300 rear tire on a VMAX?

[you2low]

Ok guys if anyone is wanting a fat max this looks like a good deal ..its like buying the 330 tire kit and getting the bike for free:eusa_dance:
http://newlondon.craigslist.org/mcy/3118491762.html

 

[you2low]

This is a good one also
http://newhaven.craigslist.org/mcy/3146385952.html

 

[you2low]

One more..you cant build these bikes for the price the are asking

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/mcy/3180926244.html

 

[you2low]

oh forgot this one..all have after market wheels and bigger tires and fair to great prices on each one ..Save some money and time and buy one fixed up then u have alot to work with from the start.
http://lancaster.craigslist.org/mcy/3129503742.html

 

[KJShover]

I like the big back tire, but if I were to go any bigger than a 250, I would fatten the front too. The 200 up front, 330 back that Steve is putting out is (to me) the mutt's nuts. When I finish my bike, that setup will be the cherry on my sundae.

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[srk468]

I think it bears mentioning that unless you've got some serious **** done to the engine these kits are going to slow your bike down by the sheer weight and rolling resistance. I went to a gen 2 rear tire (200/50-18) on my gen 1 and love the way it looks and it handles so much better... The big tire kits look neat if your into that kind of thing I guess but for the $$ and sacrifice of performance its just not worth it in my opinion...

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[Diablotin]

oh forgot this one..all have after market wheels and bigger tires and fair to great prices on each one ..Save some money and time and buy one fixed up then u have alot to work with from the start.
http://lancaster.craigslist.org/mcy/3129503742.html

just wondering where are the 18k the guy is talking about...

 

[gamorg02]

I like the big back tire, but if I were to go any bigger than a 250, I would fatten the front too. The 200 up front, 330 back that Steve is putting out is (to me) the mutt's nuts. When I finish my bike, that setup will be the cherry on my sundae.

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is the 200 a 'rear' tire?

 

[Rollie]

just wondering where are the 18k the guy is talking about...

Aftermarket parts are not always available at a bargain price and who knows how much he had to pay for labor , taking off and installing new , ( and in my case over and over again 'cause it didn't quite fit or look the way I wanted or foresaw it ) . I can see that # if he paid someone else to do it for him.

 

[Rusty McNeil]

Aftermarket parts are not always available at a bargain price and who knows how much he had to pay for labor , taking off and installing new , ( and in my case over and over again 'cause it didn't quite fit or look the way I wanted or foresaw it ) . I can see that # if he paid someone else to do it for him.

Easily, if most of us sat down and figured every dime we have spent on these bikes we'd shoot our selves.
Everythings expensive and it adds up quick.
I easily had that amount in mine, including purchase, doing all the work myself, before I ever touched the paint or engine internals.

 

[wildweasel_pt]

is the 200 a 'rear' tire?

Yes. Im running 300 rear with a 160 rear one up front as well...

 

[Rollie]

Easily, if most of us sat down and figured every dime we have spent on these bikes we'd shoot our selves.
Everythings expensive and it adds up quick.
I easily had that amount in mine, including purchase, doing all the work myself, before I ever touched the paint or engine internals.

Boom .

 

[gamorg02]

Yes. Im running 300 rear with a 160 rear one up front as well...

'technically' does it effect water removal or anything of that nature?

 

[Diablotin]

Aftermarket parts are not always available at a bargain price and who knows how much he had to pay for labor , taking off and installing new , ( and in my case over and over again 'cause it didn't quite fit or look the way I wanted or foresaw it ) . I can see that # if he paid someone else to do it for him.

It makes more sense now.
I wasnt looking at the labor but only external parts I could see.

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[RaWarrior]

There's some people that have givin up on the Vmax and now just come on here to put the bike down!!

Going to take a wild guess that you mean me, because I made a comment in a thread that my Vmax was "kind of a pos" and "not very well made" in regards to why I sold it. If you had none of my numerous issues then good for you, wish I had bought your bike. But I did, and the bike failed to live up to my expectations that a well kept Japanese made bike would be, well, reliable. Well made. Competent for what it was designed. Mine just wasn't. It nearly killed me twice for doing nothing more than hitting a frost heave at 70mph. Massive pants staining tank slapper. Once this happened a second time it was time to say goodbye Mr Bond. My 85 Honda and even '82 Suzuki GS had far, far less problems and weren't nearly as well maintained. The Suzuki had been crashed into a ditch at 40mph and was more stable than my Vmax. Never mind that the Vmax had upgraded and "freshened" suspension and bearings, where the other two bikes were 100% original parts.

