could't resist any longer, i am weak.

[dracken1]

bought the vmax in our shop.
black 1990 model with aftermarket cissybar and rack.
it even has those idiotic narrow bars fitted.

but i do have a few concerns
1--- i have read that it is capable of exceeding the national speed limit, and very quickly too.
this concerns me as i believe the human body flies apart over 80mph

2---it relishes the idea of consuming vast quanities of fossil fuel, would'nt that make it eco unfriendly

3--perhaps i should have gone for the ipullansuckyourcocky 50cc step through, now those are sensible :eek: :rolleyes:

[shaggy696969]

Welcome to the world of the big grin and the empty pocket. Vmax chat (http://www.vmaxchat.co.uk) Dont tell em I sent ya they will never talk to you again. ;)

1st mods bin the bars for renthals, and a 17" rear wheel off of a Diversion .

Then Bin standard front end for 93 on version 43mm forks abd R1 calipers.

Then frame bars to stop the flex .


Ohh the joy :D :D :D

[dracken1]

shaggy. are you saying i shouldn't have bought the whole bike, just the engine :D

[shaggy696969]

Nah just giving a few pointers, furbar fix mentioned on that other site i mentioned costs fuck all , and renthals a good place to start , Run the rear tyre harder than standard and that will help with the flex . R1 calipers will fit with brackets which im sure your capable of making , but you need later max R1 or XJR or fazer floating discs, amazing difference there and the discs bolt straight on.

Could've been worse you could have bought a Harley and had to sling everything bar the casings away .

[Nik]

Welcome to the world of the big grin and the empty pocket. Vmax chat (http://www.vmaxchat.co.uk) Dont tell em I sent ya they will never talk to you again. ;)

1st mods bin the bars for renthals, and a 17" rear wheel off of a Diversion .

Then Bin standard front end for 93 on version 43mm forks abd R1 calipers.

Then frame bars to stop the flex .


Ohh the joy :D

Ride the back brake too - helps 'em handle a hell of a lot better. :D

[kiffer38]

sold my vmax last year, as it was orrible, didnt go round corners, and over 115 mph, it was like a fish on greased ice :eek: :eek:

[shaggy696969]

I can and know plenty more who will dissagree with that statement , but we been there before, what it comes down too is wether you have the balls to hang on , or the nounce to sort it out . Dont know what you mean NIK i certainly never rode the rear brake , but each to their own, Gwynn you'll love it.

[Nik]

Dont know what you mean NIK i certainly never rode the rear brake , but each to their own

Dragging the rear brake through corners loads up the suspension and helps keep the bouncy back end under control. I used to do it all the time and happily scraped the **** out of my footrests and the undersides of me exhausts.

I loved my 'Max. :)

[shaggy696969]

Ahh but Nik your a lil bloke , Believe me I load up the suspension without help like that, I too scraped well, not so much now its triked, But loved It as a bike . Wouldnt have changed it but for my reasons which are just that .

[Nik]

Ahh but Nik your a lil bloke

Not at the time I wasn't, mate. Frequented far too many pie shops, I can tell you. :(

[dracken1]

Could've been worse you could have bought a Harley and had to sling everything bar the casings away .

good point
:D :D

[pagan_flame]

Could've been worse you could have bought a Harley and had to sling everything bar the casings away .Dammit that's where I went wrong! Should have gone 'V-Max' instead of 'V-Rod'.

So how do I get it to handle as badly as a V-Max then? :rolleyes:

[chazz]

sell it an buy this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Honda-C90-Chopper_W0QQitemZ270092109203QQihZ017QQcategoryZ98 06QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
you know you want to :D

[pagan_flame]

sell it an buy this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Honda-C90-Chopper_W0QQitemZ270092109203QQihZ017QQcategoryZ98 06QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
you know you want to :DNow that's a feature bike if ever I saw one... :D :cool:

[shaggy696969]

Dammit that's where I went wrong! Should have gone 'V-Max' instead of 'V-Rod'.

Couldnt agree more .

But its too late now, you will always be known as the Bloke that rides a GIRLS Harley .

[Nik]

Couldnt agree more .

But its too late now, you will always be known as the Bloke that rides a GIRLS Harley .

Thought he'd got a V-Rod, not a Sportster? :confused: :D

[captaincondom]

you will love the max bought mine brand new in 1999 just ride it like a twat flat out and ride the wobble in the bends you will have grin factor ten.they don't handle that bad as nik says you can get the pegs on the deck no probs.
v max chat is one of the best site's on the web for max suff.
JUST TAKE OUT BRAIN PUT ON SHELF AND ENJOY the ride :D

[shaggy696969]

Didnt you se the ad on the TV when they released the Vrod...... bloke bragging himself up for the lifestyle etc.... then some little Bint comes out and rides it away ... Hence GIRLS Vrod.

[Nik]

Didnt you se the ad on the TV when they released the Vrod...... bloke bragging himself up for the lifestyle etc.... then some little Bint comes out and rides it away ... Hence GIRLS Vrod.

No. :D .....................

[DaiPunk]

VMax handling is relative
if youre used to sporty bikes they probly are scary
but if you are used to Yam shafties, they are a dream machine
never selling mine

[shaggy696969]

A wise upgrade Gwynn .............. Front end on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-Vmax-V-Max-2001-Forks-17-Wheel-Kit_W0QQitemZ200081315758QQihZ010QQcategoryZ10490Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[pagan_flame]

Didnt you se the ad on the TV when they released the Vrod...... bloke bragging himself up for the lifestyle etc.... then some little Bint comes out and rides it away ... Hence GIRLS Vrod.Face. Bovvered?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41866000/jpg/_41866048_catherine.jpg

[shaggy696969]

Face. Bovvered?

