When bikes are in your soul, you easily get in love with the VMAX. In late 80,s that happened to me, I had to wait almost 30 years to get one, at over 60 years it,s always challenging to take it to the limit, cornering and braking are not the best, but it makes it more enjoyable. Thanks "great vid" Hug from Costa Rica!

@bradhartis1929

3 ай бұрын

My 2018 has great brakes! Like a truck.

@bradhartis1929

3 ай бұрын

Gen 2 is a velvet ride. I have one.

Excellent video…..best one I’ve seen so far…..had a ‘85, ‘86 and just recently bought an ‘06…..I’m 68 and couldn’t stay away any longer…..as iconic as any motorcycle has ever been.

@da_garage383

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. The Vmax is truly an iconic motorcycle and worthy of an in depth video all about it.

I own a 1985. Best bike i ever owned. The only bike that tries to kill every time i get on it 😄

@spunas1

Ай бұрын

Told a guy, who asked at a bar, riding my gen 2, "It'll kill ya if you let it!"

@johnwhigham2062

10 күн бұрын

@@spunas1 you are so correct my 1700 max does it to me all the time above 130

V-Max 1st Generation RULES! Forever! A class of it's own ........a Dragger ........without comptetition for almost 40 years. True Cultbike. Riding the 1999 carbon version....In absolute new state with 70tkm and Yamaha serviced. NEVER for sale

2:58 Guys do you know who’s that dude ??? It was Jean-Claude OLIVIER, « JCO », the big boss of YAMAHA in my country, FRANCE. It’s thank to him we had the VMax in the country… He was legendary and his successor too !!! Éric DE SEYNES even became the first westerner to be one of the BIG BOSSES of Yamaha JAPAN !!!!! Two absolute AMAZING men.

Bought a new VMax in 2001. Still ride it. Also did some mods. Switched out a Venture diff to reduce rpms on the highway. Still plenty of torque. Cut 1 1/2 inches off the seat. Put longer forks and slightly shorter shocks for handling. Then forward controls. Now I have a great crjuiser with gobs of power.

Good review, tells you everything you need to know about the vmax, the legend.

“Can’t resist the twist!” That’s what us Vmax owners have burned in our brains!!! (2015 here). I told the wife, she’ll go before my Beast Max! Hoooah!

I have two of these first gen bikes in my living room.

@da_garage383

5 ай бұрын

Sounds like you have the best living room!

@mikepierce4739

5 ай бұрын

@@da_garage383 small man cave. I'm also adding a 1985 v65 magna and a 1980 gs1100 L chain drive. 16 valve motor.

@mikepierce4739

5 ай бұрын

There is currently also a 2014 cb1100 f. And a 1994 c4 corvette.

@mikepierce4739

5 ай бұрын

@@da_garage383 I don't let the corvette in the house as of yet.

@NorthCountry2226

4 ай бұрын

@@mikepierce4739I’m 65 and I have a 1985 V65 Sabre and a 1981 GS 1100 with only 144 Kms on it. Not in the living room but maybe one day. I’m in cold Alberta and I just picked up the Sabre. Can’t wait for spring. Been riding a 1992 Suzuki GSX1100. My son and were riding it. Bought it with 2500 Kms on it in near mint condition. It now has 12,000 Kms on it. I had a 39 year break riding but am now hooked again. Enjoy your bikes and safe riding.

Really informative, fun and engaging video, entertaining as well. This is the best video I've seen on the VMax. I look forward to seeing more like this. Thanks for sharing.

My guy, FANTASTIC vid! I have an 05 in my stable and it's my go to for illegal hooliganism!

@da_garage383

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Illegal hooliganism... That sounds like a good time! The Max is certainly a prime choice for such activities.

Has such a cool and aggressive look to it. Great video.

