20 Most Recent 2004 Yamaha V-Max Questions & Answers

Yes you can because they are both gm vans but make sure the trany plugs are the same

Despite what the manuals dictate, I have found 10W40 works best in summer, and 10W30 in winter.

You have cooked the pistons by the sound of it. A rebore, oversized pistons and rings may fix it.

Well, check your main carb jettings. Good?

hi sounds like the stater motor soloniod is sticking. it would have to be replaced either with a second hand one or a new replacement one. hope this helps regards

Go to http://www.carlsalter.com/motorcycle-manuals.asp and down load the relevant manaul

Max torque 76.6 lb-ft @ 6300 rpm
Max power 110.6 hp @ 8200 rpm

The V-Max's horsepower numbers are 110.6 hp at 8200 rpm, cresting the 100-hp mark from 7100 rpm to redline at 9350.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/275/924/Motorcycle-Article/2004-Yamaha-V-Max.aspx

if they are disk brakes /no

Check your clutch adjustment and check the Idle setting see if it helps to idle it up.

Sounds like your carb. may be gummed up. Did you start the bike and let the carb. get stabilized fuel into it when you parked it?

Fit the calipers with the bleed nipples at the top and brake hoses at the bottom or you will not be able to bleed the air out of them.

Question edited for clarity. Question moved from Yamaha Cars to model category. Nowhere gives a single wire wiring diagram and if you search 'fuse box wiring' you will get pages of fuse box diagrams. Here is your Service Manual set to the correct page. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/936686/Yamaha-Vmax-Vmx17c-2009.html?page=583#manual ..

Clean the carburetors

Presuming that the cissy bar is designed for the bike, there is no need to drill holes. There is a chrome curve mounted on the rear mudguard by two allen bolts. You remove the two bolts and depending on the make of the cissy bar you have simply use the bolts to fix the cissy bar over the top of the original chrome.

There are dozens of cissy bars from various aftermarket manufacturers, so it's hard to be precise. Some come with a spacer that fits into the recess on the chrome curve to hold the side of the mounting away from the chrome, some don't. Some come with extended bolts for you to use, some don't. All in all however it's a very simple and fairly intuitive bit of kit and should only take you about 15 minutes to bolt up.

If you would like to drop a comment on this thread with the make and model of the item you plan to buy, and if you have it, a link to the item so that I can take a look at it, I'll give you some more information about fitting, but you really shouldn't need any. It really is an easy job