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  1. V Star
    Hey everyone, first post on the forum brand new member here! I just bought my first motorcycle it’s a 2006 Vstar 1100 with 13.7k miles on it. Overall the bike runs great I feel.It was garaged for about a year. Before that it was services as it should be but due to being stored it had to be...
  2. General Bike Talk
    OK I’m new here. I have a 05 Vstar classic 650 and it was running perfectly. when I got it. I drove it the night before it stopped working everything was great. I went out to hop on the next day and it wouldn’t turn over so I thought dead battery, I jumped it no problem I knew when I got it...
  3. General Bike Talk
    2007 yahmha vstar 1100 Hey been trying everything to get my bike from backfiring. This like the 4th time this weekend I've pulled apart to clean n adjust carbs. Well was goin to move shim down on needle n when I put needle back in broke the fingers 2 of them n cant get needle to stay in right...
  4. V Star
    I am just going to let you know what's going on with my bike I have an 04 xvs1100 classic while riding my bike with my girlfriend on back I was getting the bike up to the posted speedlimit of 45mph from a red light I did not jump on the clutch hard it was smooth shifting while in 3rd gear I...
  5. General Bike Talk
    I just wanted to put a general reminder to all of those guys getting redfaced and beating their chest at the motorcycle gods. Take a break. Take a day. Take 3. Dont take a week. Forget everything and rediagnose. Two things happened to me that this helps with. One, sometimes your petcocks...
  6. Carb and Fuel
    Hi, I have been riding my VStar 650 for the past 2k miles (total: 34 k miles on it). I have not had any issues with it except that I have to always pull the choke to start it. I was meaning to do a carb clean but today while riding, I used engine braking to come to stop at a light and my bike...
  7. Carb and Fuel
    First post……be gentle lol Bought a 2004 Vstar Classic with Vance and Hines straight pipes. Backfired like crazy and fouled plugs. Took it in. Was told it had the wrong jet kit. Had new kit installed. Bike still kept carbon fouling plugs. Extremely sooty. Took it back. Was told it needed to be...
  8. Carb and Fuel
    Hey all, first post. Seeing if I can get help diagnosing a problem. When trying to start, the engine turns over fine, but the engine doesn’t ignite and get started. Sometimes after 6 attempts or so, it will start. When trying to start, if I give it some throttle, it usually starts up no problem...
  9. Carb and Fuel
    Hey everyone! Just bought a 2003 Yamaha vstar 1100. First thing I did was pull the carbs and air filter. I can’t remember where this hose goes. It’s capped at one end. Please help
  10. Engine Work
    When I ride on the highway in approx 110 kilometers/hour (km/h), and give my bike more gas quickly when driving by another vehicle, it hesitates for a fraction of a second. The carbs are synchronized. And when the bike is warm, it "backfires" when driving slow and backfires more when decreasing...
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