All Hail - The Mighty Maximus, the new V-Max

Steeroid · 10th May 2007, 13:07

Bow down and pay obeisance all ye mortals, for the Lord is here!

NEXT VMAX

2fast4u · 10th May 2007, 13:12

sure man I will bow down to this AWESOME LEGEND its THE only real muscle bike. the only one ever designed to look really macho and have brute performance. This looks mean.
the Rocket never impressed me.

v1p3r · 10th May 2007, 13:21

What colour are you buying it in?

Personally I think the Suzuki B-King looks better.

SohailPistawala · 10th May 2007, 13:23

Hey Steer is it the concept one??

whatever said and done... thats my all time favourite.. and this owner killer is a must have in the Garage...

Rtech · 10th May 2007, 13:32

Nice design. Sticks with the original basics, with the modern suspension that it was lacking.

Things I love:
- The headlight design
- The wheels
- The Scoops
- the ducktail
- The end cans
- radial brakes

What I don't like:
- The look of the engine from the left of the bike. Those cylinders looks mighty skinny and there is too much of a gap between the engine and frame. Makes it look a bit weak.
- the radiator and oil cooler look like they were added on at the last minute

Shakatak · 10th May 2007, 16:09

For 20 years Yamaha engineers didn't make any major changes to it's design... it has some negative issues eg. handling and engine heat but guess they just don't wanna spoil a bike which was still a best seller for 2 decades. It IS one of it's kind. The torque and the character nothing can compare to this classic, but a Vmax is a VMax is a VMAX! The only bike I know that has a 20year production run.

One of the inherent problems of this bike is the not so sturdy frame, The power is incredible. It ain't called the "widowmaker" for nothing. 1200cc's of pure muscle on a carbureted V-4, with V-Boost at 6000 rpm at the tiniest twist of the wrist.

Its a dragster with weak brakes and found the bike heavy and unresponsive, especially in the twisties. I guess you can attribute that to the drag type handlebar.

speedzak · 10th May 2007, 16:23

Great Bike!
Hope the torque is going to knock everybody off.

So, when shall we get to see it Steer??

vabs78 · 10th May 2007, 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shakatak

The only bike I know that has a 20year production run.

Our own Bullet 350 STD has been in production for much more than that

rpanicker · 10th May 2007, 21:36

Awesome Man. I remember being totally blown when I saw the V-Max on the cover of Cycle World sometime in the 80's. Nearly bought one a few years ago but got worried by strong rumors that Yamaha was planning to phase it out. Reconsidered buying a pre-owned a few months back but learnt that its handling was atrocious. Good to know that its still alive and kicking and hopefully they have worked around the handling issues now.

Godfather · 11th May 2007, 02:08

Wowowow... Sweet...

Godfather

ac 427 · 11th May 2007, 21:21

hey all,

looks good but the tail could be better and the exhausts could have been way better.

cheers

elf · 11th May 2007, 21:56

Man. That's a sweet bike.

Am a bit of a dehaati when it comes to bikes? What's the difference between this & say, the Yamaha R-1?

manson · 11th May 2007, 22:37

for starters, this is a v-engine layout, whereas the r1 is an inline four.

manson.

Fireblader85 · 12th May 2007, 00:37

Isnt this V Max just a concept? or is it gonna come into production soon

veyron1 · 12th May 2007, 20:28

Whow mama..! Fake RAMAIR scoops, petal rotors, six pot callipers, shaft drive, smoked lamps and friggin' quad-exhausts..??

One better not see this coming in the RVM...definitely not for the weak-hearted...

But like v1p3r said...B-king's, well...the king...just wish that turbo'd busa powertrain would make it into production...

10th May 2007, 13:07	#1
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	All Hail - The Mighty Maximus, the new V-Max Bow down and pay obeisance all ye mortals, for the Lord is here! NEXT VMAX Last edited by Steeroid : 10th May 2007 at 13:20.
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10th May 2007, 13:12	#2
2fast4u BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: pune / Bahrain Posts: 488 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	sure man I will bow down to this AWESOME LEGEND its THE only real muscle bike. the only one ever designed to look really macho and have brute performance. This looks mean. the Rocket never impressed me. Last edited by v12 : 4th December 2008 at 15:22. Reason: "f@#$%^& " removed from post.
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10th May 2007, 13:21	#3
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	What colour are you buying it in? Personally I think the Suzuki B-King looks better.
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10th May 2007, 13:23	#4
SohailPistawala BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 434 Thanked: 25 Times	Hey Steer is it the concept one?? whatever said and done... thats my all time favourite.. and this owner killer is a must have in the Garage...
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10th May 2007, 13:32	#5
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Nice design. Sticks with the original basics, with the modern suspension that it was lacking. Things I love: - The headlight design - The wheels - The Scoops - the ducktail - The end cans - radial brakes What I don't like: - The look of the engine from the left of the bike. Those cylinders looks mighty skinny and there is too much of a gap between the engine and frame. Makes it look a bit weak. - the radiator and oil cooler look like they were added on at the last minute
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10th May 2007, 16:09	#6
Shakatak BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: somewhere Out there Posts: 34 Thanked: 0 Times	For 20 years Yamaha engineers didn't make any major changes to it's design... it has some negative issues eg. handling and engine heat but guess they just don't wanna spoil a bike which was still a best seller for 2 decades. It IS one of it's kind. The torque and the character nothing can compare to this classic, but a Vmax is a VMax is a VMAX! The only bike I know that has a 20year production run. One of the inherent problems of this bike is the not so sturdy frame, The power is incredible. It ain't called the "widowmaker" for nothing. 1200cc's of pure muscle on a carbureted V-4, with V-Boost at 6000 rpm at the tiniest twist of the wrist. Its a dragster with weak brakes and found the bike heavy and unresponsive, especially in the twisties. I guess you can attribute that to the drag type handlebar.
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10th May 2007, 16:23	#7
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Great Bike! Hope the torque is going to knock everybody off. So, when shall we get to see it Steer??
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10th May 2007, 21:36	#9
rpanicker BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 34 Thanked: 0 Times	Awesome Man. I remember being totally blown when I saw the V-Max on the cover of Cycle World sometime in the 80's. Nearly bought one a few years ago but got worried by strong rumors that Yamaha was planning to phase it out. Reconsidered buying a pre-owned a few months back but learnt that its handling was atrocious. Good to know that its still alive and kicking and hopefully they have worked around the handling issues now.
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11th May 2007, 02:08	#10
Godfather Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore / Atlanta Posts: 1,387 Thanked: 70 Times View My Garage	Wowowow... Sweet... Godfather
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11th May 2007, 21:21	#11
ac 427 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,393 Thanked: 244 Times View My Garage	hey all, looks good but the tail could be better and the exhausts could have been way better. cheers
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11th May 2007, 21:56	#12
elf BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Man. That's a sweet bike. Am a bit of a dehaati when it comes to bikes? What's the difference between this & say, the Yamaha R-1?
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11th May 2007, 22:37	#13
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	for starters, this is a v-engine layout, whereas the r1 is an inline four. manson.
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12th May 2007, 00:37	#14
Fireblader85 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 208 Thanked: 124 Times	Isnt this V Max just a concept? or is it gonna come into production soon
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12th May 2007, 20:28	#15
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	Whow mama..! Fake RAMAIR scoops, petal rotors, six pot callipers, shaft drive, smoked lamps and friggin' quad-exhausts..?? One better not see this coming in the RVM...definitely not for the weak-hearted... But like v1p3r said...B-king's, well...the king...just wish that turbo'd busa powertrain would make it into production...
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