Faults:

Nothing.

Replaced a rear tire at 3000 miles.

General Comments:

The Vmax is scary fast!

After 5 years, I'm still excited to ride it!

Faults:

So far, nothing.

General Comments:

Motorcycle is unbelievable in straight line acceleration.

When v-boost comes on-line, you are seriously heading down the road and it pulls like no other bike I have ever owned.

Seat is not very comfortable compared to my Ultra Classic, but then hey, my HD is a totally different kind of bike.

This bike is my daily rider for sheer fun about town. Harley reserved for when the wife wants to come along on long rides.

While seriously capable of those 125 and above speeds, it does get a little squirlie above 115 or so, which is as fast as my spinchter muscle dared to push it.

Faults:

Back brakes froze up, and required me to get a new caliper and back brakes.

Front brakes make a noise.

New battery needed.

General Comments:

Seat gets uncomfortable after a little more than half hour of riding.

Everything on my bike is stock and I love it that way.

I rarely hit v boost, and when I do it is just for a second or so, because it is just nuts when you enter it. You really do feel like you are time warping back when you hit it.

I mainly use it as a boulevard cruiser.

Most people don't know what the bike is, and need to ask because you just don't see many on the road.

I don't care if it's not popular, I love it. I owned one before in 2000 and had to sell it because of money problems, and I always regretted it, and had to buy another new one. I called every dealer in Vegas and I found only one dealer with a new one in stock. When I sat on it, I knew it would be mine again. Four years later, I love it as much as ever.

Faults:

When I bought it, it needed a battery and fork seals. Everything else was cosmetic.

General Comments:

If it wasn't so well known, it would be a sleeper as it's MUCH faster than it looks! You always have the feeling the bike is trying to rid itself of you, when you crack it open and let out that V-boost rage.

Faults:

WOW!! The V-Max is a "hellafide Beats." I sold my '96 Sportster Sport. I wanted something with the same power without all the noise. I bought the '91 V-Max. Dude, when the V-Boost kicked in it was like a dream.

General Comments:

Buy a V-Max!! I bought a used one and I am extremely pleased. It has fading on the plastic vent covers, hell I'll just buy new ones.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with the motorcycle. I bought this bike from my friend who laid it down on the right side after pulling wheelies. Yes, you can do wheelies with this cruiser bike. I would never try it though. I just replaced the air scoops, brake lever and handlebars. Most of all the parts I bought, I got on Ebay very reasonably priced.

It is a very reliable bike. 1200 cc. Just have some nicks in my gas tank cover.

General Comments:

1993 Yamaha Vmax.

1200 cc

Shaft drive is bulletproof

Liquid cooled with electric fan

About 120 rear wheel hp (RHP)

It's a CULT CLASSIC bike.

Everyone knows a V-max when they see it go down the road. The air scoops give it away. The air scoops are made of aluminum - they can be stripped of paint, then highly polished, or even chromed! You can't do that on today's plastic crouch rockets.

Very customizable. Many make specialized parts for this bike. Many parts can be found on eBay.

The ONLY bike out there that sounds like a sixties muscle car with Flowmasters (that is if you change away from the stock exhaust).

The sound is what really bought me. When I bought mine from my friend, he had a Harley Davidson slipon pipes on it. Sounded extremely tough. I since then put on a Hindle exhaust system. Sounds just as good, but a little bassy-ier. Harley riders always glance at me trying to figure out what it is that passed them, or when they hear it.

They've been making this bike for over 25 years and are still making it!!! That says something... Believe me, you have to HEAR this bike - it will pull you in.

The acceleration is flat out amazing. Point it straight and twist, and it's like a Ferrai, but faster.

An R1 (Yamaha) is a faster bike at 1000cc, BUT I will always beat an R1 rider who is inexperienced. That means he can't keep his front tire down and I just crank it. The V-max is much heavier than the R1, and is very comfortable to ride.

It's not a beginners bike, but it is easy to ride. You don't always have to gun it. But you know you will anyways.

Some people put a supercharger on theirs as well (crazy). My Yamaha mechanic did that to his.

All in all - a great bike. A CULT classic. Passengers love it as well.

Vroom.

Faults:

I was having a ongoing problem with the battery staying charged. I actually "bumped started" the bike several times. The starter bendix went out, and I had to replace the starter. Cleaned all the cable connectors. I bought a "Battery Tender" in 2002, that I keep plugged in all the time, and this seems to work well.

It is the most cold blooded, hard to start when cold, bike I have ever had. I have to keep it choked for several miles, or it coughs and sputters. I've only owned Honda before this bike.

General Comments:

I've had this bike since 1991 and still love the acceleration. I do not ride it hard and am only on my third set of tires.

As far as changing the bike, I have had it lowered so I can touch the ground flat footed. The Corbin seat is much more comfortable, but it makes it hard to fill the tank.

Slash cut pipes give it a more cruiser look and sound.

Just added a Yamaha sissy bar to help the dear wife to stay on.

This bike has been very satisfying for me. After all of these years this bike still amazes me. It is still fun to ride, it gets a lot of attention, and is still well thought of in motorcycle publications.