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Hey guys, Been a while since I posted. Due to various reasons I am having to sell the max. See link - I am looking for about $5000 or whatever is reasinable - 2003, 10,400 miles completely standard. Makes me very sad so ill leave it at that...

It has been a while since I posted so first I hope everyone had a merry xmas and good luck in the new year. My question is about starting in the cold. Now I know Max's are notorious for not running well in the cold but I had never not got it started. This morning I was having to ride in colder...

Just got some 20w50 for the max. Gonna start getting cooler here now so thinking maybe I should have gone with the 15w40? I can still take back and switch it, think I should? Yamalube btw. Also why do I hear a lot of bad things about synthetics in the max? I was gonna go synthetic 15w40 but...

Don't suppose anyone has a spare I can buy or know where I can get one. Apparently the previous owner lost it for my max. Thanks, MG

Ok how on earth do you adjust them? the damper part is easy i know just turn the top but to adjust the actual coil??? I tried twisting it like it says will not budge. It appears I do not have the correct tool but what does that even do, just looks like it goes in a hole then you turn? I tried to...

well after a lot of talk with some of you here are the before and after pics. Bike is not done yet, still some "touch ups" needed but I think I am on the right track. AFTER

Changed my oil about 1000 miles ago. Level is a little low, about half to 3/4 of glass. My question is I cannot find the rest of the 20w50 I had left over but did find some amsoil 10w40 synthetic. I do not need much just a top off - think I should wait till I get a chance to get some more 20w50...

Ok. I am broke as I just got my vmax, splashed out a bunch on carb job and powder coating etc but really thinking about this. A good friend of mine has a nice big dog which he rides always and has a nice Honda Shadow sitting in his garage which he never rides. I rode it last year and it rode...

I am from England so not sure if this is normal but having lived over here for 8 years now I can say the US has some of the worst drivers I have ever seen. It is usually a gal doing nails or something but this morning totally different. Just chilling, driving to work, 545am or so. 2 lanes 45...

Hope this is not an issue as I seem to have found things that most others have - hard time finding neutral, wobble etc. Anyway I just noticed this tonight. When I brake i hear many little clicks. Now imagine the slight click you get when you use your front brake, if I brake sharp and my front...

Just seeing how many of you mis from second to third. I seem to do this a lot. Last night i did and then put it in and was not in properly and kind of jolted me, was weird. Not sure why I struggle with it

these are oxidization on my scoops and sissy bar, thinking about powder coating them paint chip (also got a very small one on my "tank cover" that I can see a speck of rust through both my reservoirs look like this Dunno whats going on here, just coming off The bike full pic...

This is what was done 4 needle valve asy 4 gasket 4 o ring 4 cap 4 cap 4 o ring 4 o ring 4 pilot screw set 1 filter assy 4 o ring 4 joint, carb 3 4 diaphragm 4 joint (some repeated - different parts #) Parts came to 573.91 (and that is with a 50% employee discount) labor 6 hours - 288.13...

So spoke to my mechnic friend today and another reason my max was not running good is my diaphragms were shot. Seems odd with an 03 and 7000 miles. Either way it sucks, retail at 125 each * 4 carbs!!! Glad I know him and getting em half that but still sucks!!! get it back tomorrow after $900 of...

I ride my max daily to work. Rain or no rain. It is completely stock. I bought it to ride! Anyway I was searching through some topics and seems like a lot of people were worried with the vboost in the rain? Why? I read people like to turn it off in rain for peace of mind? Thanks, MG

Ok i am getting my bike back in a couple days after its carbs will be re built and bike tuned up. So I want to start having fun with it. What is the easiest cheapest performance upgrade - T boost? I wanna start making the bike faster little by little. If I get T boost I def want the option to...

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Hello, It seems like I have a bad case of oxidization on my sissy bar and on my scoops. Not sure how it happened (I just got the bike) so I want to get rid of it. Only defect I can see other than a few chips on the reservoirs. Is there a fairly easy way to get rid of the corrosion? I was...

I was looking around at other maxes and saw some with aluminum scoop inserts which looked cool. Chrome aluminum kind of engine guard things and also radiator covers. All look really cool. Where is the best place for these kind of extras?

Well rode the max to work today. Odd smell almost burning rubber coming from it? Not sure, not a strong smell but did not even think it was the bike until I got to work and could smell it again. Havent started it since Friday - does not sound like long but normally gets ridden daily so not...