Mike Ehrmantraut

Hello everyone! Tommy... Drewpy... Slice, I had no idea the bike even has one. I'm much more familiar with older Harley Davidsons and am finding a lack of metric tools even. This bike is completely new to me. The tilt sensor is most certainly a part to look at... but I have to find it first. The only thing I can find out about it on the internet is a thread from right here... But, I did discover that in lieu of the airbox, there is simply a shop rag stuffed up between the bottom of the gas tank and the top of the carburetors!! So, first things first... I need to pull the gas tank and deal with a proper air filter. I have to say, there's something to simplicity. I've never had a bike with this many sensors and a smog controls. So, tomorrow, when I have the energy, I'm going to be pulling the gas tank and going from there.

Found a service manual!! I've only owned 1 other Yamaha - a stripped own 1980 XT 500 that I did some hill climbing with. And I have to say, from the looks of this service manual, the V-Star is pretty damn far from an old XT. And I was wrong about the carbs. They weren't rerouted. That's how Yamaha made 'em. Thanks for your input, Airhead. You'll be seeing me around! Thanks JJenny... Those drag bars are the way to go. They look good and I find the position more comfortable. Don't know how those guys ide with those 'ape-hangers'. Thanks JJenny! Those drag bars are the way to go. They look good and I find the position more comfortable. I don't know how those guys ride with those ape-hangers. Nice to meet you.

That was actually the first thing I did. I actually thought I had run out of gas and was right in front of a gas station so I coasted in and filled up. It only took like a gallon and a half so I was quite surprised. I just downloaded a owner's manual from Yamaha and that should help.

It's got a fuel pump as far as I know. I can hear the ticking when I turn the key on which I'm assuming is the fuel pump loading up the carbs.

Thank you, Airhead. I like your site here. I have the feeling that you'll be seeing quite a bit of me around here. Yeah, this is an odd one, alright. I'm just going to follow the logical progression of eliminating the simpler things and see where it leads me. Cheers! I'm not that familiar with this particular bike, but as far as I know the carbs run between the heads with the air cleaner coming out on the right side between them.

Mike here, from Tucson Arizona. Life-long biker type, both on and off road. Harleys mostly, but a few years ago I had a very serious accident and am now limited to riding something smaller and lighter. When you fall of the horse, you get right back on... especially if you get knocked off. I found this forum researching an issue I'm having with a 2009 V-Star 650 I purchased bout a month ago. As you can see, the bike is highly modified, and it runs like a raped ape. The issue I'm having is that after riding just a few miles, the bike just dies. But as soon as I roll to a stop, I hit the starter button and it's running just fine again. It also seems to only happen one time per ride. Sometimes not at all. If feels like a fuel delivery problem but was hoping someone here might give me an idea of where to begin. I've already replaced the gas cap, so I know it's not that. If you look at the photo you can see the carbs have been rerouted up and under the tank. The bike starts and runs perfect except for this one little glitch. There is no rhyme or reason to when it happens. Sometimes the bike is still fairly cool. Sometimes it's hot. Sometimes when I'm getting on the throttle. Sometimes when I'm just coasting. Sometimes I'm a block away, and sometimes I'm 6-7 miles down the road. The only pattern is that once it happens, the biker starts right back up again, running fine... and I have to say I'm miffed. My next course of action is to check the fuel lines and replace the fuel filter... and run a little Sea Foam through it. Just hoping someone here may have experiences a similar problem and can offer some advise. Thanks for reading, and for any advise I can get. -Mike