If I'd given up on the Vmax I wouldn't still be here. I've stuck around to try and help out people that do have one. While I'm not an expert and have never claimed to be I did end up doing a lot of fiddling with it over the years I owned it so think I can help out in some way with the more common issues. I appreciated articles and advice from other members when I was tearing into something for the first time or trying to decide to "DIY" or bring it to a shop and thanks to this site usually did the job myself. Saved money and gained experience all for the cost of $free.

If due to the fact that I no longer own a vmax means I am not welcome here anymore, so be it.

And about the rear tire....have I driven a fat-tire max? no. Have I driven several other fat-tire bikes? Yes, including a gixxer some dolt had put (iirc) a 300 on. It completely ruined the handling. You'd think you were on a big cruiser with a flat tire, not a sportbike. My vmax would outhandle it. The guy that owned it had far more money than brains. My friend's M109 went from the stock 240 rear, to a 260, to a 280. Each step made it less responsive and required more countersteer to make it lean.

If a 200hp ZX14 can run in the 8's with a 190 rear tire, I'm pretty sure the Vmax can make do with a 170.

 

[Itgoes]

A fat rear will slow down turning and rob HP. The bike may "handle" just as well....meaning you can still lean it over just as far, but it will be harder to do .

On the Gen 2 the 240 rear wheel and tire steals 7 HP.....even with a light tire. This has been documented. I would think it could be even worse on a Gen 1.

 

[CustomMax]

Don't take what I said to heart bro, you'll always be more than welcome here and it is a shame you had so many issues with your Vmax. Hell, I've had a lot myself and I have to figure a lot of them are BECAUSE it is so modified. As for a 300 tire I have NO idea how they handle but From what I've heard they don't handle we'll at all. Mines a 250 and have been told that that's as wide as you should go if you still want it to handle good. I can only speak for myself and I do ride her hard but I don't fly around bends. It's just not my style of riding. I have come into some turns pretty fast but not like a sportbike could but like I said before I never felt any ill effects of my 250 except if there's any low spots or so called ruts the fat tire has to be man handled a little to keep it from following it. You've helped a lot of people here including myself with some of the articles you've wrote and deservingly received the award for your excellent writing skills. Your a great member here and I'm sure I'm not the only one to say I'm glad you still hang around here and contribute your experiences. My V65 was a WAY smoother more dependable bike and there are days I wish I would have bought another instead of my Vmax but overall I'm glad I have mine and just kinda took a vow for better or worse. Sometimes I get frustrated beyond belief with mine but I have too much vested in it now to ever look back. I wish you best of luck and sorry if I came across like an ass.

 

[PATMAX]

Go check out the video of NC VMAX and Florida Manny running the Dragon. If you think you can keep up or even stay in sight of these guys with a 300 tired Max riding the Dragon, I'd eat my Maxgasser seat. Maybe we just have a different idea of bike handling. Just being able to go around a turn doesn't make for a good handling bike.
Yeah, I see alot of roadracers with 300 tires because they handle so well !
CustomCreations is busting driveshafts with skinny tires, just think what he could do with a 330.
PATMAX

 

[Fire-medic]

"My V65 was a WAY smoother more dependable bike and there are days I wish I would have bought another instead of my Vmax"

Who recalls the pic of the V65 article & magazine cover for the V65, where the guy riding the bike had an open-face helmet and the most-ridiculous-looking moustache? It looked like someone with incipient alopecia on his upper lip. I think it was Cycle magazine. It didn't help he was a bit on the small side. Was it the notorious JP Burns?

Maybe it's because I worked on fire-rescue w/a kid that resembled the road-tester, right down to the sparse 'stache. We called him, "Clucker," and he rode a screaming 400 Kawi twin. Probably 150 lbs w/his fire boots on. And rocks in them...

As-far as "RaWarrior's" thin skin, I don't think he has to be defensive, as he contributed lots to the forum's utility, and I have read with great interest his commentary on dealing w/his bike's problems. Now he has a fine bike that handles well and should give him no issues for awhile. Hopefully, never, except for the normal servicing.

I have more parts & bikes to care-for than I care to recall...so I won't. Especially when my wife asks about the $, but actually she is pretty-cool about it. The bills are always paid and $ is saved.

I would never pur a 300 tire on my VMax because I don't have the fabrication skills to make the conversion myself, and I am too-cheap to pay for it!

For all you V65-lovers: http://www.magnaownersoftexas.com/v65/v65article.htm

 

[RaWarrior]

No worries bro. Maybe I bitched too much about my bike's maladies now that I'm free of them, and nobody here wants to listen to that.

The v65 was also known for the high speed death wobble from what I heard on v4hondabbs. My v30 was fine, though it did max out at like 105, which was into the redline of fifth...if you shifted to sixth it couldn't pull the overdrive gear and you'd actually start slowing down. Great little bike.