Mabdcmb,
That is a very pretty shade of red. Thanks for sharing. Did all the '05s come in red? Because mine used to be red too. The previous owner repainted the faux tank, chopped rear fender, and (unfortunately) the two aluminum faux scoops; black lacquer. The front fender he replaced with a faux carbon fiber option, which looks pretty good. He said he was shooting for an all-blacked-out profile, offset with gold anodizing, and carbon fiber. The Dymag carbon fiber wheel rims are the real deal.
You know Sparky,
I have had a similar experience with yours. About 20 years ago I bought a gorgeous custom blue 1995 Vmax, with a 4 into 1 Kerker header, and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th, primary gears replaced with lower ratio gears. The previous owner whom I bought it from, said he was willing to trade top end speed for a little more torque. I really liked what he did and bought the bike. I rode it for many years, putting on about 25K additional miles.
Unfortunately, the transmission seized on my watch. But because it was the sweetest bike I had ever ridden (at that point in my life), I decided that rather than parting it out and walking away, I would rebuild the engine and transmission and give it a second lease on life. I rode that '95 for several more years, before finally selling it, with 59K miles.
So where does a '50 something juvenile go from there..? It seems I also had an affinity for Honda CBR1100XX Blackbirds. I've ownd two over the last 10 years. But now that I'm squarely starting my third and final trimester, and because my Vmax has always remained in my heart... Here I am again, but this time I have this tricked out "wanna-be sport cruiser" that bit me when I was in between mean machines.
BTW- Sparky, are you an actual sparky?
Only 2,000 '05 Vmax 1200s manufactured MadMax? Has anyone else heard this? Was that worldwide?
