livinthelife
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I am new to this site as well as new owner of a v max. I purchased a 2000 model max with 22000 miles. I knew before buying that it had a slight knock in left front cyl. From what I have read it sounds like connecting rod. At idle you can't hear it but with a screwdriver up to the ear you can hear it at the cyl. The bike does'nt smoke and starts fine. Im planning on pulling motor and taking to my dealer mechanic he is very knowledgable with yamaha v-4's. My question is does this sound like a rod and what steps to make engine removal easier. I can get oem yamaha parts at cost but is there any aftermarket parts that I should be putting in instead like high comp pistons etc.:confused2: