Well, as luck would have it, I just bought a 2001 Vmax with a 500 Demon carb setup! Haven't even gotten it off the trailer yet. Interesting thread. I have had over 2 dozen 1st generation Vmaxs in the past 20 years, in just about every configuration, including flatslides, but never a 4 barrel so this will be interesting. I'm sure it's not going to pull like my 2015 Vmax, but I'll be able to give a seat of the pants comparison for sure. Outside of Kyle Clegg, who helped work on this bike for
David Kopaceski when he had it, not sure many people have ridden as many Vmax's as yours truly. Other than the usual goto guys like Furbur (RIP) and Morley! Will post more pics and details later!