Tried, real hard, for 3 fricken years to keep my 06 in stock condition. I loved the ?stock? look of the V-Max, that?s why I bought it! Most of my previous bikes remained stock; like the classic ?84 VT-500 Honda and a ?83 Suzuki GSXR 1000 that I had prior to the V-Max. So why not keep the V-Max...