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Ok, so I was outside tinkering with my bike again today and I found what I think might be the problem I've been trying to solve. The bike is way down on power and has a backfire from the left side pipe. When I hammer down on the throttle it feels like part of the power is cutting in and out...

70 here today, so the mrs and i fired up the v and went out.. Fired right up in the garage, ive had it on a tender in the winter. Ride 20 min. stop for gas, bike sounds like a dead battery. Bump started and ran fine back home. Pulled in the garage, went back out 15 min later, and starts right...

As some may know I was having trouble getting my Vgas carbs to rev above Idle, I since have run close to a tank worth of gas with seafoam treatment and they seem to rev above idle consistently so long as there is no load (commonly stalls with clutch half released still) Either way, I got her...

Hello, The left turn signals are randomly doing a rapid flash and they also have lower intensity from the right ones when the rapid flash happens. I changed both bulbs to make sure that was not the issue but the problem did not go away and it is now more permanent than random :ummm: I...

Just want to double check...I had hot starting problems, cold starting problems, had to jump start the bike 10 times this summer. The starter would just barely turn over and start the bike. Today I went to start it, no go. It just turned the engine once and then the starter did not seem to have...

I tried starting the bike after a flat battery using a booster. I drove it until the battery charged and then when i tried starting it i heard a small knock from the starting clutch. The bike started ok and has been behaving ok for a couple of days. Should i start worrying for the starting clutch?

Well I finally got around to splitting the cases on the engine I got out of the pink parts bike. I think its had its better days. I believe I am just gonna finish tearing it down & sell parts off of it. I thought about fixing it but its a bit of work for something I don't need.

Found this surfin the interwebz. Truly insane batshit crazy, and I think it would be VERY effective! I HAVE SOOO GOTTA DO THIS SHIT!!!

I have a 1990 Yamaha Vmax and it used to not do this but recently, the front wheel as started like bouncing almost when I brake and the slower I get the slower the bounce gets. Also if I brake and it bounces and if I let off and then brake again it stops doing it for a little bit then starts...

My front tire is wearing more on one side than the other. Bike pulls to the left slightly when going down the road. Also have a speed weave. All these issues are related I have no doubt. Help!

Today I was checking the bike to see if I have a wrist pin problem by pulling the plug wires off the spark plugs while the bike is running. Didn't find a wrist pin problem but I did notice that when I pull the number 1 plug wire the bike idle did not change. If I pull the other three plug...

Ok, here is my problem. I changed my gauge bulbs with LED's from superbrightled.com. All of a sudden, my fuel pump would not prime the carbs when I turned the key. I tested all of the LED's and they worked fine. I also put them in different sockets and had the same problem. I took out the fuel...

Need wiring help.starter just clicks, jump big terminals and it starts.problem the small red and white and blue and white wires are hot when the key is on.i dont understand how the start switch is activating the relay if both are hot.i ordered a new relay and dont want to ruin it.i thought at...

My newly refurbished clutch master cylinder and Morley Muscle seat came in this last week and I finally was able to take the bike out after a month of sitting in the garage. Great work on the m/c by Sean and his Muscle seat is the best Vmax upgrade of all time! Got the bike out on the road and...

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Not hearing the vboost servo doing a self check when I turn the key. But it sure as shit works when its supposed to. Tried it several times today.

Occasionally when I come to a stop and then try to take off again, the bike will cut off like it has run out of gas but it will start and idle just fine. As soon as I give it some throttle, it will die again. I then have to cut the motor, take off the gas cap (tons of suction) put the cap back...

Had the weirdest problem yesterday on my 02 vmax I went to start my bike to go to work and it was about 40 degrees out and when I went to start it, it tried to turn over and then died and the click,click,click o f a dead battery followed. So I hopped in my jeep and left for work, I came home...

So I did a search on these forums and been looking at my Clymers.... I'm thinking the previous owner removed a part I wasn't aware of. The way I understand it from the Clymers is there should be a metal inner fender with the plastic one? Mine apparently doesnt have the metal one... and the...

Hey all, I'm new to this site and I need your help. I've got a 97 Vmax and I want to change my exhausts cos the previous owner installed quite crappy ones. I want both left and right 2-1, already got the silencers but I just can't seem to be able to find a y-pipe that would be good. I've been...