gear

Hello guys i am after some new gear textile only i don't like leathers. Must be water proof what do you recommend ?

Howdy, ('94 US VMax... probably) If I give any more than about 10-20% throttle in second gear, it... "lurches." It feels like it's coming in and out of gear very quickly, or skipping teeth. Everything I can find says that a bike will never go back into gear once it's come out... but IDK...

1992 VMax. had noise on deceleration, soooooo..... Disassembled shaft drive. Pinion gear is snapped at bolt. any suggestions on a part supplier?

Just wondering, has anyone bought and tried the starter clutch and gear on ebay? Just wondering if it's a good product or not. Here is the link for the auction. http://www.ebay.com/itm/321314845789?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true

Hi my max doesn't always engage third, It will not engage and will stay in second. It doesn't do it all the time just every now and then. When it does engage it's fine and stays in gear.

Went for a ride the other day. Bike was running great then 5th gear turned into neutral. ? Never acted up or missed a gear. pulled out the clutch everything looks good with the segment and linkage. pulled the oil pan and didn't find anything odd. No metal. WTF seems very strange to me.

I installed the Wild Hair peg lowering mounts. It helped stretch out my legs but the pegs they sell were not very wide so replaced them with some Arlen Ness versions which are much wider and comfortable. However, the lowering mount has moved my foot outward slightly and I am kinda of...

aney body fited an 86+ venture gear indicatour to a vmax ?:ummm: should be a straetford swop

I've seen all these threads on replacing the starter clutch, but when it comes to replacing the starter gear there isn't much information. Even the service manual just says to check for wear, but there are no specs on the amount of wear of the boss or the inside bushing. Does the damage have...

Hi all, I have an 88 Vmax, lately I have been having trouble upshifting usually 1st to 2nd gear & occasionally feeling like rough meshing, false neutrals and trouble finding neutral while parking. Last night coming home from work I went to gear down from 5 to 1st coming up to lights and found I...

So I've been meaning to ask this, because it seems like the Max is notorious for second gear going bad, but mine seems to be "too good", sometimes if I'm getting on it hard I'll go to shift into third and my bike will klunk like it went to third but still be in second, but if I just hard shift...

Hi all Does anyone any good technique to remove the bigger taper bearing from the shaft without damaging it? Does anyone know the Koyo reference for that bearing? The smaller one (next to the Ujoint) is easily removed by sliding out but the other one doesn't budge from the shaft next to the...

Upon removal of the middle gear side cover I've discovered the cause of a noise in the gear box. I recovered a piece of a broken gear tooth from either the middle drive shaft gear or the middle pinion gear. So now it's time to get into the guts of this engine. I would appreciate a quick how to...

Hi, I bought an 88 Vmax a few weeks ago and I've noticed that when shifting from 3rd to 4th there is a significant amount of vibration coming from the foot shifter in the split second when I've got the clutch pulled in and my foot has the shifter raised. It doesn't always do it but it happens...

Can someone point me in the right direction for a handlebar mounted indicator that will tell me what gear I am in. Are these easy to install ?

I'm new here and looking to get into a 1st gen. Had a second gen for a couple of years, but had to sell a while ago and looking to get back into a max I can afford. I looked in search for poll results of the dreaded 2nd gear failure, but was unable to locate one. Can someone please start a poll...

Hi mates, sometimes i get "klang" noise when i shift from 2nd to 3rd gear. Happens once in 20 gear changes and it does not matter if engine is hot or cold. Sounds and feels like gears are not synced. When this happens, gear is changed but with "special effects" :) I have 1997 Vmax. Will this...

In the next couple of months I am going to be undertaking the dreaded 2nd gear fix. I have read loads about undercutting, reworked gears, etc. But I am UK based, and have decided I will go for new/nearly new stock setup. I am fine with most mechanical things (my bikes never go into a garage...

Hey, Guys. Need some help here: So the other day I was attempting to rebuild my clutch slave (attempted as in failed: slave's allen head bolts are seized on) and in the process I took off the middle gear cover. The Yamaha manual says not to let any oil out when it's taken off. well.... a good...

Hi Fellas- I ordered a bunch of Gear from Revzilla yesterday.. They gave me great ideas based on what I was looking for, what I ride and after many emails and 2 phone calls, this is what I chose: Roland Sands Barfly Leather Jacket Roland Sands Design (RSD) CE Rated Elbow&Shoulder Armor...