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Well guys and gals, it's been a great ride but I hung my boots with the old maxim 400. I've been in the market for a new bike and ended up buying a 2014 brand new yamaha bolt! I bought the new bike about a week ago and just feel in love with it, much smoother and a heck of a lot more power...

Today was my first 100 mile trip with the ol' gal on the interstate. The bike handled it "ok" I would say. Normally going to and from work I run the interstate for about 10 miles round trip but this trip was a real eye opener. The bike ran smoothly at 70-75 mpg and achieved 54 mpg on the trip...

Well I finally got the extra cash (love work bonuses!) and replaced the seven year old tires. I was able to pick up two Dunlap d404 for 190 dollars. They wanted to charge me 50 bucks per tire for mount and balance with an additional 150 to take the wheels off the bike. My jaw about dropped, so I...

I just finished up putting a new front tire on my bike (still waiting for the rear since it wasn't in stock) and after starting the bike cold and riding it maybe a mile total when I slammed on the breaks to test out the new front my maxim sputtered and died. That's never happened before but the...

I'm not sure how big my tank is on my Maxim, I was looking through the manuals on the form and they say that the tank is something like 5 gallons? That can't be correct, I thought our tank was something close to 3ish gallons giving roughly 150 miles of range. I normally fill up around 100 miles...

Ok guys, I'm missing my exhaust flange pieces due to the collars bolts loosening up on their own. My question is how do I go about getting a new one? I have looked a few places and no one can seem to get them. Otherwise is there something I can rig to make it work?

I was reading the manual regarding changing my fork oil and noticed that they want you to disassemble the whole fork... Do you really need to? Also what oil do you recommend? 10w30 motor oil at 4-5 ounces in each tube on a 82 maxim?

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone has had any issue with hard starting after letting the bike sit for 30 min after a ride? Seems like if I take it and run into a shop or something and try starting it within a half hour it fires right up, now let it sit for 30-45 min if will crank and crank...

Hey guys, I wanted to get your take on drilled mufflers on the DOHC engine. It looks like the PO drilled eight 3/8" holes (in a circle around the main exhaust outlet) in the back plate of the mufflers. Looking at the holes they do not go as deep as the baffles. I like the sound he bike has with...

Well I finished up my msf class today with a co-worker. Glad to report that we both passed with flying colors. I personally recieved 100% on my written and no points for the road test. My instructor said that in his 10 years of teaching the course he has only had 5 people finish ''perfect''...

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Hi guys and gals, I was wondering if anyone else's clutch slips when the clutch itself is cold. The clutch is nice and smooth and only slips if I'm in high gear and go full throttle, it will slip for 2-5 seconds then grip and hold for the rest of ride. It's almost like I need to build up some...

hey guys, I was wondering if running a 400 at 7k rpm on a long (like 100 miles) straight is going to hurt the motor. I have replaced the oil with a good brand from my local motorcycle shop with filter, valves are within spec, and the engine runs like a top. My bike is a 82 maxim 400 DOHC with...