I had a friend of my dad riding us kids around on one of these blacktop ballistic missiles back in 85-86! Howie T is what we called him. He got a flat front tire at the lake, and just rode wheelies the rest of night Crazy as the bike he rode! Loved every minute! One of the best bikes ever made, period. WolfmanVegas!

i think i found my new favorite channel,love the presentation! subbed pls upload more

@da_garage383

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I love to hear that - it helps fuel my interest to continue making videos. I'm currently working on one right now. It's about a car but a very interesting car. One that sadly never went to market but a few of them were fully built. It would have really shaken up the sports car landscape if it went to market.

Just like your other videos I always learn something new. And bringing back to my memories those days of muscle cars and bikes that I was blessed to be part of Thanks

Superb video! The VMAX 1200 it is a Legend indeed!

Thanks Dave good video man!

YOU DID IT GOOOOD JOB MAN!

Dope video!!!

@da_garage383

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great content. Whether it’s cars or bikes. We all love the open road. Glad I came across your channel and am a new sub. Keep up the great work. From Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦.

@da_garage383

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate that 😊 I plan to continue making entertaining and informative videos! Working on one right now.

Great job! Subscribed

@da_garage383

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Great video

@da_garage383

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

When the VMax ruled!

@bradhartis1929

3 ай бұрын

It still does. I have a 2018.

Great video. I love the V-Max. Ad a dark blue 90 and it never let me down for 21 years. Was molded by Hole shot performance and was a beast. Wish i had it now only sold it a friend because i was traveling a lot and modern gas didn’t sit well in the carbs was a lot of work the clean every time I got back. And i had a Gen II by then anyway which i still own to this day. Yes it’s true. The original gen II motors were to strong. They didn’t just detune them. They were larger engine. I believe the one they used was the 3rd motor and it had to be detune to get the combination they wanted and thought would work for street use. So for all those that got one gen I or II. Enjoy there will be no more.

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@da_garage383

5 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I appreciate it 🙏 😌

Great video 5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.... now, how's bout that Honda Hurricane video...???

@da_garage383

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Sounds like I'll have to look into that.

I love my 96 V Max

Back in the late 80's we had a pretty good group of riders with sport bikes, a couple of Ninja's some GSX-R's some Honda Hurricane's and a VFR and one FZR 1000. A guy with a V Max showed up and started riding with us, he had the acceleration but on the highway he couldn't even keep up with the 600 sport bikes because of high speed wobble

@bgore12

Күн бұрын

My wobble turned out to be the shocks under pressure.

One change most people don’t remember is that in 1988 the mighty max lost it’s unique cams and was fitted with standard venture😢cams. I bought a new one in 1988. Sadly the best i ever ran was 11.06 @121 mph. I could knock out high 10 second times on my friends 1985 all day long.

I'm not really a cruiser guy, but whenever I see a VMax (or a VRod honestly) I stop to talk with the owne. They're badass machines.

@bradhartis1929

3 ай бұрын

I smoled a v rod with my 2018 Vmax.

@HayabusaGSXR-cv6ig

2 ай бұрын

Mmmmh, the V - Rod with forward controls is a most beautiful. Motorcycle 😮 it has an amazing sound at 7k, and on the tight twisty country roads , it's quicker 😎 out of the corners than Gen 2 max the ,Rod is a very fast machine on the straight too. The V-Max Gen 2 in and out of a bend ridden hard has an appalling throttle response like a light switch either on or off just frickin awful 😖 it's restricted in 1st 2nd & 3rd and fifth gear is detuned in the mapping besides all my frustration of the bike its got the sound of two V-Rods at the twist grip & super comfy the suspension & brakes are 1st class 👌 the only thing that needs re-mapping is that bloody throttle & the bike is perfect as it is, you can do a quick mod to the airfilter for about 10 bhp more if you remove the gear restrictions you better have a 240 tyre on the rear , having a full remap makes you treat it with utter respect and makes it a slippy predator next to a gen one hayabusa till the busa out runs 🏃‍♀️ 😀 👍 it, the max is very thirsty unless you tinker along gently enjoying the ride I 😉 I say this I have these bikes and from being born a Motorcycle prostitute 😂😅 😮

@bradhartis1929

Ай бұрын

@@HayabusaGSXR-cv6ig I had my max tuned and mapped, and It will smoke a Vrod.

