20 Most Recent 2006 Yamaha V Star Custom Questions & Answers

Water pump seal!! water in the oil will turn it gray. Very common

Bendix in your starter motor seems to be gone...have it checked out at the shop or remove it yourself if mechanically inclined.
Good luck.

FIRST, YOU DIDN'T NEED TO REJET THE CARBS. I WOULD PUT THE STOCK JETS BACK IN IT WILL RUN JUST FINE. YOU NEED TO HAVE IT RUN ON AN EGA MACHINE TO TUNE IT PROPERLY.

perhaps the switch is damaged from the fall

hi,this might help,with the fuel turned on ,take a screwdriver,and with the handle end of the screwdriver give the carb bowls a couple of good taps,the fuel should stop flowing,it sounds like the needle valve has indeed stuck open,if the above method doesnt work,then you will have to pull the carbs out and give them a good clean,if it was me and my bike i would be pulling the carbs out and cleaning them anyway because if the float valves are gummed up then there is every chance that the carb jets are going to be gummed up as well and you will probably have a bike that runs like a bag of bolts even though the fuel overflow has stopped..hope this helps...cheers

Fill your engine with the proper oil until the dip stick shows the proper level ... no more and no less.

loose manifold

If they are ticking, they are set too loose. try tightening them until they seat snuggly against the feeler gauge, tighten the nut, then wiggle the feeler gauge out. I am assuming you know the valves need to be adjusted while the piston for that cylinder is at top dead center?

You need to change the fuel filteer and drain the carb bowl's and see if you have any junk in the carbs. I would alos change the gas that is in the tank. If this does not take care of the problem you will need to remove the carbs and take them apart for a good cleaning.

go to www.colorrite.com and look up your exact motorcycle. Sounds like you have a midnight V star? The gloss black is called Raven and the matte finish i'm unsure of. i work for a Yamaha dealer and we always recommend Color Rite. Good luck.

you shouldnt have to resync the carbs as long as you dont touch the mixture screws or the screws for the throttle blades. you wont have to pull the jets completly out to clean them just spray the heck out of all the orifaces with carb cleaner once you have them pulled apart. Also whe you put it back together make shure the carb seal to the engine and airbox are tight with no leaks, this will make it run bad also

needs culcth or clutch cable