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Hi All, I have a Blacked Out V-Max for sale. I've had some medical issues and can't ride anymore. The bike needs an owner that can ride and is ready for many miles. A word of warning, this is fast and powerful bike, 105 lb of torque and ~160 HP. I've added a few pictures, and have a full album...

Hi All, I haven't been very active on the forum for a few years, hope everyone is doing well, I've had some medical (low back and neck) issues that have stopped me from riding. My father in law is at a point where he can't ride anymore either, he's asked me to sell his V-Max for him. He's the...

Hi VMax Riders, I have a Blacked Out V-Max for Trade. I'm done riding. A word of warning, this is fast and powerful bike, 105 lb of torque and ~160 HP. I've added a few pictures, and have a full album of the rebuild online, for more details of the project. Basic Details: 1993 Yamaha V-Max...

Hi All, My father in law is done with his Vmax, he's had it for 30 years, bought it new in 85/86. He wants to sell it and we're not sure what it's worth. The good, bad, and ugly. Good 85! one owner taken care of garaged engine is clean the bad something going on with the...

Finally wrapped up the blackout project the mods are: Powder coat and paint everything you can. Yamaha bolt gaiters from this thread: http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=34342&highlight=YAMAHA+BOLT+GAITERS forks in between triple trees: Eastwood 2k primer Eastwood 2k paint 1 1/2 PCV...

I'm stumpped on this one. And it is a safety issue at this point. Here are the issues: When cold (<195) the bike dies when I shift into 1st. And the bike is surging hard...like a pissed off horse. The voltage seems to bounce around between 11 and 13 volts. Once the bike warms up it runs...

This is a post three years in the works. I started a Vmax rebuild project three years ago, and got in way over my head. Sean was great with advice, parts, and answered all of my questions. Long story short, I rebuilt my motor, and it blew up in 500 miles...As you can imagine I was not very...

Me Likey! :biglaugh:

Any of you guys experience anything like this? When I downshift into second from third, I get a knocking sound, it just started two days ago and is getting worse quickly, I stopped using second because it is starting to happen on the up shift as well. It only happens in second, there is no...

:bang head: Here are some vids of my motor knocking sound. I think its a wrist pin or a rod bearing. But before I do something dumb, expensive, and time consuming I thought I'd throw this out here for you guys to take a look at, and see if you have any suggestions. the noise is always there...

Hey All, Just wanted to pass this on, I've been troubleshooting a low charge problem on the max. I've been reading posts and was leaning towards a battery. BUT, everything on my bike is new, battery, RR etc... someone posted this in a thread...

anybody have one of these? http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-capacity-motorcycle-lift-68892.html what do you think about it?

Hi All, Anybody have a water pump bearing go out on the max? I have a tapping that has started. when at idle it is noticeable, under rpm I can hear it a little but the motor sounds seem to cover it up. it seems to be slowly getting worse. I put a mechanics stethoscope on the motor and the...

Hey all im trying to sync my carbs with the motion pro sync tool and the fluid keeps getting sucked into the engine during the calibration step... Any ideas how i can stop this. DID

Well, I'm not really sure what to do next. I've rebuilt my max from the ground up. completely rebuilt the motor 180 miles on it, took it to a dyno shop and had 3 pulls. the results are bad. 9500RPM on the rev limiter. 1. 108 hp. 2. lean condition is off the charts 3. oil smoke from the exhaust...

Hey All, I have a 93, I'm replacing the instrument cluster with a new Acewell unit. On the diagram, it looks like I'm supposed to wire some of the connections to the negative side of the of the switch (the oil level for example). It looks like I have to run a wire from the ground side of...

Hey All, My machinist says he can shave the heads and decrease the combustion chamber, and increase the compression ratio. Any ideas as to how this will effect Torque or HP. What else I can do to VMax heads to squeeze some more juice out of them? Port? Polish? Any dyno numbers on some...

Hey All, I've purchased and installed an all in one speedo unit. I'm trying to figure out what to do with the instrument cluster where the original tach is. I'd like to make it into a locking storage area, like a glove box, keeping the original outer housing, any thoughts on this, how to do...

Hi All, I'm in the middle of rebuilding my VMax and have a few questions. I'm looking for some opinions / experiences on the process of powder coating my cases and heads. I'm trying to figure out if this will work and will last. Currently, I've had the cylinders honed and matched to...

Hey All, I just bought a complete exhaust system from Mark for my 93. He has a great way of doing business. The product quality is awesome the price is good. He went the extra mile when I contacted him about damage to the coating on the front pipes during shipping. He told me to get an...