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My bike seems to run hot in stop and go traffic. Checked the coolant level,it was low. Added coolant, still seems to run on the hot side in stop and go traffic. Could it be the coolant needs to be drained and replaced? Or maybe thermostat or the radiator. Bike is an 01. Bought it in Oct. 2013 it...

My VMax dies after running. The engine will turn over, and I can smell fuel. However, it's as if there's no spark. Recently had the spark plugs, spark plug leads and spark plug caps changed. Right after receiving the bike from the shop I went on a long ride with no problem. I started the bike up...

I have a couple hundred miles on her since getting my carbs done from Danny and now a Micro Vboost controller from Sean! I just went out (and it was cold! LOL) and get that stupid smile again! I go up over Blue Mountain ski area in 5th gear with no problems keeping up the speed when I used...

I bought bar end mirrors and love them for the great vision they give me of my surroundings but my problem is finding grips that I can use that are long enough to reach the end of my bars. Anyone running bar end mirrors and have grips that look good and match up with the bar controls can you...

Sorry for my newbie-ness, but where is the fuse for the running lights???:ummm: TIA Frank

i have a 2003 and after like a mile of driveing the themp is almost red line and its full of collent what could it be?

As the title says, what kind of bars are you guys using, and what kind of riding do you normally do? Seems like the popular ones are the morley's drag (with or without a riser) or this super bike bar. Do these both fit stock wiring? Anyone used the bar from Sportmax? I usually do highway riding...

Earlier while riding around town on my 2000 'Max, I came to a stop at a red light next to an older couple on a great hulking behemoth of a Harley Roadking and the guy riding yelled something at me. I flipped up my shield, asked him to repeat himself, and he yelled "YOU NEED TO CLEAN YER'...

This problem I have been dealing with a while now. Cleaned the carbs a couple of times with the shotgun and work for 20 miles are so did the peashotter and the bike ran good for a short time. Last couple of time it ran like crap and I couldnt even get it to run for a short time. Well I bought...

I notice when I run the bike from idle to 4-5grand it sounds fine but when I ride I get to 4-5 grand and it sputters and pops .Anyone got an answer for this?.

So the max runs great but didnt feel 100%. I pulled what I expected to be the suspect plug and started the bike. IT STILL IDLES FINE?! Replaced the plug and pulled another with the same reault. How can it still run (at least at idle) fine with no spark on a cylinder? Confused. What is the best...

And had my son test out his new ride for the summer soon! I ll try and post a video soon. Todd

After the accident had some work to do but for most part its together still want to do a few things :punk:

Finally back on the Net! :punk: Some issues I have already found but if you find some you can post it in the new forum here. Known issues: - Garage references back to old server -- FIXED - clicking VMaxforum.net logo takes you back to old server. --FIXED

Well I have been trying to troubleshoot my bike for months now. Most of the time it only wants to idle on 2 cylinders, today it actually idled on all four. I believe the problem now may be an issue with the carburetors. Every time I cycle the key the fuel pump for 3-4 seconds which is a lot...

i have a 1998 that iv'e owned since new...so far i have flushed the coolant and made sure there were no bubbles in the system, changed the oil to mobil 1 synthetic, checked the thermostat and changed the plugs....basically what happens is, the bike starts without a problem, usually no choke, it...

Ok everything in tail hooked up fine. But if I put my front signals on the running lights the blinkers act as four ways. The signals are the bullet led Kuryakyn lights I have to load equalizers on as per Kuryakyn tech support still does it. I even put diodes in on each side to the blinker...

Read the thread..not sure if thats it. Here is what I did this weekend. 1) Shotgun cleaning procedure found here vmax.lvlhead.com/tips/shotgun.htm ****I noticed that when I drained the carb bowls of fuel, the left side had gas come out. The right side front had ZERO gas come out. The right...

Just was wondering if everything on the bike must be plugged in for things to work? Every since I installed the smaller running lights/turn signals I've had gremlins, you hook up the ground up front and the red signal wire to the bike's turn signal wire and the signal would flash normally but if...

so i havent done anything yet... but ive seen a few videos and pics of vmaxes running open header. or shorty dumps and love it. will it run ok if i saw them off and stick on a set of dumps?