1990 Exciter Transformation ! ! !

Vmax540 · Feb 8, 2006

Start to almost finished, I need emblems and am waiting on a sway bar ! 2 new crank bearings, pistons and seals, widened to 42", G.Y.T. Kit Struts with adjustable dampening & rebound from a 5-600 Vmax including the aluminum knuckles and strut holders with 2" more travel, I extended and dropped the rear out of the tunnel to offset the higher front, Polaris 133.5"x7/8" track, handle bars raised, secondary windage plates, cold air kit and lastly a fresh coat of base/clear paint ! I know the Exciter's needed the aftermarket torque arm to keep the clutches aligned, does anyone have or can take a picture of one ? Thanks !

03viperguy · Feb 8, 2006

looks great! the front end looks HUGE! nice work, came out clean and profesional looking! congrats on the project

pkh · Feb 9, 2006

Do you got any pictures of that cold air kit?

Vmax540 · Feb 9, 2006

Pkh I'll see if I can take some close ups tonight !

bluewho · Feb 9, 2006

hey i have the same sled in the garage at least wat it did look like.ported and polished with a aaen pipe wider front end as well.i used two steering rods shortened up and bolted them to the front of the moter to a bracket i welded on the chassis.

Vmax540 · Feb 13, 2006

Bender's Exciter cold air kit !

pkh said:
Do you got any pictures of that cold air kit?

03viperguy · Feb 13, 2006

thats a pretty good looking cold air kit. seems like it would be pretty functional

pkh · Feb 13, 2006

Thanks. Those pictures help me a lot.

Vmax540 · Feb 14, 2006

Thanks guy's ! The Phazer kit had a round 3"? pvc/pcvc piece of pipe that connected to underside of the louvered piece (below the Fairing) and slid over the existing air box round inlet after taking off the O.E.M. snorkel !

Vmax540 · Apr 7, 2006

Couple of Updated pictures ! The one shows the difference between a standard Exciter or Phazer and the Exciter XT with Vmax struts !

03viperguy · Apr 7, 2006

thats looking pretty sweet! nice work, looks factory

Ike · Apr 15, 2006

Looking good there Vmax540!

Ike

Daring · May 2, 2006

That is an awsome looking sled. I have tones of questions about the front end. I have a 90 Phazer II. I am puting a Polaris 136 M10 in. The extra tall front would be great. Is there a part # for the G.Y.T. Kit Struts with adjustable dampening & rebound from a 5-600 Vmax including the aluminum knuckles and strut holders with 2 1/2" more travel? Does the kit come with the wider side panels?

Vmax540 · May 2, 2006

Daring
The front Struts from the 1994-96 Vmax 5-600cc sleds will give you 2" more travel ! You need the longer shock covers, springs and aluminum knuckles along with the struts. You can find them fairly reasonable on E-bay, any parts forum or salvage yards ! I bought a set of brand new(rare) Genuine Yamaha GYT Kit struts off of E-bay that were an upgrade for the Vmax 5-600 sleds with adjustable dampening, rebound and slightly longer travel for $75.00 ! Yamaha part # SMA-8CA91-10-00

Here is another set I saw a while back !

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/O-E-...030 0876QQrdZ1

There are different springs for the T.S.S. and I've tried to find a spring rate chart but, only found one for the older/shorter springs. The springs are fairly soft in that the 94's and had like 1.5" of sag called (sit in) from Yamaha and Bender Racing made a kit to increase the travel with I believe stiffer Springs ? I'm going to install the longer Struts and drop the rear suspension of my (Widened 40" & Lengthened 133.5") 1990 Phazer II this summer !

Vmax540 · May 2, 2006

Here is a list of strut parts from a 1994 Vmax. Don't be shocked at the price I've bought both sides for less than $100.00 if you watch for a 94-96 being parted.

Vmax540 · May 2, 2006

Here is a list of complete strut parts from a 1994 Vmax. Don't be shocked at the price I've bought both sides for less than $100.00 if you watch for a 94-96 being parted.
Yamaha lists 5 different spring rates !

http://216.37.204.202/yamaha_oem/YamahaSnow.asp?Type=13&A=119&B=18

Part Number Description Price Total

8AB-22401-00-00 DAMPER SUB-ASY $204.70 $409.40

82M-23777-00-00 SEAT,SPRING 2 $11.25 $22.50

90501-753J5-00 SPRING, COMPRESSION $43.12 $86.24

89L-22493-00-00 BUMP,STOP $19.72 $39.44

8AB-23788-00-00 PLATE, BACK UP $18.22 $36.44

90387-084R1-00 COLLAR $4.81 $9.62

82M-23779-00-00 WASHER $8.28 $16.56

90170-08220-00 NUT,HEXAGON $2.11 $4.22

95333-08600-00 NUT (6L2) $1.28 $2.56

90201-080L1-00 WASHER,PLATE $2.42 $4.84

90387-1702A-00 COLLAR $4.14 $8.28

90387-1102B-00 COLLAR $5.98 $11.96

8AB-2376J-00-00 HOLDER,ABSORBER $111.47 $111.47

8AB-2377J-00-00 HOLDER,ABSORBER 2 $109.29 $109.29

8AB-2376R-01-00 PROTECTOR $5.50 $11.00

Vmax540 · May 13, 2006

Another to compare the longer struts !

03viperguy · May 14, 2006

those are a lot longer! looks great

akrievins · Jun 6, 2006

Cold Air Kit.

Looks awesome!
That cold air kit looks interesting... Do they still make it? I've looked all over ebay for one for my 91 Phazer II.

Daring · Dec 18, 2006

How did you widen the front end? Was it a kit or did you cut and weld it? Is there a recommended width or you came up with the 42" yourself. I finaly found a set of shocks from a 95 Vmax. I was looking to see I can still get the cartridge. It has been discontinued, oh well.

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