How often did you ride at 145 mph?I’ve owned three…..’86…’88….and ‘06 currently…..none have had the issues you guys speak of.![]()
How often did you ride at 145 mph?I’ve owned three…..’86…’88….and ‘06 currently…..none have had the issues you guys speak of.![]()
Everything I posted is my opinion. Regarding evidence, the various comments over many years is evidence of a wobble problem. If more riders rode at 145 mph, we just might have many more such wobble reports. Well, more reports at leastvfrom the the riders who managed to survive a high speed wobble. The riders who didn’t survive the wobble are just considered another unexplained motorcycle fatality.Please provide evidence of this assertion.
If it was that easy, everybody would be doing it.A simple swap of the stock front springs to Progressive,problem solved.
If you’re riding at 145 you get what you get.How often did you ride at 145 mph?
I just eat more cookies....Riders get around this limitation by adjusting spacer lengths to stiffen or lighten the spring, thus changing sag on the bike.
I am not suggesting routinely riding at 145mph. I am suggesting that a built in wobble might be in your bike and you would not ever notice it. I don’t like riding that fast, but I do like knowing whether or not my bike will throw me off at 145mph if for some reason I try and test the bikes limit.If you’re riding at 145 you get what you get.
If it is an opinion then prefixing your comments with 'IMO' would be helpful rather than stating opinion as fact e.g. "You know Yamaha is aware of the infamous V Max speed wobble."...unless you know something that the rest of us don't?Everything I posted is my opinion. Regarding evidence, the various comments over many years is evidence of a wobble problem.
If more riders rode at 145 then IMO they get what they deserve as no one should be on public roads at that sort of speed.If more riders rode at 145 mph, we just might have many more such wobble reports. Well, more reports at least from the the riders who managed to survive a high speed wobble.
...or an example of natural selection weeding out those with undesirable characteristics?The riders who didn’t survive the wobble are just considered another unexplained motorcycle fatality.
I've had a brainwave. I am going to experiment with weight at the rear next week to see what difference it makes to the weave. Stay tuned.
Yes they did …it’s called a Gen2I don’t want to be Mr. Negative,, but one reason I sold my 1999 VMax, was because of the well known speed wobble. And I will never buy another one. You know Yamaha is aware of the infamous VMax speed wobble. Yamaha should have used their immense technology to have solved it long ago. My theory is that Yamaha was in such a rush to get the VMax on the market that they didn’t pay enough attention, it didn’t spend enough money on research, that they ended up putting a defective frame on the VMax. JMHO
Yes they did …it’s called a Gen2
Did you not notice my placement of “JMHO” at the end of my post? And yes, as many times and in various places, I have read about the VMax speed wobble, I would bet real money that Yamaha knows full well about it. In addition, if indeed Yahama has callously been ignoring the problem, any of the posters here who choose to criticize me, should instead voice their displease at the Yamaha management. JMHOIf it is an opinion then prefixing your comments with 'IMO' would be helpful rather than stating opinion as fact e.g. "You know Yamaha is aware of the infamous V Max speed wobble."...unless you know something that the rest of us don't?
If more riders rode at 145 then IMO they get what they deserve as no one should be on public roads at that sort of speed.
...or an example of natural selection weeding out those with undesirable characteristics?![]()
If it is an opinion then prefixing your comments with 'IMO' would be helpful rather than stating opinion as fact e.g. "You know Yamaha is aware of the infamous V Max speed wobble."...unless you know something that the rest of us don't?
If more riders rode at 145 then IMO they get what they deserve as no one should be on public roads at that sort of speed.
...or an example of natural selection weeding out those with undesirable characteristics?![]()
Don’t be at the drag strip or public day at race track when you say that.If you’re riding at 145 you get what you get.
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