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I'm having my tank cover repainted and want to ensure proper placement of the Yamaha logos. Here, they are improperly positioned; in addition to being rotated too far forward, they also appear to be placed too far back. If the middle "tuning fork" should be straight up and down (like 6 o'clock)...

Hello, I'm wrapping up the year-long restoration of my 1985 1200 in original Dark Amethyst. I've come a long way with this bike; at first, I really didn't like the color and considered switching to Deep Scarlet. I figured the pinstripes killed the originality anyway. I also bought a set of...

Hello, I searched past threads for grips recommendations for 1st Gen, 1985 in particular. I saw many mentions of Kuryakyn, but I couldn't locate any that were specifically longer on the "throttle" side. Any recommendations? OEM is hard to find. Thanks.

Was wondering if the '85s were available with both rim styles (attached). Also, what was the first year of the front disc rim?

Hello, I just got a 1985 VMax that I'm going to lovingly restore this year. I have an '86 Fazer, and an '03 VRod, so the VMax rounds out the trio. I posted a question in the 1st Gen forum about the original Dark Amethyst paint, and whether to keep it or repaint in Deep Scarlet (like 95% of the...

Good morning, I'm brand new to the group -- thanks for the add. I have a restored '86 Fazer, and finally got its bigger brother, an '85 VMax. My goal with the Max is to restore it to original condition, sell it to another collector, and then get a '93 or newer with its updated features. I'd be...