😍I love that it pops flames brent looks like itd be a fun ride for sure, id also be happy on the throttle like you. The mpg might be down but the smiles per gallon are what really matters😁
Great channel....I always enjoy your tech talk..I have had three TMaxes and my latest one is a 560..an incredible machine I have fitted an SC exhaust and Bmc air filter...runs up to 185kkms easily..have a set of Dr Pulley sliders to be installed soon ..keep up the great work.. Regards from Alan South Africa .
It does sound so much better now. 👌 It's funny, I used to frown at putting fuel in the car. But for the bikes and scooter it didn't seem as painful. You just know a good time was around the corner.
I agree. I look at my pile of gas receipts later and think, "I need to ride less". At the time, I just want that time on 2 wheels and good sense be damned. 😁
Hellou do you now the dimension off the washes from the variator because when I bought the malossi variator it give me to washes and I lost them . Thanks
Hi Always enjoy watching your Yamaha TMax500 performance mods videos. Have you consider doing a video on Malossi performance front and rear shock upgrades compared to stock? That would be a great informative video cuz there are none online. Thanks for your consideration.
I think the front pre-load kit (is there are full shock?) and the rear shock are $1000 or more combined. I'm pleased with the handling as-is and TBH a video like this makes me $10-20 for a week or two of time filming and editing. If I ever need to replace my rear shock, you can bet I'll do a video though.
Hi Thanks for the reply. Yeah Malossi suspension parts definitely not cheap especially the rear shock which I guess explains the lack of videos regarding it on RUclips. Keep making great informative videos and hope your views and subscribers increases. Thanks@@49ccscoot
I believe those tires that you mentioned are the original brand for that bike. The one I'm riding have about 8,000 miles and still good. The front one is new, with only 500 milies on it. Yoshimura exhaust, 18 grams sliders and malossi clutch. Everything else is stock
5:15 It’s crazy to me after dealing with 50cc scoots and my 800mm belt just how close the pulleys are on these large cc machines. Damn. Any misalignment would be bad.
Imagine the space it takes up with these pulleys separated and how long the belt has to be. There's really no reason to separate them in this design. In the small scoots it ends up being a function of how far back they want the rear wheel and you'll see scoots with larger wheels use longer belts than their smaller wheeled counterparts in many cases. When you get your hands on this CVT in person after being used to 49cc-150cc stuff, the main thing that stands out is how massive the pulleys are.
@@49ccscoot you must type like the wind Brent. I’m trying to get another machine, the silver wing just didn’t click 100%, I have another quite different machine in my sights, waiting on the owner for time to see it. It’s closer to Ryan than to me. 😞 Just a long drive. If I get it I’ll be up against that learning curve again.
@49ccscoot do you think a tmax 500 could be a good daily drive scooter or in total of costs on maintenance a pcx 125 would still be better (I got a 125 pcx 2017 with 70 000 km which I use like 60 km per day?)
If the PCX works for your daily riding, the TMAX probably isn't going to make sense financially. The smaller bike is going to win if budget is the goal. If you leave it stock, or close, the maintenance doesn't have to be bad. I hear that they're expensive to have the dealer service due to panel removal to get to basically anything, but I do my own work so I don't really know.
@@joaofury3 The belt can be pretty expensive, but that lasts quite a long time when stock or with just lighter sliders in the variator. Most of the other maintenance parts aren't much different than other bikes.
@@joaofury3 We don't get the new ones here in the US, but from videos that I've watched it looks like the newer ones can have a lot more features, they are belt drive for the rear wheel, they have a little more power and they seem to have a better tune to keep RPM up for improved acceleration instead of being so sluggish like a stock TMAX 500. Otherwise, I think service is pretty similar.
😍I love that it pops flames brent looks like itd be a fun ride for sure, id also be happy on the throttle like you. The mpg might be down but the smiles per gallon are what really matters😁
Great channel....I always enjoy your tech talk..I have had three TMaxes and my latest one is a 560..an incredible machine I have fitted an SC exhaust and Bmc air filter...runs up to 185kkms easily..have a set of Dr Pulley sliders to be installed soon ..keep up the great work..
Regards from Alan
South Africa .
What a sweet scooter
I still own an original 2001 T-Max 500, with a Malossi variator. Its been utterly reliable.
