Recommended services are every 6 months or every 4,000 miles. I was jus looking at my owners manual last night lol. Valve adjustment is every 20,000 I believe I'll have to look again. I've heard it is a job. Oil and filter are pretty easy, filter is up front on the left side, have to lay on the ground to see it, plug is easy on the right side. Air filter is a bit of a pain, the faux tank cover isn't as easy on these. 6 or 8 Allen head screws hold it on, plus the scoops have to come off. Battery is under there also. Spark plugs take a little bit. I only have 1800 miles on mine. I'm going by what I've read on the Star vmax site, and memory lol. Tires, not sure I actually have to replace my rear, (not from burnouts) the inner cord section and outer tread carcass separated and blew out from sidewall to sidewall while I was riding, just glad it did it on a straight and at low speed about 45-50mph. When I lowered the forks in the triple I used my engine hoist to pick the front up, and strapped the back down to the legs on the engine hoist. I think you could use a service Jack on the frame, or pick on the cat itself, it's mounted to the frame, only need to pick high enough to get the tire off the ground, and I believe the fender extension will have to come off also to get the tire out of the swing arm. My wife has a vstar 1100 classic I lifted it with a Jack on the frame, but I had to pull the rear fender because it swept down over the rear of the tire. It's a real pita to keep clean. I got a bottle of Yamaha matte paint cleaner, just spray it on, wipe it off. DO NOT USE SOAP WITH WAX, it Will Make it shine. Use a car wash with no wax. I use Maguire's car wash, it's purple in color and contains no wax, then I use a shammie towel to dry it (no water spots) and then use the Yamaha spray, gets rid off finger prints, hand smudges stuff like that, and after a few weeks of storage I use the spray helps get rid of that thin layer of dust from sitting. And if you run on a damp or wet road, be prepared to wash it after your ride, try not to let it sit for a long period of time dirty after riding in rain or on a wet road, some dirt stains, like red dirt, where I live. You could use rat wax, it's for matte paint. Have to buy that online though, I haven't found it locally. Only thing I found was that bottle of spray at the dealer, and I needed something then. I'll try that rat wax next. Any other questions feel free, lol. I've learned allot since owning a 2nd gen. Owners manual is worth reading. I believe the Star vmax site has a download version if you want to take a peek. I've heard the maintenance internals have changed from year to year.
