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  1. Fire-medic

    Wiring Upgrade from battery terminals

    Well, all those look like decent upgrades, though I don't know that we need to do those unless you were adding circuits, or adding a relay for the headlight or for some accessory, like a cellphone or driving lights. Take a look at Eastern Beaver online, they have good stuff, including add-on...
  2. Fire-medic

    Wiring Upgrade from battery terminals

    This is an excellent time to show us your 'search' function skills. You can find many threads on each one of those topics. A MOSFET R/R is a good replacement. Use that in the search term, MOSFET. Could you post the links to the posts you turn-up? On the third point you raised, I doubt you...
  3. Fire-medic

    Crash guard bolt

    Can you measure what length & width you need and decide on what head?
  4. Fire-medic

    introduction

    Use the search function to find info on subjects that are of interest to you. The shop manual: https://ia800204.us.archive.org/14/items/printermanual-yamaha-vmax-vmx12-service-manual/yamahavmaxvmx12-service-manual.pdf Your year has most of the 'major' yearly upgrades to the starter, the...
  5. Fire-medic

    Sissy bar material/surface finish

    You need to be sure that the shop leaves it in the solution long enough to make the process work. If they don't give it enough time, the material removal will be insufficient and you will not be happy with the uneven results. Once the de-plating by electrolysis is done, you can polish it with...
  6. Fire-medic

    Sissy bar material/surface finish

    If you take it to a chrome shop, they do the reverse-process, which will remove the chrome. Chrome, nickel, copper to return to the aluminum factory finish, Polish/paint to your desire. I have done the reverse-chrome removal on scoops which turned out OK.
  7. Fire-medic

    Bad pickup coil?

    yes https://ia800204.us.archive.org/14/items/printermanual-yamaha-vmax-vmx12-service-manual/yamahavmaxvmx12-service-manual.pdf
  8. Fire-medic

    1st Gen V-Max 1997 Canadian VMax with 90k miles - Still running strong

    Oh now that looks nice & clean, I like a stock-appearance VMax. Still bad to the bone.
  9. Fire-medic

    Bad pickup coil?

    Issues dealing with wonky electrical operation, I look at several things, one being how strong is the battery? A second, is are the grounds clean and tight for the harness's various points? When dealing with some function that goes through the switch pods, most often if they have problems, it...
  10. Fire-medic

    Introduction

    Those tires look like somebody threw on a new pair of OEM equivalent tires as they look brand new to me. Of course the date code on the tire will tell the truth.
  11. Fire-medic

    Carburetor Boots - If you never replaced them, check this out.

    Haha, yes, the order was being discussed.
  12. Fire-medic

    Carburetor Boots - If you never replaced them, check this out.

    That's when you want to try using a can of carburetor starting fluid on the boots while the engine is running and if the RPMs pick up you've found a leak.
  13. Fire-medic

    New vmax owner hopefully.

    Gustaffson in St. Augustine FL will make you a taller plastic shield but you need the mounting hardware either CaptainKyle vmaxparts@ yahoo.com or Sean Morley [email protected] as members here may have the mounting hardware. https://bikescreen.com/pages/search-results-page?q=yamaha
  14. Fire-medic

    Big Blue Motorcycle Lift

    The website has some decent products. Unfortunately there's no way to know without actually physically trying the lift. From seeing the other big bikes that it's capable of lifting you would think that it would work but you don't know if there's any interference at the lifting points until you...
  15. Fire-medic

    New vmax owner hopefully.

    I use the flycatcher OEM accessory and in my opinion it provides a good windbreak. No of course not it does not protect like some much larger screen but it also can be used at the speeds the bike is capable of without negatively impacting the handling as a larger screen would do.
  16. Fire-medic

    I've screwed something up -Idle issue

    As gents Vmax said, you did a great job of describing the problem and what you've already accomplished. Unfortunately I agree with the two of you that it sounds like you've covered everything you need to cover yet the problem still persists. My experience has been that a good synchronization...
  17. Fire-medic

    Fuel bugs? Like real bugs...

    Vermin make nests wherever they can. Intake systems are a frequent location for nests.
  18. Fire-medic

    Fuel bugs? Like real bugs...

    82nd Cowboy, I bet you got it! I proclaim you the entomologist of the VMax community.
  19. Fire-medic

    The Worst VMAX Ever

    Sure what did they expect by putting a dummy plate in place of the low fuel level warning light?
  20. Fire-medic

    Random electrical buzzing/humming while in 2nd+

    See if the VBoost round electrical plug under the left scoop has anything of an auxiliary nature wired into it. There are electrical devices (like the Python, there are others) which allow the VBoost to stay open all the time or to open at 3,000 RPM or to operate normally which is opening...
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