What did you do to your Vmax today? Part 2

[hondaman]

finally found the mirrors I was looking for.......the oe mirrors looked like flags

 

[Fire-medic]

Is that a '94, original color?

 

[hondaman]

i believe so. i have only owned it fot two summers now. Always hated the old mirrors. It came with the drag bars already. I added the big tach, engine guards and a few other things. I looked for months at mirrors and had these as my favorites. $60 shipped or something like that. Very heavy and nice chrome. From Taiwan. The stalk angle is 180 deg adjustable. Looks much sleeker

 

[Fire-medic]

Look at the tag for EPA info underneath the faux gas tank cover and it will say what year it is. The steering stem VIN # badge also says what year it is.

That's in good shape it looks like, enjoy it. The Kerker 4/1 is a big+ with the exception of costing you the centerstand. You also probably know Yamahas have a reverse-thread rearview mirror mount on one side, as you probably installed 'em yourself.

 

[hondaman]

its a 94 as maine requires no title for 94 and under i never got a title. as for originally yellow i think so. The mirrors came with a nice set of adapters for the Lh 10mm thread. Fitment was nice. As a 30 year auto tech yeah i work on all my bikes. I also know quality over cheap china crap.

 

[Fire-medic]

That's a good stable of riders, they appear to be in good shape.

 

[Shuriken]

its a 94 as maine requires no title for 94 and under i never got a title. as for originally yellow i think so. The mirrors came with a nice set of adapters for the Lh 10mm thread. Fitment was nice. As a 30 year auto tech yeah i work on all my bikes. I also know quality over cheap china crap.View attachment 95180

What year is that VFR? The VFR750 was the first sport bike I rode, ages ago. The the Sabre, then the Magna... then... lol

 

[Vincent Beck-Jones]

What year is that VFR? The VFR750 was the first sport bike I rode, ages ago. The the Sabre, then the Magna... then... lol

The VFR looks like the '93. I think that's the one Cycle World called the world's fasted refrigerator because it was solid white.

 

[hondaman]

the pearl white 93 is still my favorite bike. the build quality is impressive. I never have problems with it. and its 31 years old

 

[CaptainKyle]

These crazy things showed up at my house today. I needed more crap.lol

 

[Shuriken]

That one with the shift light, chain drive, and USD conversion got my attention... cool

 

[gentsvmax]

These crazy things showed up at my house today. I needed more crap.lol

WOW, Look at that Krazy exhaust!

 

[gentsvmax]

These crazy things showed up at my house today. I needed more crap.lol

That clutch cover with the bung welded in it is the bottom of a piece of T-Fal
cook ware.
Can't wait to hear what clutch mod lives inside there.

 

[CaptainKyle]

That clutch cover with the bung welded in it is the bottom of a piece of T-Fal
cook ware.
Can't wait to hear what clutch mod lives inside there.

It has a lock up clutch

 

[Fire-medic]

The sidewinder exhaust is a mainstay on drag-oriented bikes. That's the 1st time I can recall seeing one on a VMax. I'm not a dragstrip attendee as the closest 1/4-mile is now about 250 miles away, Bradenton FL.

W. Palm Beach is now a warehouse complex, more $ to be made.

 

[brian hicks]

Put the bike on it's centre stand to adjust the YSS rear suspension and found 1 spring was about 5mm longer than the other .What do I expect for £100. I jacked the bike up and slackened them both off to zero pre- tension then put a bit of tension on equally because the wife said it was too hard. I put the original softer front springs in the forks and set the forks back down 1 inch in the yolk to their original position. It's a softer more comfortable ride but still weaves at around 100mph. I weigh about 150lbs so unless you are a big rider then you probably don't need the stronger springs in the front. I like the bike because although it's a cruiser it has the muscle of a sportster. I can't get round the bends as fast as a R1 or Ninja but so what? At 70 I'm not a boy racer.

 

[Fire-medic]

The yss shocks aren't as-good as stock I would suspect for the price, as you said, 'what do you expect?'

I've read there's a guy who takes the yss shocks and who re-builds them better than the factory does, building them new. A bit of internet sleuthing and I'm sure that someone can find the info.

I think I'd rather save the coin to get a Progressive Suspension pair of shocks, but I'm not gonna 'spring' for a set of Penskes or the Race-Tech, or Ohlins.

 

[gentsvmax]

The sidewinder exhaust is a mainstay on drag-oriented bikes. That's the 1st time I can recall seeing one on a VMax. I'm not a dragstrip attendee as the closest 1/4-mile is now about 250 miles away, Bradenton FL.

W. Palm Beach is now a warehouse complex, more $ to be made.

This looks like a sidewinder, one of the MadMax blower bikes

 

[Shuriken]

These crazy things showed up at my house today. I needed more crap.lol

Is that a Hayabusa front end on the drag bike? Nice front brake upgrade too juxtaposed against the OEM rear brakes!

 

[Big"A"]

Pro

That clutch cover with the bung welded in it is the bottom of a piece of T-Fal
cook ware.
Can't wait to hear what clutch mod lives inside there.

That clutch cover with the bung welded in it is the bottom of a piece of T-Fal
cook ware.
Can't wait to hear what clutch mod lives inside there.

Looks like he extended his clutch cover by the welding he did. Probably running a 6 finger centrifugal clutch system.