Please feel free to move this(or remove it). I am a long time lurker and about to dive in deep. I am a vmaxaholic and my name is Devin. Back in 1994 when I was a mere twenty years I purchased a brand new 1994 (we will call it LEMON YELLOW) Yamaha VMAX. It was plagued with the infamous O Ring failure at about 2500 miles. This resulted in premature wrist pin wear and rebuild of the engine under warranty but after many confrontations with the dealer the bike never performed the same. That was the prequil. Understand this motorcycle was my fathers unatamable goal after owning a 1979 xs 1100 special since new and challenging antyhing on two wheels and never being disappointed. Granted by 1994 the VMAX was already out dated and would never be the king I still enjoyed the idea of bringing home my fathers dream (I still have the original literature from 1985). After being soured by my by experience with the max I had no choice but to trade it in on a 1995 goldwing. To be continued.......