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I would like some advice for a few symptoms that i have on my 88 vmax. The bike starts great when cold (new AGM battery) and (new stator) linstalled last year. But after its hot it doesn't want to start or stay running. After hard starting it then sputters and backfires mostly through the front...

I started a thread about purchasing an AGM battery because my battery was not holding a charge which I received and put in the bike and it starts nice and easy now. But,,,,, I measured the voltage output to the battery and I was only getting 12.0-13.0 volts when before I was getting 14.5 so now...

The battery on my 88 is weak so I ordered an AGM battery (Absorbed Glass Mat). Has anybody tried one on their bike? I was searching for an alternative to the typical wet acid type batteries that I find myself buying every 3 years or so. The technology has been around since the 80's mostly in...

Hi fellow Vmaxers, I have a question concerning the electric fan. When does it come on? and does it stay on after you shut the bike off? The reason I'm asking is, I have never heard the fan kick on since i've owned the bike now for 3 years. It's an 1988 and it died a couple of times on me at a...

Hello all, I am a fairly new owner of a 1988 V-Max and I would like to know why the bike stalls when i put it in gear after running it on a hot day like today? It runs fine when first started and driving for a while but when I put it in neutral then put it in gear the bike stalls out as soon...

Hello all, I'm an excited new owner of a 1988 V-max and I absolutely love it! I've fixed a few problems already but I really want to fix the v-boost. I've tested the control module and I get power but I don't get power out of the control module going to the servo motor. I ran power directly to...