Well my luck just ran out today...

Last week I got off work early, at around 1am instead of my usual 6am.  The ride home was so beautiful that I just stayed out for a while to cruise around town for a bit.  I got stopped twice for doing slightly more than 10mph over the limit.  Luckily neither officer saw me just a few seconds earlier smoking the tire across the intersection.  Both times they were sitting in parking lots about mid-block and I had been on the slowdown side of a stoplight launch.  And both times the officers were just full of comments and questions about Max.  Needless to say, after the second "Just slow it down" warning, I decided it was time to behave myself and go home.

Today I had to go in to work for a meeting.  I could have called in to the meeting but I wanted the ride anyway so I threw on the gear and hit the freeway.

My V-max 2009 is very very noisy, the front cylinder valve train is incredibly noisy (clic, clic,clic, clicccccccccccccccc .......) and the crankshaft-clutch gearing make a noise like if Yamaha engineer are not able to do good mechanic. After manu complaint and a registered letter to Yamaha, the dealer replace front exhaust camshaft because automatic decompressor unit have fail. After that, the engine become quiet for some kilometers and after that, the noise reappear, same problem. My opinion is that automatic decompressor system is design like garbage.

Hello one and all. I purchased a 2010 V-MAX; sight unseen, on Saturday when the Yamaha Dealer said he could have me on one by 5pm. F-A-S-T from the start. 300 miles of shake down and I am extremely satisfied with the new Dawg.
I know I'll be looking for advice on what to add on. First, some form of storage....at a minimum a place to keep my leather jacket. (In Wyoming the Dawg must layer up & down, throughout the day.) Also, I see some interesting blog's about performance add-ons on here (mostly exhaust & command modules), so I am sure I'll be asking you all for advice there, as well. Finally, security systems are not readily available for the '010.

Anyone know of any local (Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado) vendors where I could shop by look & touch? or is the internet my best option?

----PeaDawg

Will the sportmax handle bars for the 2007 and earlier model Vmax fit the 2009/2010 models?

I am willing to trade my flawless brand new factory black bodywork for your new factory red bodywork. Any takers

Wow! It’s been a long time since I blogged about my life and times with Max.  I'm going to try to do a condensed edition to get caught up and hopefully stay caught up.  The weather has been too amazing to spend it sitting at home in front of the computer and work has actually had me busy enough that I haven't had time to do my personal stuff there either.  Damn work!  How dare they!?

Let's see, what happened after my ride to Globe?  I don't remember very well.  Everything is a blur…kind of like going 120mph on Max.

I finally got my 'repainted' side panel and to me it still looks like crap.  I'm pretty sure I'm the only one that can see the imperfections though.

        I decided to write an update to my last blog.  Reason being I'm not feeling to good about my situation now. I guess I wrote  that blog out of frustration. The frustration of being so Limited in how I communicate via this site. I threw myself on the block and let everyone see how I was surviving  in the 'Stone Age'.  I made it sound kinda Bad and kinda funny with a Positive Twist to it. A Good side and a Bad side. Like Yeng & Yang  ( Yeah Right!!!)         
       Well and good. I recieved a lot of positive feedback and made some new friends. Which I'm very greatful for, I truely am !  I had some members offer some sound advise and many helping  hands ! It was a really Great Feeling !  I was feeling more like a member, like I could contribute regardless of my handicap.  That of coarse opened my eyes to so much more. And the more you interact the more you See and Understand !  Thus the more you want to Communicate and Contribute !            
     So, Like I said in my last post--Good Thing ! ??? Right ! ???----No ! Not Good !!!  Now that I have so much more than I had before , I'm even more frustrated ! In order to really Communicate and Contribute on this site, I need to change !  To evolve out of the 'Stone Age', To at least what is, somewhat present day !  You Know--be able to watch video, post up video. Or maybe just to post up  some pictures !  You have know idea how many times I've had requests for pictures and felt helpless ! I've even had members offer to post up pictures for me and couldn't !  That is So So Laim !!!   I've gotten to the point where I just can't accept it anymore ! It was somewhat easy before to just pass it off as being Novel or Old School . Or I would weigh the cost and time vs. how much I utalize the computer, and that made it OK !  Well it's not OK anymore !  I have always been one that resisted change. DieHard to the point it cost me a job ! (another story). So now that I have a reason to change---This site, You people-- I have to try !  I don't know the first thing to do yet ? But I'll figure it out !  Guess I'm going to have to find /hire someone to help me !
        So until I am able to Make It Happen, I don't feel much like contributing as it leads to more frustration and this Laim Feeling !  I'll be around, just not as much. Consider me Under Construction.    Sincerely, Mark 

