issues

Suppossed to pick up a '99 MAX tommorrow:clapping::clapping: Are there any know issues with this model year I should look/listen for when I pick it up and as I start putting miles on it?

I have an 86 VMax which has been sitting for the past 4 months. It was running pretty good when I parked it. Now it will not take any throttle opening at all when I start it, it dies immediately. I can get it to rev up if I keep it fully choked and work it up to high revs where it runs...

Has anyone experienced any fuel starvation issues as the fuel level in the tank gets closer to reserve and then progressively worse as the level drops?

Hi. I'm pretty new here. I've been reading most of the posts and just wanted some clarification on a starting problem thats slowly getting worse. After the bike is at operating temp, It's hard to get started again. (Seems very hard for the starter to turn over, and when it does, it is very slow...

One of the biggest problems, if I'm reading it correctly, with ethanol in motorcycle engines is the deterioration of certain rubber parts in the fuel system. Seafoam is terrific stuff but, being mostly alcohol, probably contributes to the problem. Has anyone ever thought about putting together...

Ok little history. This is my first bike a 1986 vmax. I have been running the bike for the past 2 weeks with no issues at all other than getting used to the freaky amount of power it has. Ok on to the problem. I noticed over the weekend it was having problems starting. To me sounded like a...

Elevation where I am located is 889ft. Was curious if stock mains would be an option with Dyna-Jet stage one needles and springs and drilled slides. Maybe moving the clip on notch to the rich side. The bike has K&N air filter and Super Trap slip-ons. It was running lean so I tried bumping the...

Well, after getting covers chromed and modding other bits I finally got some time to slam this back together to the stage of firing it up. Things went well until I hit the start button and heard a noise. So after pulling of the stator cover I found a busted idler starter gear. WTF I thought...

Hello to everyone, I am new to this forum and new to the VMAX. I am 38 years old and live just outside of Montreal Quebec Canada. I have been riding in Montreal for over 25 years on various makes and models. I currently own a recently purchased 1996 VMAX with 11,000 miles that is in showroom...

Riding yesterday... Noticed that on DEcelleration (gearing down), that I'm getting some light backfires from the pipes... Later they also became noticable when holding a 2500-3000-rpm gate in the lower gears.... Guessing this is because of a too lean mix or fouling plug(s). I am now forced...

Now that I have 650 miles on her I have issues shifting. At times it's very hard to get her into 1st gear when I'm sitting at a light and I was last in say 2nd and didn't have room to downshift all the way back to first. When I do get in first in learches a bit. I did find my linkage needed some...

Hi folks, I was running my bike yesterday and it suddenly died. I toggled the run key and I heard the fuel pump running for almost a good 20 seconds. I threw her in choke, it fired up with no problem and drove her for a few miles wiith no issues. I got home and it died again with the same...

Today riding home from the gym the bike started sputtering/stumbling at 4k-6k, it seemed to clear in the upper rpm range 6k and up. Rode into work later in the day on the freeway and it is much worse, no pull at all in the upper RPM range and still sputtering/stumbling from about 4k and up...

Hindle exhaust 4-1 with titanium muffler. Is this normal after being on a bike for 11 miles? :damn angry: I keep the bike garaged. I understand about condensation and all but man, I paid almost 1k for this exhaust! They mentioned using cleaner to get the rust off. If it does not come out then...

This is my first post. My name is Mike and I recently purchased an '85 V-Max locally. I am now 37 and I am buying the bikes I wanted when I was 15. :biglaugh: I started with the RZ350 and then when it was too painful to ride for any significant distance, I added the V-Max. Moving on. I got...

These forums have a way of focusing your attention on issues that should be blindingly obvious. Following discussion in the thread 'Now this is a real frame brace' I focused in on some very V-max handling issues and discovered something disturbing that may well affect other riders. I need the...

Charging problems. Battery fully charged (12.8V) before riding. Ride for about an hour come back and stop engine. Try to start and barely turns over. Voltage is at 11.75. Checked Stator before riding and was fine, Checked R/R before riding..diode test fine... Output about 13.9V when reving...

So I've read before that the Max is prone to heat soak issues with the starter. Well, since I live in the pit of hell (Georgia) I've started having that problem the last 2 days. So, I know there is a way to beef up the wiring, possibly add a relay to help combat this. Though I would post...

I just got my first VMax this month, and ordered a Tboost module for it. I haven't received it yet, but ran into another guy on a VMax at a gas station and starting asking questions about his bike. I asked him if he had put a Tboost mod in it, and he warned me that it's not a good idea because...