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2004 Yamaha V Star Silverado Questions & Answers
I have an 04 yamaha v star silverado classic
It's your stator failing, these bikes are notorious for bad stators. A failing stator means the bike can't produce the electricity it needs to run, and the bike is running on the battery only. Replace the stator and make sure your battery is fully charged and you will be good to go.
Brakes are sticking
Blow out the brake dust with compressed air. Pressure wash the calipers to remove the brake dust. Or disassemble the calipers and brush out/blow out the dust and regrease the sliding pins.
I am getting pre-ingition knock when I throttle
Backfiring when slowing down is usually caused by leaking exhaust gaskets in the head, or head pipe to muffler connection. A lean condition on the front cylinder could be dirt in the carburetor. Although the bluing in the pipe could be caused by unburned fuel from a malfunctioning choke mechanism on the front carburetor or leaving the choke on too long. Often the the pinging is caused by ethanol in the fuel you are using. Your bike should be designed to run on 87 Octane regular unleaded style gas. If you have non-ethanol style fuel available in your area , I would run a tank of non-ethanol fuel with a dose of Chevron Techron fuel system cleaner in the tank. Inspect the choke mechanism is working correctly and replace your exhaust gaskets.
I have installed a lightbar
varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, i take it this is not new and you have no wiring diagram? you need to know the make and download the instructions.
Want to add 6th gear
Your best option is to fit the rear wheel rim with a taller tire. If your stock tire is a 170/80-15 then try to locate a taller 170/90-15 tire or a 170/100-15 or a 180/80-50 or a 180/90-15. This will lower your RPM's in high gear. Caution make sure you have clearance for the taller/wider rear tire. If your have 2" all the way around the between the tire and the swing arm, this will be your easiest fix.
Rode my motorcycle about 50
doesn't sound like it with bright headlamp. what about your kill switch? my kill switch wire broke while riding, did same thing.
I have a yamaha silverado
I suggest that you are not running rich. IF you were, you would need much less choke than normal. It sounds like you may have restricted jets in the carb(s). I would open them up and clean with air and carb cleaner spray....Multi carbs will need to be re balanced, BOTH at idle and 2000 RPM.
I gutted the exhaust and
when you change 3 mixture settings all at once its hard to determine which bit is causing the problem. sound rich so try dropping the needles down. and maybe mixture in half a turn.
Just one thing at a time and keep notes so you can change it back if the adjustment doesnt work
A good test is at midrange, if you pull the choke on does is get better or worse.
At idle does the mixture screws make a difference.
Where is the battery and
Depending on the year and model you can find the battery under the seat on most motorcycles.As for the tool pouch it can be in a couple of places but a lot of the time they are behind one of the side covers or in a small compartment under the seat as well.My advice is to buy a set of tools and leave the bikes set exactly where they are.Motorcycle tool sets are not known for their quality or durability! Good luck and happy riding.
Girlfriend rode the bike for
HI HAVE YOU CHECKED YOU ARE GETTING A SPARK AT THE PLUG, AFTER THE BIKE HAS BEEN STORED AWAY FOR SOME TIME AND YOU TRY TO START THE MACHINE, DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THINGS THE PLUGS CAN BECOME CONTAMINATED, HENCE FAIL TO SPARK UNDER COMPRESSION, IF THE BIKE HAS STOOD FOR 1 SUMMER I WOULD BE CORRECT IN THINKING YOU HAVE NOW DRAINED THE FUEL AND REPLACED IT WITH NEW, YOU DON,T SAY HOW MANY CYLINDERS THIS ENGINE HAS, OR IF IT IS FUEL INJECTION OR CARBS IF IT IS CARBS THEY MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED AND CLEANED, OR SIMPLY DRAINED BY THE SCREW ON THE LOWER OF THE FLOAT BOWL,
I want to adjust the
Take the bike off its stand onto level ground and stand next to it. While holding your motorcycle upright, put one foot on the foot peg next to you and press hard on it. The front and rear of the bike should squash down and raise at the same rate. If not adjust rear damping compression and rebound to compensate
Now you have a comfortable bike with adequate suspension balance. Now let’s fine tune it a bit. Again there are no tricks to setting up your rear wheel suspension, you have to understand what causes your rear suspension to work. Since rebound occurs after compression we will deal with compression first.
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