Search results

VMAX  Forum

Help Support VMAX Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. Z

    Instrument after market cover

    I've come across what looks to be either a polished aluminum or chrome instrument cover (genuine Yamaha part). It goes over the stock plastic cover. Never seen one before anyone have one? are they rare?
  2. Z

    Throttle play

    Not sure if this is the best place for this question...so if it isn't my apologies. Is it normal to have some negative play on the throttle? What I mean is, I can turn my throttle in reverse slightly with a little effort twisting action. When I do this the rpm's can drop by about 200. When i let...
  3. Z

    Popping at Exhaust when Cold

    I recently got my bike back on the road after a long winter and after a few mods and have noticed a little popping at the exhaust when I start the bike up. It seems to go away after a minute or two. The carbs have all been gone through, cleaned and worn parts replaced, new battery, plugs...
  4. Z

    Stator?

    Looking for opinions. Bike looks to be draining the battery when it heats up and the fan comes on. When at a light and the fan switches on the idle starts to falter. When I simulate it in the garage ( let the bike run to warm and the fan kicks in) with a multi-meter on the battery it clearly...
  5. Z

    Clutch Engaged?

    I decided to replace the fluid in the clutch today. When I was all done I put the bike in gear, pulled the clutch lever in and tried to roll the bike (bike not running) I discovered it was very difficult to roll, almost like the clutch was not fully engaged. I never did this before so I don't...
  6. Z

    Valve Job

    Sean's loner shim kit showed up today so I figured I'd start the work. I have been following the 'How to' guide provided here in the How to' section and so far things are going alright (man that front valve cover is a SOB!). Anyway, according to the step by step guide I need to make sure the...
  7. Z

    Drag Bars

    I am going in a bit of a direction change with my max and want to go to drag bars. I currently have Sean's Superbike bars and like them, but they do not appeal to my eye as much as drag bars. My problem is I am not sure whether I should go with the straight bar or the drag bars that are just...
  8. Z

    What's That Little Hole?

    I flushed my coolant the other day and noticed a very small hole at the bottom of the water pump, just under the cover. Being curious I stuck a little screw driver up there to see how deep it is and it just kept going in, but when I pulled it out it was pretty gucky. Anyone know what that...
  9. Z

    How do you remove the Insert?

    Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this question, but I need to know how to remove the middle gear cover insert. Thanks
  10. Z

    Cleaning Question

    I finally found the time today to disassemble my carbs. Separated them and broke them all down. To the naked eye they are in pretty good shape but I did find what looked like oil and grunge when I removed the coast enriching diaphragm...so much so that two of them did not want to come out and I...
  11. Z

    V-Boost Flange

    Being that my Carbs are off the bike I noticed that the v-boost flanges were quite built up with crap, mostly around the rubber seals so I figured I'd pull them off and clean things up. Once I pulled all four I discovered the o-ring's that seal the flanges to the engine were caked in varnish. I...
  12. Z

    Confused

    I pulled my carbs today to do a full inspection and cleaning. While I was reading the manual the first step before doing anything was to number the carbs. I grabbed a pencil to mark each carb and to my surprise they were already numbered. Being the fourth owner I went back to the owners manual...
  13. Z

    A/F Screw

    I was checking to make sure my a/f screws were all correct and discovered that one of them only has about 1/4 of a turn play in it. For some reason is seems to be stuck there. Any ideas about how to fix that? I was thinking of pulling the carbs this winter and cleaning them all up...maybe even...
  14. Z

    Which R1 r/r

    Looking to replace my r/r with an upgrade. I have checked out my options and it looks like a variety of r/r's will work, so I will likely pick up the least expensive one. My question is which r/r from the R1 will work or will both. From what I can tell there are two, one has a single connection...
  15. Z

    Hex Bolt

    I need to replace the hex bolt (as seen in the attached pics) I removed my Engine Guards and want the stock bolt to go back in. Unfortunately I don't have the bolt that came out of the hole so I need a new one. Can I use any old Hex bolt (proper size) or does this require a special steel? I...
  16. Z

    Poor Idle Continues (Voltage Problems?)

    I have been having some issues with my bike over the past few weeks and posted up in a couple of threads about my issues. After getting a bunch of advice from many great people I tested my stator and r/r and didn't find any problems. I replaced my battery but still seem to be having the same...
  17. Z

    Voltage When Fan Is On

    How much voltage drop is typical when the fan kicks on? Thanks
  18. Z

    What Is This?

    I am currently in the process of figuring out some electrical issues I have been having and in the process I came across a black wire with a white connector attached to the end that doesn't connect to anything. It is taped into the harness along side the red wire that connects to my r/r (which...
  19. Z

    Bike Problems

    Okay here is my story. I have not been riding my max a lot this season but I was going out to the garage to start it up once a week. a few weeks ago I decided to go for a ride but the bike battery was dead. I figured that when I started it each week and only let it run for a short while I...
  20. Z

    Clutch Noise?

    I seem to have a very subtle noise coming from my clutch (or at least it sounds like it is coming from the casing). Never noticed it before so I don't know if it is normal or something is wrong. It sounds like a very faint rattle. It disappears when I pull the clutch lever and also seems to...
Back
Top