Don, I am not speaking from personal experience but the K591 has a
reputation for good traction and a short life. Some time back someone
posted some numbers like 1500 or fewer miles and I thought this tire was
going out of production. Anybody else recall this? OK Mario, take another
shot a me
Bo,
The fuel tank must be modified for chain conversion losing some capacity but
I didn't think it was that much. Just dragged out the flyer they sent and
it says "Minimal capacity loss of only 1.6 quarts or 10% of the 4 US gallon
tank".
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On a side note, I am assuming that PCW did this
Bo
I used to ride through Winters but age and ice have taken their toll. I
agree, motorcycles are meant to be ridden it is just that I can't bring
myself to ride when ice is possible/probable. It would take to long to
heal.
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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How far South? Some of us Wolverines could possible join in, floor show
should be worth the price of admission!
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I think several V-Maxes gathered together will probably bring out the
showman in one or more of the attendees.
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fischhouse wrote:
How far South? Some of us Wolverines could possible join in, floor show
should be worth the price
What is the roller bearing mod?
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SNIP
Before I did the roller bearing mod in the levers, I used Bel-Ray Waterproof
grease to lube the pivots.
Tyler Pennock, # 380
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Good tip. I did not have the benefit of this list when I struggled with
this item. Great thing about the list is identifying and recommending work
arounds for all those little difficulties we encounter in wrenching our
motorcycles.
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Snip... A note for those who are thinking of doing it themselves: there is
little to no
room to tighten the flange nuts on the rear pipes. I was able to do it a
sixteenth turn at a time switching from an open end to a box end wrench. I
could not get a socket to fit with a wrench - there's so
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I installed mine in about 2 hrs. The dealer is just greedy.A jet kit is
not necesssary, just shim the needles, but a jet kit will really make a
difference.
Scott
VMOA #500
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Now I know I am a poor mechanic. When I installed Holeshot (Hindle
redistributed by Dale Walker) it took
It
would be good to flush out your brake fluid with fresh after changing
pads. Just go slow, being careful not to spill. Not hard at all and
should be done every two years or so.
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 7886 mostly stock,
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A while back I saw a article (MCN I think) about a guy with a 900cbr he
commutes with. Had some UnGodly amount of miles on the thing (something like
150,000 or 200,000).
Engine oil??? 79 cent castrol GTX changed every 1,000 miles. Far as I know
the bike still going.
Robert
Costa Mesa
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I've notice a kind of pulsating sound coming from the drivetrain or
transmission at 45 to 50 mph in 4th gear on my max. I noticed this sound
on another max that I had at the same speed and same gear. It sounds
like greeng grung greeng grung greeng grung is the best that I can
describe it.
SNIP They get 100%
synthetic if I'm going on a long road trip. If it were cold here (below 40)
or hot here (over 90) I'd use 100% all the time. IT is mild here year round
and 99% of my riding is in the city meaning short trips so I need lots of
oil changes to get the crud out. The expense of
Sam, I did a quick calculation and you lose about 20% of the braking clamp
force with the larger master cylinder of the V-Max on the XJR calipers. This
means you would have to squeeze harder on the lever to develop the
equivalent braking. This is assuming same rotor and brake pads.
I had to get to the end of this chain. Tyler is absolutely correct,
residual pressure valves were used in old drum brake system to maintain
pressure on the lip seal in the wheel cylinders. Drum brake systems could
get away with this as there are return springs on the brake shoes, in a disc
Thomas, I believe this is the root of your problem.
Calipers came off an R1, was it wadded, a racer? Most likely the brakes
were cooked and you need to replace the caliper seals (roll back seals).
The elegant thing about a disc brake design is the roll back seal does
several things. First and
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From: Fischhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 12:11 AM
To: V-MAX TECH LIST
Subject: RE: check valve
Thomas, I believe this is the root of your problem.
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I had gotten into bed and Duh, thought of one other thing
I had to rebuild the slave cylinder on my 1986 two summers ago. I also had
the slow leak, never a puddle just level drop. When I took it apart it was
evident that the cylinder had been leaking for quite some time. I chose to
rebuild but previous threads on this subject suggested the cost of a
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From: trueblue 28 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 2:03 AM
To: V-MAX TECH LIST
Subject: RE: Hydrolic(!) clutch 87 octane
Could it be that the fluid levels were not topped off at delivery?
Brake fluid level drop is normal with pad wear,
Schwinn bought up and produced Excelsior-Henderson motor cycles but stopped
production some time during the Great Depression, 1930? I believe the
Schwinn company was sold a few years back.
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From: Eric Harnish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000
My 86 is a dark red-purple, I think it is called Amethyst. Where would
color code be?
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Subject: Colour Code
UK Maxer looking for the colour code for "dark purple" '87 US VMax, any
takers?
TIA, Steve
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I ordered through the internet, received gauge in about a week. Master Card
or VISA took care of the currency exchange without any problems, I was very
well satisfied.