:D :D :D

[critch]

Could've been worse you could have bought a Harley and had to sling everything bar the casings away .


predictable yawn

mine goes ok....

ican get a higher overall top speed on it through the nagery than me green gixxer....and that FLIES mate

just not round corners (.....ahem....)

[izombie]

[QUOTE=shaggy696969]Welcome to the world of the big grin and the empty pocket. Vmax chat (http://www.vmaxchat.co.uk) Dont tell em I sent ya they will never talk to you again. ;)

1st mods bin the bars for renthals, and a 17" rear wheel off of a Diversion .

Then Bin standard front end for 93 on version 43mm forks abd R1 calipers.

Then frame bars to stop the flex .


Ignore him, don't make it a sports bike like they all seem to do!!
:D

put a back wheel on the front and bolt a sidecar on it....much more fun!!

Malky

[shaggy696969]

predictable yawn
mine goes ok....
ican get a higher overall top speed on it through the nagery than me green gixxer....and that FLIES mate

just not round corners (.....ahem....)

Remember this was a Vmax thread that someone tried to turn into a anti max thread by using H-D of all things, ergo re opening a old debate. Yes Harleys with a lot of work can fly , and can even be at somepoint reliable, there are some nice HD's about I remember Bassmans shovel and Taff's Bike is very well sorted, including proper Brakes. But slate the Max which I love, I will come to its defence. Yes they have well documented threads which list their faults rember this is a 25 year old model which yamahaha in their enlightened wisdom has done fuck all to improve over that time. But name one other Bike which has such a cult following , not a brand but a particular model, I may be wrong but I dont theink Messrs HD could produce one. Do you ? ;) :D

[Nik]

Remember this was a Vmax thread that someone tried to turn into a anti max thread by using H-D of all things, ergo re opening a old debate.

Err, yeah, you ... ;)

[shaggy696969]

Err, yeah, you ... ;)
Really ???

Dammit that's where I went wrong! Should have gone 'V-Max' instead of 'V-Rod'.

So how do I get it to handle as badly as a V-Max then? :rolleyes:

Reading a quality needed for a editor I thought , but maybe not so important in a tit mag.

[Nik]

Could've been worse you could have bought a Harley and had to sling everything bar the casings away .

Err, didn't this come before Paganflame's ... :p

[shaggy696969]

Err, didn't this come before Paganflame's ... :p
And how is that anti Vmax .... which was your point

[Nik]

And how is that anti Vmax .... which was your point

You were the one who started slagging off Harleys ... which started it all off. :rolleyes:

[shaggy696969]

You were the one who started slagging off Harleys ... which started it all off.

Not slagging,factual, the best part of a standard HD is the Name.

[Nik]

Not slagging,factual, the best part of a standard HD is the Name.

Right then ... :rolleyes:

:D

[Nik]

http://farcanal.biz/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1271&osCsid=7bf2bce1ae6a9f059252a1183d17fc68

Snigger ... :)

[pagan_flame]

Am giving some serious thought to one of these for my righteous bro HOG leather waistcoat... :D

http://i7.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/84/bb/f86a_1.JPG

[dracken1]

BLOODY HELL

for the record, if i had wanted a harley i would have bought one.

i work on bikes all day long. and have to look hard at most of them to assertain what model i'm looking at.
to a certain extent the same applies to harleys

but theres no way you could ever mistake a vmax for anything else.
it's not a pretty bike.

i love my black roof boxer helmet, and it just wouldn't look right perched on any other bike.
:D :D

[pagan_flame]

You saw it - you liked it - you bought it. Good on you! Nothing wrong with that. Enjoy! :cool:

[the boatman]

You saw it - you liked it - you bought it. Good on you! Nothing wrong with that. Enjoy! :cool:
did the same with my VRod
http://i16.tinypic.com/4brqys2.jpg

[the boatman]

oooops sorry thats a big pic

[Nik]

What's happened to your exhausts, Boatman? :confused:

[shaggy696969]

Im glad to say it looks like he invalidated his warranty Cant stand seeing show bikes, Boatman rides his , Obviously , these Vrod's (porsche) do seem popular ;) :D :D :D

[dracken1]

What's happened to your exhausts, Boatman? :confused:

it looks like they have got quite hot. if you look closely at the bike it's sweating
:)

[Nik]

it looks like they have got quite hot. if you look closely at the bike it's sweating
:)

:D ........................

[Bosun]

What's happened to your exhausts, Boatman? :confused:

they are actiually parts from range rovers

and how do we put this nicely


its very loud

and heres KKM testing it for size
http://www.bosunsbikes.com/images/july%2022/s9.jpg

[the boatman]

well remembered Fayji they are propshafts from a range rover and they are bloody loud just ask Griff2000 as i did a fly by in the Hatfield tunnel and he nearly shat himself (snigger snigger), and as for the warrenty i didn't have one.

[Nik]

well remembered Fayji they are propshafts from a range rover and they are bloody loud just ask Griff2000 as i did a fly by in the Hatfield tunnel and he nearly shat himself (snigger snigger), and as for the warrenty i didn't have one.

:D ........................