Hi .new to site, just dig out ma early vmax from the back of the shed ,cleaned the crap fuel out of the tank, cleaned the plugs checked for spark, wound it over to get oil up connected everything up and hit the button. Boom! Fired right up!!!!. Been lying untouched since jan 2004!. Now anybody no what other model has the same fork tubes, mine are pitted. Cheers, fae Bonnie Scotland