for me from powerlet, PPC-015 mini-usb cable with in-line fuse attached directly to the battery. I was able to avoid the "cigarette lighter" thing mounted somewhere, and instead simply curled up the...

Excellent information, thank you both very much, just the head start I needed! Thanks for the pics also m-cman. (and yeah I can just use a standard ~$5 12v-to-5v lighter-to-USB converter with one of those kits - might not be as "elegant" but simple and easy)

Hey all, I've been searching around off and on today and haven't been able to find any information on this... I'm looking at an extended road trip on my 2006 max and I'd like to be able to plug in some 5v accessories (specifically a USB GPS) for charging while on the road. I was hoping to find...