Trick VMax ........

[zippo6]

i'd say $200 in bolts and some cleaning up could probably fetch him $1000 more. it doesn't look finished. no way its worth $14k tho.

does anyone else just not 'like' the look of chain drive on a vmax most times? the swingarm looks stupid. i like toxic's chain drive thats about it

Agreed, I don't like the look on that at all.... not too mention the seat... I don't care how comfy those Corbin seats are - they are FUGLY! :confused2:

 

[95spfldmax]

It's probably me but I don't believe i've ever seen a bike that had it's exhaust out past the back tire that I liked the "look" of......anyone else??

 

[zippo6]

It's probably me but I don't believe i've ever seen a bike that had it's exhaust out past the back tire that I liked the "look" of......anyone else??

LMAO, doesn't that describe hardleys? :rofl_200:

 

[satariel666]

i'd say $200 in bolts and some cleaning up could probably fetch him $1000 more. it doesn't look finished. no way its worth $14k tho.

does anyone else just not 'like' the look of chain drive on a vmax most times? the swingarm looks stupid. i like toxic's chain drive thats about it

What do you say about belt drive with SSSA?

 

[gamorg02]

What do you say about belt drive with SSSA?

i'm sure any swingarm you come up with will look better than those.

whats sssa?

solid superstrong swing arm?

 

[satariel666]

i'm sure any swingarm you come up with will look better than those.

whats sssa?

solid superstrong swing arm?

hahah LOL a good one there!!!

single sided swing arm

 

[gamorg02]

hahah LOL a good one there!!!

single sided swing arm

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... can't wait!

 

[satariel666]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... can't wait!

I have it already instaled and its working like a champ.

Now the engine is out of frame and I will be milling out the part of the engine saturday on early next week.
Honestly it can work with chain right now but thats not the goal, only an emergency solution

Time to order a belt soon - a 300$ belt LOL

 

[DakRatFink]

I think the seller is using the H-D guide to used bike pricing. I.E. The more chrome and mods that do not actually enhance performance, the better. OK, and looking past all the rusted hardware and some cleaning, couldn't he at LEAST gotten a $15 EMGO oem style knockoff mirror to replace the broken one?

 

[gamorg02]

I have it already instaled and its working like a champ.

Now the engine is out of frame and I will be milling out the part of the engine saturday on early next week.
Honestly it can work with chain right now but thats not the goal, only an emergency solution

Time to order a belt soon - a 300$ belt LOL

i'll be interested to see how u do the front sprocket.

 

[dannymax]

SSSSSSSSSA = Sartariel Six Six Six's Stainless Steel Single Sided Swing Arm!! :rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:


I know, I know....it's not stainless, still....!unk:


All joking aside, I'm sure looking forward to seeing Prez's belt mod! :clapping:

 

[RaWarrior]

It's a "20/20" bike. Looks good going 20mph 20 feet away.

Hard to imagine they would spend all that money on wheels, paint, chrome, ect, and bolt the new shiny chrome piece on with a rusted out bolt. It sticks out like a sore thumb. Bet the seller picked it out of someone's yard on the cheap, and wants to "flip" it for some quick cash. Threw a couple grand of new parts on a ratty bike and is now thinks it's a show-stopper and asking stupid money. Asking, not getting.

It's worth at most $6k. If he cleaned up all the rusted bolts and evidence it sat outside for a while, it might be $8k, to the right person but even that I think is stretching it. People who buy modded vmaxes want go-fast goodies. People who buy modded hardleys want chrome, straight pipes, and handlebar tassles to "impress" other motorists. He's obviously confused about his target buyer.

 

[Rusty McNeil]

There is a custom max in Texas right now for 8500 that looks better than that one in my oppinion. Of course its yellow to which I am not a fan of.

Is that the guy in Dallas (Tim?) that had the 1500 chain drive, fuel injected, chromed nitrous bottles, Exactrep Baddan scooped bike? I Loved that bike, except for the yellow, it provided a lot of inspiration for me in attention to detail on my current reincarnation of my bike.

Never mind, I saw the link, not the same bike. This is the one I was talking about. It's got flat slides not F.I.

 

[Rusty McNeil]

No way thats a 14k bike let alone 19k and did anybody check out the clearance on the ass end of that bike is it air ride an the tire resting on the fender?If a Pcw mtr was in it then maybe 10k

The fender Paul Civetello (Mad Max) uses on his big ass end bikes has a wrap around theme to them that makes 'em look that way, they come down way lower on the sides than normal. Not a look I care for, looks like a 48 buick with rear fender skirts...He does all kinds of rear end wide tire systems and machines some really wierd triple jointed swingarms to get there, a 300 rear tire on a shaft drive takes some creativity...He told me on the phone tho that they are really for show and not particularly dependable...