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Rob Hatfield [mailto:[EMAIL
From http://www.accwhse.com/metzeler.htm
Metzeler ME880 Tires
Front tires feature rounded tread profile for smooth, neutral steering.
Rear tires feature flatter tread profile and larger contact patch for better
traction and mileage.
Computer designed tread pattern with offset groove alignment
Don, is this a radial front with a bias rear or am I looking at the wrong
Pirelli?
From MAW catalog,
36529) $83.95 Pirelli MTR23 Dragon GTS Sport Radial 110/80ZR18 Front Tire
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Jim, the Pirelli GTS on front and a Metzler 880 on rear.
Don "Old Man" Smith
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Sam, try
http://www.angelfire.com/ia2/vmax/clutchlineoff.htm
and
http://www.angelfire.com/ia2/vmax/stainlessclutchline.htm
Several other nice illustrated instructions here. Bottom of article cross
references other topics as well, Good Luck!
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL
Another one,
http://www.motosalvage.com/
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Patrick Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Try this site. http://www.dropbears.com/bikelinks/wreckers.htm This site
has
wrecking yards from around the
Rod,
Went to the WEB site for CAIG lab and ordered a sampler which is listed as a
web special. Thank you for the tip.
Anyone interested here is the link,
http://www.caig.com/2c-special.htm
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Don, never ran a bike at a drag strip (yet!).
"you need to get the bike down to the 2" minimum. Thats as low as you can
legally run. " . Could you please explain your comment?
Don "Old Man" Smith
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Make sure you have tires inflated to at least 39 PSI front, several comments
on this in last two months or so. Here is the WEB address,
http://www.sayegh.org/furbur.htm
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Somebody direct me again to the Fix Page.
either I'm doing
Well I never did get the Super Brace on, seem sometimes the holes don't
quite line up, but I did not remove the front wheel. Just take off four
bolts in the brace and tilt the fender out with the stock part attached.
Once off the fender can be detached from the stock brace (not much of a
brace
When you say grind off where it fits the forks I expect this is the problem
I had trying to get the SuperBrace to fit down on the fork legs. So does
this mean grind off some of the material inside the radius that mates to the
legs? I can make scrap out of good parts in a hurry with a grinder so
One and the same company these days, WEB search on Kerker came up Super
Trapp Kerker at,
http://www.supertrapp.com/default/joe_kopp.htm
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From: Larry Langley (langleyl) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 5:09 PM
To: V-MAX TECH LIST
Subject: Re:
I don't think I could keep up with Frank but it must be a hoot to ride with
him! I usually get 95 to 100 miles to red light. Fueled up today at 115
took 3.75 gallons been using premium but will try regular for next tank
based on list's comments on subject. Now that long rod 13.5 to 1 may need
I think it was the Gold Wing riders that were encountering premature water
pump failures that were finally attributed to the use of coolant with
silicates. Motorcycle consumer News ran the stories on this a couple of
years back. As I recall the testing and surveys they did validated Honda's
By all means do it your self. Just keep a few things in mind.
1). Use only new fluid from a sealed can. DOT 3 and DOT 4 are both
hydroscopic (attract water) and open cans will degrade with time.
2). Brake fluid will strip the paint, clear coat and ruin your good shoes in
a heart beat so be
I park in garage but have a Dowco cover, Guardian I think, for it to keep
dust and dirt off mostly during the off season. Michigan is a 6 month with
some bonus days thrown in, riding season.
Dowco make a couple of different covers depending on indoor or outdoor
storage. For locks, I have a
1) Slave cylinder not stroking fully or losing pressure (leak under bike).
Like Pasquale I had to rebuild mine, replacement cylinders are also
available.
2) The viscous drag of oil, usually only a cold engine, is causing drag.
This should go away in minutes unless you are in a really cold
I am glad to hear it worked out. I agree, we may need to replace the slave
at a future date but I have two years on a similar rebuild so far without a
problem.
I am going to have to buy one of those Mytevacs, twenty minutes to my two
days, yikes!
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From: Pasquale
Rebuilt mine two years back. I did get the seal and dust boot from local
dealer but can't remember what the rascal looked like. Mine was also
corroded and I cleaned it up with Scotch brite pad and than crocus cloth to
polish up sealing surface. I expect you have a corroded up piston assembly
like
Ok, how does one go about reversing the shift pattern?
Ronald Fisch V.M.O.A. 78
86 mostly stock, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: TC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 2:01 PM
To: V-MAX TECH LIST
Subject: Re: Powershifter 2 - doesn't work ??
Snip...
Some
http://www.sportbikes.com/bc700.htm
This web site has some of the stuff on the Sigma BC 700/800 and claims
accuracy to 167 MPH.
This one shows installation on an NT 650 Hawk,
http://www.reish.net/hawk/msigma800/index.html
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From: Paul Sayegh [mailto:[EMAIL
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