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A couple months ago, Mr. Morley did some work on my bike, including tightening the steering to get rid of my decel 45mph wobble. Last night it came back. I jacked up the front today, and the steering was very loose, bouncing back hard and often from the stops when the bars were left to turn on...

I'm needing some luggage for an upcoming 1500 mile trip. Really just need room for clothes, some gear....not a whole lotta stuff. I don't like the vmax hard bags, and detest leather floppy bags. I'm looking at these...

Topeka is coming up, and there hasn't been much chatter on here about it. Who's going? When are you going? Where are you coming from? I know several are going up on Friday or Saturday....others on Sunday. I'm in the Wichita area, and would like to ride up with another vmaxer if at all...

Weather channel Vortex team finally caught a tornado in Wyoming. WOW! They captured the whole life span of the thing....simply beautiful. I've lived through a few of these things, and am completely fascinated by them.

When you guys are drag racing or (heaven forbid) street racing, how are you shifting? I've read these bikes can be "power shifted" through the first three gears. That is, throttle held wide open and clutch feathered just enough to let you shift. On my last bike, I would keep WOT while...

The "how old are you" thread got me thinking.... What does your "average" vmax owner do for a living. I imagine we run the full gamet, as motorcycling can get into anybody's blood. I'll start. I'm a 3rd grade teacher, I also coach football and golf. The kids all think it's pretty cool...

I've lost brakelights when using the front brake only. The brake light works when the rear brake is used. I have all turn signals, high/low beam. What's going on? I see there are two little wires coming from the front brake lever, they seem to be properly connected. I sprayed some contact...

I'm getting pretty good at picking brains around here..... About 700 miles and two weeks into vmax ownership, and I'm beginning to think my hips are not up to the ergonomics. Another 100 miles down today, and I can hardly walk up the driveway. I've seen some posts here by others who have...

I hadn't gotten around to posting pics of the new to me Vmax yet...so here goes. Forgive the quality, these were taken on my phone (not to bad for a phone really). Nevermind the center stand and side stand down at the same time..... 99 Carbon, little over 9k, progressive all around, UFO...

I have a Harlan shift light on the way and have a quick question. I've got the installation and mounting figured out, but have a question about the actual programing of the light. I know I need to set it to 2 cylinder due to the firing order....in doing that, do I need to cut the RPM turn on...

New Shinko's on the way. What PSI are you guys running with stock sizes? Are you sticking with the 33/36 front/rear like the book says for stock rubber...yes I'm over 190, so use the high side of the recommended pressures.

New to me vmax is getting an oil change tonight....and I must admit to being somewhat retarded. I suppose there aren't any stupid questions right???? How much oil does this thing get? The manual says 3.7 qts for periodic change, 4.0 for change w/new oil filter, and 5.0 total. WTF? I'm...

Today I took notice of the front tire on my new max. It's cupping pretty badly. Looks like a nice series of little hills all the way around. The rear tire was just replaced (before I bought the bike) it may have 500 miles on it. Is this front tire dangerous at the moment? It has plenty of...

What's the concensus of this fine forum on the topic of vanity plates? I've always thought about getting one, but never have. Now I need new plates on the new max....and I'm thinking about it again. So, do these bikes possess the attitude to justify the cockyness; or are they already cocky...

Well, in a mere week's time, I've gone from wanting a vmax to looking for a vmax to finding a vmax to buying a vmax to bringing a vmax home to spending my first day with a vmax. Pretty nice progression if you ask me. I've ridden these bikes before, but for no extended time...just a block or...

Who here is running Progressive 440's? I'm a newbie v-max owner, and mine came with pretty much brand new 440's (stickers are still on them). They were set as soft as they could go, but I figured I'd like them a little stiffer than that. I turned them each 5 full times (1/2 of the range) and...

Last week, I posted here and told of my vmax ownership intentions. Well...by this time next week, it should be official. It happened oddly enough. I hadn't been able to find anything locally that I was really excited about, and began to branch out the search a bit. There was an ad on this forum...

Hello Vmax forum! I'm not currently a vmax owner...but it is on my shortlist of things to get done. My current ride is a 1999 Honda Magna, and I'm ready for a little more....but want to stick with our beloved V4's. I've wanted a Max for years, and frankly, have let a few nice ones go without...