differential

I took my 85 Max to Hitching post in Hopkins to get a rear tire installed. It took the tech 4 1/2 hours to install it. During that time I watched him remove the rim and replace the tire. He then proceeded to assemble the bike and push it off the lift. As he was pushing the bike off the lift i...

I wanted to put some highway gears in my 2000 vmax for longer trips, so I bought a differential from somebody, which was said to be from an 86 venture 1300 (3.33 gear ratio instead of vmax's 3.667). When I checked how many turns of the shaft to turns of the wheel, it was more like 2.9! I guess...

I have been trying to find locally, the specified Gear Oil which is 80w GL-4 Hypoid gear oil. I cant find any GL-4, but I can find GL-5 Does is really mater if I use the 5 and not the 4?? is it that technical?? Thanks for any help.

We maxers tend to stay away from oil additives fearing that the clutch will slip but products made for limited slip differentials are made to prevent clutch slipping since these kinds of differentials have clutch plates in them. I thought this might be a useful thing to try if clutch slipping is...

Guys, Ive ready about swapping the differential for one off a venture. I was wondering if anyone could explain some things about doing this. First off, with a stock tire and rim, how would it effect your rpms and gas milage and speed? Secondly, i dont like the look of the diff, can you...