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Why not just use a swingarm-lift stand for the back of the bike, and a head-lift stand for the front? That's what I do. At one point, when changing out the shock, I can't remember exactly what I did but I think I ran a rod through the frame and used jack stands to support it.

Yup, I'm a religious user of Blackstone analyses. I've probably paid that company a couple thousand dollars over the last two decades.

Just tell your wife there won't be any hill climbs and ride your bike to the event. LOL

The title says VMX17, so he has an '09+ Vmax. I didn't see any aftermarket options in a couple pages of Google results, so OEM might be the only way to go. https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/motorcycle/2014/vmax-vmx17egy/front-fork

Good call. I cancelled the 60mm screws and ordered the 65s.

Thanks for the link. The bolt is right around 2.5", which is just over 60mm, so I ordered the 60mm bolts.

Here's the bolt.

There are four bolts that attach the OEM backrest to the bike. I've lost one of them. I'm able to find parts fiches for all of the OEM parts for the Vmax as it was delivered from the factory, and I can find the entire backrest kit for sale, but I can't find part numbers for individual items in...

You have the opportunity to buy back the bike you sold, for the same money that you sold it for? It's a no-brainer. Hand the guy $4K and get your scoot back.

The true limiting factor for braking on a Gen1 Vmax is going to be the absolutely pathetic grip limit of the bias ply tires. The best brakes in the world arent going to help you stop any faster when the front tire is locked. I put HH pads and steel lines on my old Gen1, and it was passable for...

I have an Optimal Carbone cat delete x-pipe. Need to post a real “for sale” ad. I think they’re going for more than a grand new. Asking $700 shipped to the 48 states.

Looks like mostly aesthetic upgrades, which may have limited appeal. Exhaust but no tune?!

Having a local shop fab up a custom one-off exhaust would likely be a lot more labor intensive and expensive than buying something that was pre-engineered and built in much greater quantities.

If someone is looking for midpipes, I have an Optimal Carbone decat x-pipe in my garage that I've been meaning to list for sale.

As far as I know, the Starvmax forum is completely gone. It’s frustrating because I would have happily taken its database and run it on my hardware.

I use Amsoil Dominator 15W50 (it's marketed as race oil but it works really well in motorcycle engine / transmissions--shifts nicely and seems to lubricate well as oil analyses come back good) in my gen2 with a Guru flash and the double D clutch mod. No slipping. Hell, the bike will loft the...

I'm curious to see how this pans out. People had previously asked the Guru to fix the speedo in his tune, but if I recall correctly, he didn't want to because there was some issue with the speed display also affecting other parts of the tune.

Top speed with the limiter removed is redline in top gear, which works out to about 170mph, indicated. Personally verified.

I strongly question your choice of Battlax for a track day. They are much less grippy than the Verges, meaning that even if they’ll tolerate you getting to max lean, there’s far less of a safety net should you do something that requires extra traction, like trail braking, accelerating, or...

To the best of my understanding, lithium ion batteries like to be between 20-80% charge, and have a long-term reduction in capacity if kept outside of that range. I am not sure if LiFePo4 batteries are the same, though. It's lead acid batteries that like to live at 100% charge.