@No-timeforimbeciles

Ай бұрын

​@@bradhartis1929A Gen 1 Vmax will smoke a V-rod

I bought a 95 and asked my wife if she wanted to ride. NOPE!!! I asked why, she said that it just looked scary. I called it my red-light bike; for synchronized redlights, you end up getting to the next one before it changes. I had to sell it as either i was going to die, get a reckless driving ticket or be in jail. That throttle is addictive. I loved my Max. I bought a V-Star and very disappointed, maybe just ruined from the Max.

The scoopa on the right house the radiator cap and the scoops on the left house the vboost controls turn signal relays and auto canceling. The horn is on the cross bar under the engine

I’m just sad they stopped making them.

My 94 has 170 main jets. And gets 16 mpg. But makes 180 hp.

And think you could get one a little over $3000 before Reagan did his number. I loved how it handled on the freeway, not so much in the corners. It was fun passing everybody until they caught up to you. Filling up your 3 gallon tank, or getting a ticket from a police officer. Just try to throw all your camping gear on the back, and then try to fill it up.😂

I have a 2018, Gen 2. The 2 biggest upgrades to do, are the double d clutch mod, and software. The performance upgrade from the software is rough on the clutch. DD mod fixes that. The throttle is fly by wire. Original software, in 4th and 5th gear, only gives around 40 percent throttle at 100 percent throttle input. The software upgrades turns all the bs off. My bike was 1 year old when I got it in 2019. So, the original owner either did not like it, or it scared the bajeebers out of him. My ride is just shy of 55k miles. I had been through 13 sets of tires. It rides amazing, corners great, and has TONS of tourque. Especially at the exit of the turn. Power from 1000 rpm, all the way to 9500 rpm. MILES OF SMILES!

@da_garage383

3 ай бұрын

13 sets of tires?! Wowee! Must be having a great time making use of all that power.

@bradhartis1929

3 ай бұрын

YES! @@da_garage383

i love my 2002 with UFO pipes..bad ass..

All my neighbors love my Vmax with supertraps! Its quieter than my last bike! Remember, if you break em in hard you can ride em hard. Neighbors I mean 😎

Just bought 1986 with 6900 original miles on it

8:43 это я))

I just got one couple months ago. Very calm at 5g and below. It has plenty of torque that really ya could and I do roll around all innocent much of the time. Whipped a little bit and ya better knoe where you are going cuz you are already there. And probably need to start looking for a gas station. . I keep a one gallon gas can in a saddle bag. Due to experience...

"the Vmax will rocket past anything".. (clears his throat) except for the Sabre ! (For 84 anyway, after that it was the Vmax) 1984 the Honda V65 Sabre "the fastest production motorcycle in the world !" Cheers !!

@da_garage383

2 ай бұрын

Oh I know... I'm a proud owner of a V65 Sabre! What a hoot it is!

Too much rubber on your rear tire? No problem 😂

The ONLY thing I don't like about the Max is its shaft drive. Gimme a chain and changeable gears.

@jeremiah1st

5 ай бұрын

Too much power for a chain😁

@themalaailaanaa1347

4 ай бұрын

Nooooooo

@No-timeforimbeciles

Ай бұрын

Problem being, if you use the vboost a lot, you would be replacing chain & sprockets very often & they would not be cheap

All four of those bikes sound like shit. My 85 Vmax sounds way better with its kerker 4 into one exhaust setup. It sound like like an old chevy HO 454 big block with the Vboost active throughout my whole 9000rmp power band.

at 10:08 , Bubbles of the TPB makes this video perfect! gained a subcription!

@da_garage383

3 ай бұрын

It was fun throwing that in there during editing. Even made me chuckle a little. 😄