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I got to roast this V-Max for one hour. Not a zx-14, but lots of fun.

That is a cool bike. Pulls pretty hard on take off, I'll bet.

They look really good in person but once you sit
on one you know why these boats on wheels don't sell
all that well... reasons other than the price tag.

I hear they don't do much after the extremely strong take off. I had an older mdel pull ahead of me from a gentle takeoff from a light. I wasn't trying to take off hard either but i was impressed by the other bikes low end torque.

Rook you nailed it, hard out of the hole. This bike breaks traction easy in first gear and continues to track straight while doing it. This bike also has a large shift light giving heads up on the next gear change. This is a big bike that does not feel heavy. As a rider you sit straight up into the wind with no wind protection what so ever...well maybe the tack. What I thought was strange was the fact that this bike only gets 120KM per tank of fuel..... For me I think that is just retarded. Where can you go with that little fuel range...... Me no understand that one? . Still really EASY to launch, SO every time I stopped, I left the lights like my ass was on fire. Not once was I scared. The Zx launched hard like that, would soon put you on your ass. I enjoyed my time riding the big V. I tried to goat the owner into a little drag race but he would have no part of it.......For Now.

The bike looks really good- it does have the finish of a $20K machine.
Fit and finish are awesome with nothing appearing or feeling cheepo like
on some of the sportsbikes.

The bike looks really good- it does have the finish of a $20K machine.

I totally agree. This bike would sure be nice parked in the garage. From what I could tell it does was it was built for really well

That V Max has nothing on the zx14 though.

You have to luck out with a really unskillfull rider on that zx14
to have any chance against it. In a straight line that is.
That Yamahammer hates both turning and breaking... Good Luck!

That V Max has nothing on the zx14 though.

Mass, Even the owner which I do not know that well repeated your comments exactly when he got off my bike plus this little beauty "It seems Like The Power band Never Ends". I think the ZX scared him a little lol.
I'm just glad I got a chance to ride the big V-Max. This bike has had lots written about it and I was glad to experienced it first hand. I must say it is great when the guys switch the bikes around It reminds you of what you like or don't like about your own machines. For me the ride just reafirms that I am not ready for the upright style riding. If money was no object I would still have one parked next to my R1,zx10,cbr& 80,000$ Duc and many many others.

I have a 2002 Vmax I bought for $5000. Its good bike for what it is. It has allot of character, and sounds aweseome with a 4-1 pipe, no baffle! Bahahahaa... Sounds like a small blog chev.
I use mine for doubling the wife and daughter for day long rides.
When I tell ppl I bought a Vmax as a family bike they look at me like a retard...lol
I get 180km to a tank, riding 150 km/hr with blasts faster for passing, running it pretty hard.

* Last updated by: dubious on 2/15/2010 @ 6:00 PM *

I LIKES those roads Dubious!.Only "flaw" I see in the new V-Max-that friggin rectangle cross brace on the engine.Shoulda come up with somethin a little less "I need this brace to keep my engine in place,it's SO POWERFUL"!.Kinda depreciates the mystique for me.Note to self-"stop being so critical".She is a sweet bike.

* Last updated by: blue07 on 2/20/2010 @ 2:03 PM *

back in the 80's that bike was the shit it was the worlds fastest production bike at one time