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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...

I have warned my wife about the cold water monster.He's sneaky.He will wait for her to get in the shower and drowned her with a big glass of cold water.Tonight he struck!I knew he had becuase i heard the scream followed by,Im gonna kill you!!!.I sat quietly in the chair.Becuase as i explained to...

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Havent fine tuned my '06 yet but I thought I would see what you guys think. I live at 3600 ft elevation here in Bend Oregon. When I bought the bike the p/o told me it was cold blooded... 4400 original miles. when its warm out it runs great but if its around 60 or less its a whole different...

Is it normal operating procedure to put the choke on to start for the first time in the day? I always put it on to start first time then let it run at 1500 to 2000 rpm for a minute or two. Is this normal for every one else?

hey vmaxers was riding my 85 tonight and it does this sometimes when its cold im riding along and all of a sudden in makes a weird noise from the air box. it sounds like a diaphram is stuck.. i ripped it apart. is there anything to look for or anything else to look at to see what the...

Twice now Ive went out to ride....Cold outside !! No Hyd preasure at all on the clutch lever. Fluid level is fine, no leaks. So, I ride with no clutch and as things warm up the clutch slowly comes back...after 10 miles or so clutch works perfect as if nothing was ever wrong. Whats wrong ????

Who is up for the cold day in hell ride. Its on 1-1-2012. Most riders try to show up at noon. :confused2:

I parked my 85 max about 4 days ago,and went to start it today,and no go!:bang head:The starter is spinning the motor over,but its not cranking up.So,after little investigation,i find that i am not getting fire to any of my plugs.Ive checked all the fuses,and they all check out fine.I rode this...

I am assuming its because of the wasted spark system is igniting the extra fuel in the cylinder but I could be wrong. Anybody else have issues like this. I just noticed it once it got colder out here. Only when the bike is cold, and when I have to have the choke on, after its warm it...

Hi, When my max is cold, the front right cylinder backfires a couple of times when I drive off with the choke opened just a little. With the choke open full the popping is gone, so you would expect the cylinder runs lean. But here`s the funny bit: The spark plugs of the other three cylinders...

I don't know what the wind chill factor was, but it was 36 and I was going 95 this morning. Brrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!

I was wondering if you guys changed the gap on your spark plugs when installing COP's? Reason I ask is cause I am having a really hard time getting my bike to start when it's cold. Went out this morning (low 40's) and went to start it and it really tried to start but just wouldn't catch. I...

Rode my bike 35 miles this morning (4:15am) to work and the bike was just getting off the cold C mark when I arrived. Very sluggish ride and when I had her up in neutral and reved her without the choke, she backfired and saw some blue flames out of the exhaust. I checked my plugs yesterday and...

I've gone through enough troubles to last me for a long time but, I guess I may as well try to pull one more out of my hat. Cold start, with the choke on and / or with the choke off, anytime the rpm is raised over 1000. The exhaust pops. It runs like crap if I try to ride it before it's been...

So... I know a handful of you guys have been working with my on the issues I've been having with my Vmax. My last update was that I got the carb sync tool on Wednesday and in 10 minutes the bike was running fantastic. This morning I went to take the bike to work and it fired right up with the...

Hey Everyone, I have a 2004 Vmax that was purchased in late 2009. The bike had 3,100 original kilometers (About 2,000 miles) for mileage. (Guy I bought it from worked out of the country.) My question is: My Vmax blows some blue smoke for about 10 seconds on a cold start with the choke on. The...

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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...

In my continued attempt to fight the forces of mother nature and delay the hibernation of the max, I had to fire her up yesterday and take her for a ride (Was also looking to destress a bit). Wasn't too bad, mid 40's by the time I took off. Took a ride to a place called New Hope Pa., about a 35...