problems

Hi all! I am determined to get my VMAX back on the road. It has been down for 2 years. Here is what is going on.. It won't idle. When I am driving it it feels fine. Pull in clutch, dies. Stop and go traffic I have to keep reving the engine to keep it running. I took it to a repair...

Hi all, was looking at getting a Gen 2 within the next year. Are there any common faults with the bike I should look out for? I know the price is ridiculous but I'm thinking more about any mechanical problems lol :D

So here's how my day went: Removed rear wheel to get new rubber put on, brought it to a shop, swapped the rubber in 15mins, and headed home to install. I had high expectations and thought I would be riding in no time, considering removing the wheel was way easier than I thought it would be...

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Hey Guys! SO the buyer of my bike picks it up today. We started in the garage and the headlight worked as normal. He got home and has no headlight. Sz bulb is good, sz fuse is good. Is there anything else that would turn the headlight off? Thanks! Carig

Be sure to read "Mark Davis" whose reply is chilling. Better buy some ballistic Kevlar if you decide to cut lanes when traffic stops. http://www.myfoxny.com/story/23803659/motorcyclists-arrested-on-long-island Suffolk Police NY arrested seven motorcyclists after dozens of 911 callers...

i am trying to install the cam shafts, after folloing the manual instractions the rear head intake valves slightly thouching the pistons. T1 with small dots up.

98 MAX here. I put a Koso tach on, and I used the Grey wire from the OEM lead. I'm having trouble getting the tach set right. At idle, my clip on tach on a cylinder lead shows 1230 rpms. With the koso set for a 4 stroke 4 piston, the needle is all over the place. Same thing happens when I set...

So I had high hopes to start finishing the max I have been working on all summer, now that its finally over, had a couple mishaps and a broken stud that I had to remove the engine to work on, but I had the engine put back in, HD oiling kit installed thanks to Sean, a new (used) clutch and...

Ran a couple 9.70's with the slick on. But my gearing is way off. I ll need atleast 3-4 up on the rear sprocket to get the ratio back to where it was. I bought a Hook Up Shinko but didnt have it on the rim yet. I had to replace the sprocket because I shredded it. Only had 9 of 42 teeth left lol...

Ran a couple 9.70's with the slick on. But my gearing is way off. I ll need atleast 3-4 up on the rear sprocket to get the ratio back to where it was. I bought a Hook Up Shinko but didnt have it on the rim yet. I had to replace the sprocket because I shredded it. Only had 9 of 42 teeth left lol...

Still having some problems, almost can run without choke, goes from a thousand to almost three thousand up and down. Used propane and couldn't find any vacuum leaks. Got some sneezing through carbs now and the. I would guess that a lean sneeze. If anyone got some idea's sure can use some help. I...

I have finally done my first mod and the bikes revs seems less responsive to the standard coils is this normal

Alright, so my bike is up and running, painting is done, Tach is still not where I need it to be, but to be honest I am burnt out dealing with it. I will come back and work on it later. But there are two other problems that I need to figure out. Problem 1: Fuel Switch My bike only seems to...

Does anybody else have problems with Tapatalk forgetting (or not syncing) which posts have been read? I read them in Tapatalk, but on refreshing the forum in the app the same threads are unread again with exactly the same posts being unread. The website never sees that I have read anything in...

Ok, so a little background on the bike. It's an 85, the PO let the bike sit up for at least 3 years. Since having it I pulled the tank, cleaned and coated it. I've cleaned the carbs. Replaced the master cylinders with ones from a zx11 and I've rebuilt the slave cylinder. While I had the slave...

got my 1988 vmax out of winter storage a few weeks ago and it fired rite up like she always dose I have only had time to take it out once and when I did the gas light came on and started to sputter so I hit the reserve and went to get gas and it was only low a gallon witch i thought was odd...

Hello, My names Joe I recently Purchased a 1985 Yamaha Vmax , Bike hasn't Ran since 2008ish, Been siting in a Heated Garage, For the Money i payed for it i can't Complain but to me it Sounds like a Rod Knocking, i changed the Oil and presumably found Bearing Babbitt or Metal...

I have been having some issues with my bike over the past few weeks and posted up in a couple of threads about my issues. After getting a bunch of advice from many great people I tested my stator and r/r and didn't find any problems. I replaced my battery but still seem to be having the same...

Okay here is my story. I have not been riding my max a lot this season but I was going out to the garage to start it up once a week. a few weeks ago I decided to go for a ride but the bike battery was dead. I figured that when I started it each week and only let it run for a short while I...