Details:

The benefit ride is going to start at our location

Langstonmotorsports
1622 Illinois Ave. Suite 1
Perris CA 92571

Riders will be here at 9am
The ride will start at 10am

The ride takes a little over an hour each way and we should arrive in Palm desert Between 12-1pm.

Arrival location:

Elephant Bar
73833 Highway 111
Palm Desert CA 92260
(760) 340-0456



This is where the raffle tickets will be sold.  Raffle tickets will be around $10.00.


Once leaving the location the raffle will begin at 3:00pm back at

Langstonmotorsports

I recently had some conversations with some members. It  got me to thinking. I like to call them conversations, even though we were conversing via this site. It makes me feel like it's no different than talking to someone on the phone or face to face. You see-- That's the thing ,or one of the things I was thinking about. The way we communicate ( the physical parameters) has a lot of bearing on What we know about somebody and How we know somebody. Take Me for example . I am a real cripple when it comes to computer skills, internet skills and the PC I use !  I have a 15 yr old desk top and I'm still on dial up ! On top of that I don't type, I hunt and peck ! All of these things are Not Good when it comes to making friends and getting to know people on the web. As a matter of fact they're about as Good as having a stick in a boomarang contest !  Anyway these limitations cause me to shorten the things I say , which effects the way I say them. This can lead to mis-communication and mis-understandings-Not Good ! It also causes me to shorten conversations and not ask as many questions. Therefore I get a lot less information about something, or someone--Not Good ! And in turn, I shorten the answers and information I give about something or myself--Not Good ! (Well maybe Good ! About myself ?) So you see how crippling these limitations can be !       Hell, That's why I don't have an Avatar!  On the other hand, In defense of my laim situation. It makes me think about what I'm going to say. To choose my words a little more carefully--not in a manipulating/plotting way or anything! In a more efficient,caring  manner ! ( Yeah Right !--Seriously !) -- Good Thing ! It's also taught me Patience ! (that comes from all the benefits of dial-up)-- Good Thing ! (Yeah Right !)  It also makes me re-read what I've written, because my hunting & pecking is full of mistakes. So sometimes I realize that's not what I was trying to say, or the right thing to say-- Good Thing !  There's a lot about communicating on this site both Good & Bad  It affects What We Don't Know and Who We Don't Know --On this site !    To Make A Long Story Short--I've been lucky ! With all my communication problems I've managed to make some friends (they know who they are--I hope). I've gained a lot of knowledge,   and I have enjoyed every minute doing it !   Thank You-- StarVMax.com and all who contribute !   Mark                                                                

Has been over a week since I got back from the Dragon and the best time I ever had at the Dragon. Tuskeegee hotel was an awesome place to stay, the total lack of cell phone coverage and internet a blessing. 

By far the best thing that could have happened to this years Dragon VMax Warrior Fest was the Deals Gap Rock Slide earlier this year. Sounds weird but the fact that the road was closed for a couple weeks, reopened just a week before we go there - but only partial (the rock slide in Tennessee is still there), made for an awesome experience. During the week the Dragon was open from 8am - 8pm with 2 troopers present at most times. No less and no more.

Bikes and cars were super rare, no traffic and once you knew about the location of the smokey bears, it was great fun - always keeping it safe of course!