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My sons friend is picking up an 05 Triumph rocket 3. He is an ignorant bugger, & he says he is going to leave my 98 Vmax in the dust. I laughed it off. Then I was curious, & started researching the Rocket,...wow, he just might do what he claims. No I'm worried, LOL. I was very confident at...

well its been a while since I've been on this Forum. Thought I would give an update. Haven't been riding much at all. It was a cold windy wet spring that just dragged on & on with below normal temps. We had a hand full of warm days, now the strong cold winds are back. It was ZERO with the wind...

Its not the cable "new" its not the drive gear "new". My speedo is lazy "slow at catching up to speed" but reads accurate on stable cruising speed. I'm guessing there is no quick fix for this. Something in the head isn't working proper. Time for a new speedo ??? worked 100% in the fall...

well,..-23 fresh snow.....That's bike ridding weather , isn't it LOL. I do this every year on Christmas day. The neighbours all wave & take pics. It was a tad chilly.

I have been using AMZOIL 10-40 in my 98 max. A few I have made a run to the big City,...it is 90 miles away and the highway is new & double lane with very few curves. You can really get smoking. Most traffic is zooming along at 75mph with others going faster. I have done this trip at 100 to 115...

I went for a ride through the twisties 2 days ago and noticed my steering felt "heavy". I also noticed my slow stops were getting a bit sloppy & very slow ridding was getting harder to stay straight. So I jacked up the bike and got into the upper & lower neck bearings. I found the grease was...

Well, I'm a dummy, LOL. A few days ago I cleaned out my front brake reservoir. Made it nice & clean , then refilled it and bled the front brakes. Well today I get ready to go for a ride and...........My front brake is TOTALY Spongy !! It was awful. What the heck is going on here !!! I just...

Wanna keep your Max,..or any 4 stroke motor running trouble free ? Read on- I had serious Rust Woes with my max earlier this year. I had the carbs off 5 times,..changed fuel filters twice. Bike would run ok for a day or so then crap ! I tossed all the old fuel hose & filters. removed & cleaned...

I was in the big city over the week end looking at all the bike shops. I was kinda board of most of the motorcycles lately & looking for something new and different. I seen a 2016 Ducati Diavel 1200 at one shop. I liked the look of it ...The sign on the seat said "please sit on me " so I did. I...

I had huge expectations for this summer. I had 5 ridding buddies lined up & some cool bike trips as well. Then it all started to fail.- 1 of my friends dad died right in front of him,...so he has been busy with all that. Then my other friend got transferred to another province. My next buddy...

I was visiting a buddy last night , and he asked me why I was selling my Max ??? I told him I wasn't. He told me he seen the add on Kijiji & my bike was advertised "for sale or Trade".!! I found the add , and sure enough, it was my bike with the right description and phone number. The pics were...

Was heading out to my new acreage listening to my tunes, not paying attention...and down I went. Tried picking up the bike , but it was stuck in gumbo mud. I had to walk 2 miles to the neighbours and use there phone to call my boy to help me...

How do you install a sound system on a Max ??? You don't.! You buy an "Ultimate Ears Boom box". LOL I got this cool device from my wife as a 25th Anniversary present. Its loud, durable, water proof & Blue tooth compatible. I can run it from my phone with SiriusXM Satellite music, or plug in my...

I can use it on my Bike, Bus, and car. No more " he sais, she said". Video speaks the truth. Might even catch something interesting. Its on an 8 hour loop.

Well after cleaning out my tank with muriatic acid & pressure washing it, I'm still getting flakes. Yamaha wants $353 Canadian & 2 weeks. I found some on ebay for $199 + ups + $60 shipping , that's around $379 Canadian. that dollar exchange is a killer !! any one got a good clean used one...

well I got my Motion Pro Syncpro Carburetor Tuner today. I calibrated it like the Video said.....I put the Brass Restrictor plugs at the bottom of the hoses so they would be close to the carbs, and......................it worked Perfect ! No bubbles, no fluttering. I revved it up to 4500 and...

I have some carb needle shim washers that I use every now and then on other projects. Question- can I slide 1 thin shim under the needle and get away with it and not cause any other problems ? I am running stock jets. Will it help on top-end pull, or is it just a bunch of trouble ?

kids with me on 650 special- pic from 1991 kids getting bigger on their own bikes

pic is from 1985. my buddy torturing his 750 water buffalo.

I think I picked up some crap fuel in one of the small towns I went through. I got a slight stumbling under 2k rpm. Plugged pilot perhaps. ? Did the pea shooter method...no change. Is there a simple fix, or carb removal time.? Once its above 3k, it runs clean. It idles fine as well...