20 Most Recent 2004 Yamaha V Star Classic - Page 6 Questions & Answers

Follow the posotive wire from the battery untill you find a rubber cap covering the eyelet on the end of the wire, here it will fasten to the starter solenoide, the other side of the relay wire connects to the starter motor so you could start at this end and work back till you locate the solenoide

The battery is behind the right hand side panel. It is held in place by a single bolt that requires an allen key (hexagonal drive) to remove it. Undo the bolt and then the rear of the cover unclips from 2 rubber bushes (A bit stiff and awkward, but a few good tugs will get it off)

I AM NOT SURE OF YOUR QUESTION BUT I NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY MILES ARE ON IT..........NICE BIKE....THEY ARENT HARD TO ADJUST .(.IF IT IS ADJUSTABLE)..ON THIS MODEL YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADJUST THE CABLE..BUT IT COULD BE THAT THE CABLE IS STRETCHED...I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN....ALSO WITH A LOT OF MILES YOU MAY NEED A CLUTCH...THE CABLE IS KINDA LIKE LINKAGE ON A VEHICLE...INSPECT THE CABLE AND LEVER ASEMBLY...IF LOOKS TO BE OK ADJUST CABLE FIRST...BEFORE YOU SPEND MONEY FOR CLUTCH REPAIR...THE CLUTCH JUST HAS A LOCK AND ADJUST NUT ON SOME MODELS....BUT SOME ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE.....ONLY AT CABLE.........HOPE THIS HELPS..............METALPOET.....

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Try giving the lever more free play, you need free play at all times. If it does not solve your problem than your clutches definitely need looking into.

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could be solenoid.
side stand switch.
bike in gear switch
ignition kill switch
faulty starter switch
you are going to have to get a test meter and and see what power is going to solenoid both sides and if it is getting the signal to start.

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should be below seat behind a cover that you have to take off

20w-50 is recommended
and the clutch is lubed with the engine oil.
to be exact on the oil capacity
2.75 quarts without changin oil filter
2.96 quarts with oil filter changed

http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/service/viewmanuals/viewmanuals.aspx?ls=star
you can down load the owners manual there. FREE
The manual is the bible for your bike. Grab a 12pk and read it over and over it will save you alot of time and money.

http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/service/viewmanuals/viewmanuals.aspx?ls=star
there you can download your owners manual for free.

Sounds like you have a clogged jet. remove carbs and jets and clean. and DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT use sea foam. It really doesnt clean anything.

Yes there is a metal gasket that in between.Do no over torque the bolts though. make sure they are all the same torque which is 5 ft lbs. get to your yamaha dealer and order and new gasket which is part # 5EL-15451-00-00. remove cover and clean off old gasket and oil and install.

It very likely coming from the banjo bolt that retains the lube line that feeds the top of the engine. Remove the spark plug cover and check the tightness of the large bolt you will see. I have seen this problem a few times.

80 weight. It should be stamped right on the rearend.
Your local auto parts sells a quart of it for under 10 dollars.
fill it until it runs out the fill hole on the side.

you dont need to remove seat and fuel tank to get to the spark plugs. On the rear cylinder, there is a chrome cover on top of motor that is held in place by rubber gromletts take care not to break the studs when removing them. They can be alittle tight and difficult to remove. The front cylinder is on the left side top of cylinder.

You will need an ohm meter. First check to see if your kill switch is working, by unplugging the switch and testing continuity in run and off positions,if that is ok, then you need to check resistance in the pickup coil.On the lower left side of the motor you will need to trace wires from the stator up to the cdi. Disconnect the two pin connector. On the stator side of the connector measure the resistance between the two wires. Ohm reading should be 188-222 ohms at 68 degrees. if it out of spec you will need to replace the pickup coil.

Carburetor issue. Most likely the pilot jet is plugged in one or both carbs. Remove the carbs as a set, remove the float bowls, remove and clean all of the removeable jets, (do not use wire to clean jets, use carb cleaner or the proper jet drills if you have/know how to use them). Reassemble and reinstall making sure that carbs seat fully in the manifold boots.

I believe you can see the actual shaft for the shaft drive spin. If you start the motor and put it in gear and see the shaft spinning the problem is a stripped pair of gears in the final drive. Compare the cost of the pieces (plus labor) to the entire assembly, the assembly will probably be cheaper. If you can not see the shaft just check the oil in the final drive for metal chips. A worst case scenario , your engine case has metal chips ( That might cost more.).