It does sound so much better now. 👌
It's funny, I used to frown at putting fuel in the car. But for the bikes and scooter it didn't seem as painful. You just know a good time was around the corner.
I agree. I look at my pile of gas receipts later and think, "I need to ride less". At the time, I just want that time on 2 wheels and good sense be damned. 😁
Oh boy, that screw was pure bad luck :( Happy to hear that you enjoy the ride !! \m/
Hellou do you now the dimension off the washes from the variator because when I bought the malossi variator it give me to washes and I lost them . Thanks
Here's a link to them from Malossi, with measurements :
www.malossistore.com/en/us/2-shims-35x25x05-1913515e-P
excellent vdo. hope to find any shop who knows anything here !
And he is back👍
Hi Always enjoy watching your Yamaha TMax500 performance mods videos. Have you consider doing a video on Malossi performance front and rear shock upgrades compared to stock? That would be a great informative video cuz there are none online. Thanks for your consideration.
I think the front pre-load kit (is there are full shock?) and the rear shock are $1000 or more combined. I'm pleased with the handling as-is and TBH a video like this makes me $10-20 for a week or two of time filming and editing. If I ever need to replace my rear shock, you can bet I'll do a video though.
Hi Thanks for the reply. Yeah Malossi suspension parts definitely not cheap especially the rear shock which I guess explains the lack of videos regarding it on RUclips. Keep making great informative videos and hope your views and subscribers increases. Thanks@@49ccscoot
I believe those tires that you mentioned are the original brand for that bike. The one I'm riding have about 8,000 miles and still good. The front one is new, with only 500 milies on it. Yoshimura exhaust, 18 grams sliders and malossi clutch. Everything else is stock
Hay modificaciones mas a ya de eso puedes hacerla 560 con arbol de levas y otras mas
Yeah. It gets quite expensive.
You make a really great videos, there are much things to learn from. Thanks. Regards from Croatia
Good to see you back on YT Mister
Oh and nice consumable length also (that’s what she said)
I dream to have a tmax 530 or finding a cheap 500 they are rare in canada
👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥
티맥스의 정비관련 영상 감사합니다!👍
6:48 i am waiting!
5:15 It’s crazy to me after dealing with 50cc scoots and my 800mm belt just how close the pulleys are on these large cc machines. Damn. Any misalignment would be bad.
Imagine the space it takes up with these pulleys separated and how long the belt has to be. There's really no reason to separate them in this design. In the small scoots it ends up being a function of how far back they want the rear wheel and you'll see scoots with larger wheels use longer belts than their smaller wheeled counterparts in many cases.
When you get your hands on this CVT in person after being used to 49cc-150cc stuff, the main thing that stands out is how massive the pulleys are.
@@49ccscoot you must type like the wind Brent.
I’m trying to get another machine, the silver wing just didn’t click 100%, I have another quite different machine in my sights, waiting on the owner for time to see it. It’s closer to Ryan than to me. 😞 Just a long drive. If I get it I’ll be up against that learning curve again.
@@robertpierce1981 Make sure to keep us updated on the forum. Hopefully the learning curve is less than you think, regardless of what it is.
Awesome
U can grease your variatar
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@49ccscoot do you think a tmax 500 could be a good daily drive scooter or in total of costs on maintenance a pcx 125 would still be better (I got a 125 pcx 2017 with 70 000 km which I use like 60 km per day?)
If the PCX works for your daily riding, the TMAX probably isn't going to make sense financially. The smaller bike is going to win if budget is the goal.
If you leave it stock, or close, the maintenance doesn't have to be bad. I hear that they're expensive to have the dealer service due to panel removal to get to basically anything, but I do my own work so I don't really know.
@@49ccscoot Thank you for the answer I also do the maintenance on all my bikes/car and so but the parts should be more expensive in tmax
@@joaofury3 The belt can be pretty expensive, but that lasts quite a long time when stock or with just lighter sliders in the variator. Most of the other maintenance parts aren't much different than other bikes.
@@49ccscoot compared to those newer tmax models tmax 530 or 560 is the 500 much different?
@@joaofury3 We don't get the new ones here in the US, but from videos that I've watched it looks like the newer ones can have a lot more features, they are belt drive for the rear wheel, they have a little more power and they seem to have a better tune to keep RPM up for improved acceleration instead of being so sluggish like a stock TMAX 500. Otherwise, I think service is pretty similar.