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I've been thinking about changing my '85 to a spin on filter using this adapter from cycleoneoff.com. The ad stated I need to buy a curved cross brace or modify the original one. $139.00 for the cross brace seems a BIT steep! Anyone modified the original? Is it a simple mod, or do I need to...

Hi guys,I just put a new oil pressure gage on my max and when she is warmed up at the tach at a grand the pressure is 10psi and when I rev it to about 5 grand it about 65 psi .Do those sound like good numbers?.

Has anyone put any other oil pressure gage besides the cycle one off type that i have seen ?.

Last year my oil light would come on under very hard exceleration. later in the fall it seemed to come eaiser and more often. over the winter I did the o-ring fix, so I had the pan off. changed the oil, everything looked good. fast forward to today. This is the first time out this year. The oil...

A good email I just got, I'll have to whip up a batch and try it out... "Machinist's Workshop" recently published information on various penetrating oils. The magazine reports they tested these products for "break out "torque" on rusted nuts and bolts. A test was made of popular penetrating...

LOL...definitely don?t want to get into the infamous "oil thread", but what weight of oil do yall recommend? I am currently running 10-40, but with Oklahoma summers getting up routinely over 100, I wonder if I should go to 20-50? I have always been told that once you go up in weight, you can?t...

Just wondering what standard oil psi is on a vmax. Hot, cold, idle, and off idle. I'm ordering a oil psi guage kit from cycle one off and was just curious what kind of numbers I should see....Thanks in advance for any input

I can never search-on-demand and find what i'm looking for.... Would some kind forum-er please post a link here for the how-to on this procedure...I didn't find squat.............

Stolen from the CBX Forum. Beware of synthetic oil! It can do terrible things to you and your beloved Motorcycle. It will not only leak out of your engine faster than you can put it in, but it will also cause your oil filter to clog and implode, dumping debris and dirt into your lubrication...

Went in the garage and found a spurt of a green oily substance near the front wheel. It's probably a newbie question, but I can't really find where the leak is coming from. Any ideas?

Yesterday, I replaced the filter, engine oil and gear oil. Had a new OEM crush washer for the engine plug but not for the gear oil plug (paid about $2.75 at the Yamaha Dealer...ouch !!!). Afterwards, a bit of a leak at the gear drain plug. Tightened a bit more and it seems to have stop...

First post here on the forum, I'm sure someone can help me out here. I have an oil leak coming from somewhere I believe to be behind the middle gear case cover, in the area of the clutch release cylinder. Any thoughts on what it could possibly be and is there a gasket I will need to replace...

While cleaning block up today for my winter project bike, I took some pictures of the 2nd drain plug on the 1200/1300 blocks. On the left side, directly under the middle drive cover there is a 14mm head bolt that goes into block and drains an oil pocket. This pocket appears to serve as a...

I've read that using X-1R in the right proportions with engine oil and gear lube will provide for a much smoother gearbox, neutral is easier to find and the engine will probably run better. I understand this is NASA stuff. Website: www.x1r.com. I bought the X-1R engine treatment (yellow...

OK so tomorrow I am trashing those soft OEM springs in favor of Progreassive ones, thanks to Kevman. In the past (with spindly forks on '86 + prog ) I used 15W fork oil, and felt an improvement. I also seem to remember someone (was it Sean?) saying you could use ATF as fork fluid, but not...

Hi guys It's time for my 89' to get its first oil change (by me), so I picked up an oil filter from the local Yam dealer, but he didn't have have the O-ring in stock. What size is that bloody thing? same as the filter 101mm?? and thickness? and is it round section?? Sorry if it's been posted...

just reinstalled the engine after repairing the transmission on a 06 1200 vmax. i started up the bike and realized that oil was leaking around part #24 on the hyperlink below...

Hey all, I hope this is the right area to ask engine related problems. I have a 95 and I am always checking the oil level thru the window thing and it always looks like it's right on. Well, anyway, I just changed oil and filter and the manual calls for 4 quarts. I put in 3.5, looks like it's...

So..just pulled into the garage..and did my normal good nite kiss..once over on the max. During so..i noticed moisture of some sort on the bottom pipe (pictured) it wasnt in any other...and it wasnt there when i bought it. i looked for sure. so..anyone know what this could be?

Hey all, Question I know the answer is not good. Out riding this afternoon and bike felt like it lost a little power. Took it home checked out everything. I have lots of oil in my coolant. But no water in my Oil. Blown head gasket? Cracked Head? Thanks for any answers. :bang head: