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Hi, I have a 1989 vmax that seemingly is always leaking oil, before it was leaking from the neutral position sensor, got a new OEM sensor and it fixed my issue, now it’s leaking from roughly the same area but it isn’t the sensor, what else could be leaking oil in this area? The middle gear...

There’s a ton of posts on here about overheating, I know about the manual fan switch however I feel as though my issue is different. My bike would run perfect no overheating never touching the red, the fan would kick on once the needle hit the little dot on the temp gauge, everything seemed good...

1989 vmax in good mechanical condition. I purchased this bike early season, did a ton of work on it and then decided I wanted a newer vmax due being able to ride it more rather than wait for small parts, the paint is faded and the engine needs a repaint. Has forward controls -bled and flushed...

Hi, I was thinking of selling my vmax, I love the bike but I think I just want a newer vmax so I can spend more time riding rather than fixing small things, Ive already done a ton of work on it such as -bled and flushed brakes and clutch -new throttle cable -rebuilt forks -new battery -new R/R...

Hi, I have a 1989 vmax with starting/staying on issues, I’m in the process of testing fuel compression and spark, while I was looking at the carbs I noticed one of the carb pins that pulls out for the choke was stuck, the rest open fine, I was wondering what the procedure would be to get this...

Hi, Ive been having a issue with my valve cover leaking a ton of oil ever since I checked valve clearances, I purchased new gaskets but they still leaked so I got refunded and purchased some OEM ones, now these oem ones (26H-11193-01-00) have a line inbetween the valve halves, so it would be...

Hi, I recently did an oil change on my vmax and also replaced the neutral position sensor with a new one and a new O ring. It has been working fine but I now noticed it is leaking what I’d consider a good amount of oil, my question is next steps, will I need to buy new jug of oil so I can get...

Hi, Ive posted quite a few posts on my 1989 vmax, Todays current issue is difficulty shifting. Usually gears are clunking into place under load but perfectly shift at a slow speed. I initially thought clutch but as I purchased a new clutch Ive realized that that shouldnt be the issue, due to the...

Hi, my 1989 vmax has been running fine until recently it’s been giving me issues to start, it’ll crank for a while and eventually make a loud bang as if all the gas just ignited, when it does turn on there’s a spark on the vacuum ports and it idles incredibly rough, I would wondering what steps...

Hi, i have a 89 Vmax, The battery is dying and I decided to try and jumpstart it with my car, unfortunately i mustve messed up somewhere as instead of turning the bike on it turned it off completely, i am getting no lights no power nothing at all as if it didnt have a battery. So I assumed a...

Hi, I did some looking around the forum for mpg readings and such but one thing I did not find was how to tune the vmax for better fuel consumption. I know the way one rides is important but the previous owner had the carbs tuned for better performance, I am not interested in this performance...

Hi, I have a 1989 Vmax with a aftermarket? exhaust. Ive noticed the thermostat? is leaking coolant. However it seems like getting to the thermostat is incredibly hard. The exhaust connects to the engine right above it, blocking access to the bolts. I originally thought I could just unbolt the...

Got my bike from marketplace with a 3 hour drive away, been wanting one for months and finally found a good deal. Upon arrival the bike turns out to be a 1989 when it was advertised as a 1996, with a heavy price reduction I decided to get it anyways so here she is. Definitely needs some work...

Hey, My name is Noel and I recently purchased a red 1989 Vmax, was looking for a new bike for some time when I found it in marketplace and just decided I needed a vmax after some more research. This is actually my first time using a forum aswell so I am completely new to this scene.