Deco-mainte and other maintenance services were discontinued
a while back.
So we only accept
customers who have already booked.
We see a lot of older bikes,
and often it’s faster to do an OH
than to maintain them.
Wow! So many! ♪
Every time, the OEM parts bags
I’m sick of seeing them.
Open, throw away, repeat—
that’s the life I’m living.
First, the left cover—looks simple enough
to replace. *Before replacement
The rear head cover replacement looks easy enough,
so I’ll start there.
I mark all the small parts I remove
with a P-TOUCH label maker.
Once you do it right the first time,
you’re set for a while and mistakes are less likely.
ポチップ
The tape size is
usually 9 mm—safe bet.
Too bad, Yamaha!
You’d think they’d color-code the connectors, but…
nope.
Both are “yellow.”
So I marked them A-A and B-B.
There’s a weird spot on the head cover
—a water line.
So I drain the coolant.
Doing a V-MAX coolant change
properly is actually time-consuming.
It’s a bike with a lot of tricks.
If you can get new covers,
they’re affordable.
But stripping, sanding, and clear coat—plus labor and shipping—that packs a punch.
The feeling of “buy it while you can”
is really important.
Huh? There’s an arrow.
What’s the difference? Staring hard…
staring hard?
The shape of this recessed part is different.
And if you match it to that shape,
the arrow points back.
Confusing!
I get it with paper gaskets, but…
the idea of cutting and using it?
That’s old school.
Shockingly low mileage!
Looks legit (*´ω｀*)
I polished the OEM shared ground terminal.
Contact points are a real blind spot,
so always clean them thoroughly.
Rear bank—OK Google.
Front bank
—do you really have to remove the radiator and carb?
Let’s swap parts one by one! ♪
