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I joined a new range a little over a month ago. It's big and there's a lot to relearn (DIFFERENT STROKES). New people to meet and get established and somewhat known. The conditions were pretty bad, very hot and 100% humidity. I had a terrible time keeping my shooting glasses unfogged. this was...

It appears the original Yamaha service manual is wrong about using the orange wire as the common wire for testing the two p/u coil models '85 - '89 (as mentioned by Maleko in a post many moons ago). The black wire is the common. I'm always reluctant to say the manual is wrong but they also...

I see epic burnouts next year!! lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW9Yaa-3oUc&feature=youtube_gdata_player sent from my HTC Rezound using tapatalk

Hi, I'm troubleshooting a chargin issue . I don't get more than 12.6 V when I rev the engine. I checked the rectifire and it checked ok. That would leave the stator. The resistance check within spec. but have continutity between the leads and ground. Was wondering if that's normal. The...

I currently dont have a good manual on this bike. Cylinders 4,3 are not firing correctly. Would like to test these parts and could use some information to proceed.

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Is blowing through the fuel line with your mouth a good test of a needle and seat, or am I just being a dumb-ass? I seemed to me that my no 4 needle and seat was acting all funky. Seeing as how it's heading towards the end of riding season, I thought that I would be better off ordering a stack...

Anybody know how I can do a static test of the VBoost unit? i.e. How can I make sure that my V-boost unit is; a) Working at all b) Opening when it should c) Correctly adjusted Because this is dependent upon d) Getting a correct vacumm reading from the V-Boost Sensor and e) Getting an...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEuyK6t5P90 From my Website: This was the end of a very long project. It was the final testing of the ECU Re-Flash for the Second Generation Yamaha Star V-Max. I needed proof the product would function properly, so who else better to call than the Legendary Jay...

I've searched but did not find out how to test the COPs before installation to verify they are working properly. Anyone know how to do this? Thanks....

I just received my test kit today. http://www.fuel-testers.com/product_gas_alcohol.html The first thing I did was to sample the fuel that's currently in my bike - came from 7-11 & measured about 7% alcohol. I then went to a local gas station in Tarpon Springs that advertises "No Alcohol" &...

Proves that with the right tires the RWD G8 with it's 50/50 weight distribution is a performance machine in the snow as well. We got ice and snow yesterday, last night and this morning. We may have 5 or 6 inches total. Nothing compared to what KJ gets and see's I'm sure... I had BOTH hands on...

OK guys/gals. This thread is going to be used to document some dyno testing we are doing all on the same bike. Please don't bother posting your information here as I want this all to be on the same bike for about as good a comparison as we will ever get. The next post will be the one with info...

I had my first trip back to the track this weekend. I was a little rusty and it's a lot harder to get used to a long bike than I thought that it was going to be. I ran decent with the majority of my runs being in the 6.10-6.25 range, but my best was a 1.50 60ft, 3.99 330ft, 6.08 @ 118. My best...

MY manual shows the connector for a 1995 pickup coil on top of the gas tank. (Clymer) It shows it as a two pin connector. Picture shows the left side of the bike. I only see two connectors there, none with two pins. One has 1 pin and the other 3 pins. What color is the connector/wires on a 95...

Hello guys/gals, I thought I would officially post what I have offered for years. For quite a long time I have been building and fixing these great bikes and understand the frustration that occurs when you get one that doesn't quite work right. When you get one with no spark, or runs on 3...

I had some bench tests done today on some VMax and Venture heads. I used VMax cams on both. My hopes were to use the Venture heads as a test set to play with and see where the most improvements can be made in regards to the flow on the intake side of things. As it turns out, the VMax and...

Any word from the August 28th testing that MCN was going to be doing? I really want to see real dyno numbers!! Thanx Tom

And what to do on those rainy days when you don't feel like riding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2cakhogJA