Recent content by SpecialK

Happy to be able to pass the torch to you Peter! No one else I'd rather see own it.

Hey guys, so on my 83 Maxim 400 a strange issue has developed where when I start the bike and press add any extra load to the circuit such as pressing in the brake lever or turning on the high beams the bike would shut off. I was able to track the source of the problem down to the starter...

That's awesome! This bike never ceases to amaze me. Wonder if someone will roll the speedometer over.

Hey guys, I was just curious as to who has the highest mileage (or in my case kilometers) on their bike. My 1983 Maxim 400 has 64'500 km on it and still runs like champ! I'm hoping to hit 75'000 at the end of this season.

Okay so that eliminates the possibility of contaminated fuel clogging the jets.

That's possible as well. How clean is the inside of your gas tank?

I hear you, I assumed the same thing when I purchased my bike from a knowledgeable owner but sure enough after cleaning the carbs numerous times and fixing every other possible source of problem it turned out that m my valves were way to tight. What would happen is my bike would start fairly...

Have you checked the valve clearances since you've owned it?

Most likely tight valve clearances. When the engine is cold the valves might be making a good seal, but once the metal warms up it can actually cause the valves to stay open slightly resulting in low compression. Hence way it won't start when warm. Happened to me before, I immediately check the...

No problem, cut the stock mufflers off @ the welds with an angle grinder using a cutting disk. The smooth of the edges. Place the muffler over the header and see how much free play there is. Sometimes it beneficial to take a pop can, cut it up, and is it as a shim to make it clamp on easier...

Generally speaking when you just change out the exhaust rejetting may not be absolutely necessary. I put shorty mufflers on my GS650 and it runs amazing without jetting, plugs look correct and its not running lean. Put the mufflers on and see how it runs, if it is running poorly then by all...

Hanging revs usually indicates that the bike is running lean. Definitely get the exhaust fixed up, but in the mean time you may be able to compensate for the lean idle by turning your pilot jet out 1/2 turn or so.

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Where are you located roughly? I go to a great local shop for all my parts. When I just need universal parts I go to kapscomoto.com or Canadasmotorcycles.ca

Your plugs look quite good, if you were running lean they would be white and charred. I'd check your float height, its possible that when you are cruising at 100kph its gets starved for fuel because the floats are set to high.