Civetello does sell a supercharger system too, way the hell better than magna charger but it's like $8500 bucks

 

[satariel666]

i'll be interested to see how u do the front sprocket.

Thats the most tricky part!

 

[satariel666]

SSSSSSSSSA = Sartariel Six Six Six's Stainless Steel Single Sided Swing Arm!! :rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:


I know, I know....it's not stainless, still....!unk:


All joking aside, I'm sure looking forward to seeing Prez's belt mod! :clapping:

And thats some funny **** hahaha :rofl_200:

 

[CustomMax]

Looks like modding these bikes is a BIG waste of money, I really thought they would be at least a little more valuable after major modification. But I definitely made my mind up after reading how everyone says that these bikes are pretty worthless even after Major modification. I was looking into a gen 2 for my next project bike but apparently Yamaha isn't the way to go so it looks like the next one will be the Diavel. I'm sure Ducati holds it's value better. I agree he's asking alot but that swingarm setup alone cost more than most would be willing to pay for the whole bike. I'm officially stopping after this year with my present Max as in where pretty much every mod I can think of is done to mine. And accept the fact I'll never sell it so I might as well just enjoy it for what it is.

 

[CaptainKyle]

Looks like modding these bikes is a BIG waste of money, I really thought they would be at least a little more valuable after major modification. But I definitely made my mind up after reading how everyone says that these bikes are pretty worthless even after Major modification. I was looking into a gen 2 for my next project bike but apparently Yamaha isn't the way to go so it looks like the next one will be the Diavel. I'm sure Ducati holds it's value better. I agree he's asking alot but that swingarm setup alone cost more than most would be willing to pay for the whole bike. I'm officially stopping after this year with my present Max as in where pretty much every mod I can think of is done to mine. And accept the fact I'll never sell it so I might as well just enjoy it for what it is.

I dont care what kind of bike you have you will never get your money back out of mods. I have said it once & will say it again its only custom to the person who built it the next person is always gonna want something a little diffrent.

 

[CustomMax]

I dont care what kind of bike you have you will never get your money back out of mods. I have said it once & will say it again its only custom to the person who built it the next person is always gonna want something a little diffrent.

Thats exactly right, if you want an investment Buy Gold!!! Motorcycles just like any other vehicle are probably one of the worst investments anyone can make. I think the whole concept of mods are to make the bike how the rider likes it. That's all, other than getting better performance the rest is just Personal taste. And how much extra money you have to put in it. Let's face it, you go into a casino knowing your probably gonna lose but you go anyway for the fun of it. So to each his own, it's just a very specific market but it just takes one person to say" that's exactly what I'm looking for". I personally hope the dude gets $20,000 for it. At least then it wont feel like such a waste putting a ton into one of these

 

[RaWarrior]

Looks like modding these bikes is a BIG waste of money, I really thought they would be at least a little more valuable after major modification. But I definitely made my mind up after reading how everyone says that these bikes are pretty worthless even after Major modification.

That's hardly an exclusive trait for the Vmax...mods to cars, trucks, sleds, bikes, quads, ect just don't pull their value at resale time. They just don't, never have and never will. The only possible exception I can think of is Jeep Wranglers, which can fetch stupid cash if modded up.

Think of it this way. Assume a totally stock Vmax is worth $5000. You add an aftermarket exhaust system that cost you $1000, an in the process obviously remove the original. At sale time, a prospective buyer expects a motorcycle to have an exhaust system and not shoot it straight out of the head. Therefore they're not willing to pay an extra $1000 for something they expect it to have. They might tolerate an extra $200 on the asking price if the system offers better performance but that's about it.


In my experience, lightly modded bikes might fetch 10-20% of the value of the mods, on top of the bike's stock value. Stuff like chromed parts, different lights, LEDs, pegs, appearance stuff.

Big Ticket mods, like chain drive, radials, forks, motor work, ect, seem to fetch around 30-40% of their value back on top of stock value. That 1500 cost you $5k at a shop to build and tune? Your $5000 bike is now worth around $7000 if you were to turn around and sell it.

Nobody would care about the mod monkey if they knew all that cashola would find it's way back into their pocket eventually. Mods are for your personal enjoyment of the bike, and should be viewed as money spent and gone. Joe Whoever that might end up with your bike probably doesn't have the same taste in directionals, or mirrors, or tail lights, and even if he did wouldn't pay you retail price for them since they're now used and expected.

Keep all the stock parts, and while it pains people to do it, if you sell your bike, put it as back to stock as is realistic. Things like exhausts, carb setups, wheels, ect are worth much more as parts than as additional value on a bike. You can probably sell that $1000 rear wheel to someone for $600 and double your amount returned.