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[Trevor Rymell]

Can anyone tell me if there's a difference between the '96 and '97 Vmaxs for the rear brake calliper hanger - the alloy bracket to which the rear brake calliper is bolted.  The Ohlins YA5131 shocks I bought do not fit my Vmax because the right hand one fouls the top mounting bolt of the rear calliper. I was told these bolts are recessed socket screws on the '97 but hex heads on the '96. Can anyone confirm this? My bike is supposed to be a '97 (Platinum) but the actual YOM was '96. (The story I got when I bought it was it was a '97 model but released ahead of time in late '96???)  The bolts on my bike are hex which suggests the bike is really a '96 in '97 colors. I hope somebody can enlighten me. Cheers Trevor