Hello all!
i'm a little bit late in doing this, i've had my max since last november, been too busy riding, as somehow this thing puts a bigger smile on my face than the computer does. I am a "retired" sportbike guy. i've always had cbr's done a little drag racing on them. great bikes, but i'm 6'2" and my knees aren't getting any younger, so it was time to find something a little more comfy. i turned wrenches for Mid America powersports (big dealer here in Wichita) for a few years about 9 or 10 years ago, and was lucky enough to get to ride about everything, albeit nicely as most were customers bikes, and never got to hammer down on a v-max. always liked them for a "cruiser" but they were a cruiser. and i can't stand the way Hardly's and the clones stop, go, and turn. I had always heard my dad (lifelong bike guy, had about everything in his garage at some point or another) talk about how the max was probably more than anyone really needed, i remember when i was little (i was born only 3 years before the max first came out) and we'd go to the bike shop and he'd talk about how brutally fast they are. but the pretty plastic on the ninja's and cbr's always looked so much faster. I'm glad i stuck with the CBR's for a while, everyone has to learn with training wheels right?
even more glad i found the max at Bobz bikes in kingman ks. (great people there! highly recommended!!!) it didn't take half a mile for me to decide this was THE bike. i had to have it!
so.... one CBR and a little cash later and i was on my way home at 38 degrees on my new toy.
Currently the max is awaiting parts to arrive so i can rebuild the clutch slave cylinder. so while mr. post man brings the goodies, i sit here and contemplate what is next. it's pretty much stock right now, Cobra slip ons
sound and look decent, but they may have to make room for a full system. luckily i'm about a 15 minute drive from Sean Morley. i have yet to contact him, but i think there may be some brake upgrade, and possibly some stage 7 magic soon. i haven't decided yet what all i'm going to do. so if anyone has suggestions, let me know. i'll need something to do this winter.