I've always been attracted to the Vmax, and have always loved the UJM. The
Suzi is my first bike with full body work, When i first saw her she did',nt
impress me much in raw form but I could not believe how light she was. The
years before suzi I rode a Kawasaki Zephyr 750. I loved that bike, I lowered
it painted it Candy apple red, put drag bars and a great big Autometer
Tachometer on her with a big 10" headlight off a GS1150. Anyone who saw her
loved it. and most thought it was a Z1. But she was crashed in a turn and I
got into cars for about a year while i healed up. Anyway i'll get a Vmax in
the next couple of months, I'd like a red one, so i won't feel the need to
paint it right away. Is there a certain year they were produced in that
color, Are there things I should look out for in the used market, I remember
something about the 85'shaving bad 2nd gears or something like that.
As alway thanks for the input.
Bill Liles
Pinellas Park, Florida
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "V-MAX TECH LIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 2:54 AM
Subject: Re: Potential new Vmax Owner Bill
> didn't have time yesterday to respond and also blew away the initial
> message from bill. so this is in response to bill's concern about being
> a potential new vmax owner. GO FOR IT.
>
> my first big bike was a z1 (73), then like tyler, an interceptor (83)
> which on
> paper had more horsepower but nowhere near the torque which really is
> what moves a bike. then, from 89 to 99 i had a zx10 which i put over 28k
>
> on and it was a great bike. BUT, i wanted a bike w/shaft drive that
> could
> get out of it's own way, i wanted to be able to plant my feet firmly on
> tghe
> ground at a stop sign and i wanted a bike w/o plastic. yea, i know it's
> heavy
> and doesn't handle and really isn't as fast as my 10 but, there is a
> tremendous
> after market to personalize and that is a lot of the fun. while the
> fellow i sold
> my 10 to can't believe i sold it, i don't regret it. so good luck and go
> for it.
>
> who
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Bill I had been riding a Honda Interceptor not as extreme as a GSXR
> > but as
> > far as handeling you must first get used to having your feet in a
> > different
> > position slightly forward as opposed to rear . You do not have the
> > same
> > ground clerance or lean angles and I would sugest some front shock
> > work to
> > help out. My bike is a 2000 and I enjoy it verry much as does my wife
> > once I
> > got the back rest or should I say wife stopper. You will feel as if
> > you are
> > accelerating alot harder because of the upright and comfortable riding
> >
> > position(except for those who dont like the seat which can be fixed
> > for about
> > 125.) you are also accelerating verry fast equal to the GSXR and about
> > 200lbs
> > heavier. I would say buy the bike it has been around for 15yrs and
> > alot of
> > aftermarket parts are available to change just about anything you may
> > not
> > like it is being discontinued after 2001 and maybe something will
> > replace it
> > similar to the 200! 2Honda VTX 1800cc twin (VTX 15,000 expected price)
> > bottom
> > line it runs like a raped ape and works good bone stock but the only
> > cruiser
> > with high performance.Hope this helps Tyler
> >
>
>
>
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