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170/80-15 Michelin Commander II Rear Tire-190-879751 Has anyone tried these on a stock wheel? Do they fit? How do they handle over the Metzler ME880 ($180) or Shinko Tourmasters ($85)? Chaparral has them for about $140 shipped. Thinking of my options since my rear shinko is almost...

For those of you who like aircraft of the Second World War, and mid-century aviation, here is a picture of my uncle and godfather in the cockpit of his F5-A (P-38) AAF camera plane. After the war, he was a civil engineer, as was his younger brother. Here's more P-38 info...

Another night of insomnia, I threw this together.

Got this pic off my Facebook, wonder how much HP this one has?

Check out these pics for their detail and color, just amazing that they have survived! The resolution is probably because they were shot w/large format film. Sad that Kodak has fallen on hard times. Ironically, they invented digital photography. The company's chief worth now is in its patents...

Has anyone try this tire on their stock rear rim yet ? and what front should i match with ? I know this is bias tire, but from the photo it looks some what curved like radial tire ?? can I match this with radial front ??

A friend of mine just bought a 2009 Generation II w/2K mi. on it for $12,400. I didn't hear it running, he is shipping it to So. America for a customer. It looked very clean, about the only thing I saw was a scrape on the outermost rt. side exhaust canister edge, like someone brushed it against...

Hi, does anyone know if there will be an event of First & Second Gen VMAX riders converging to the Hollywood Opening of Ghost Rider II? Thought it would be cool for a lot of riders to converge thier with VMAX's.

$5,540 for some DOT legal, carbon fiber, wheels with ceramic bearings (-$250 and .05 lbs for steel bearings). Front - 3.5x18 @ 8.2 lbs with the ceramic bearings Rear - 8x18 @ 16.9 lbs with ceramic bearings If you have a Busa, rims in their size are under 7lbs for the front and under 10lbs for...

I told the guys at Cycle Springs Power Sports I'd put this up in case anyone here is interested. This is near Tarpon Springs, West Central Florida... They have a New 2010 Gen II sitting on the showroom floor. It's beautiful... Talk to Andy Spencer if you're interested. I made an...

I have ridden several of these but only briefly been in the presence of them for more than a few hours. I think they are fantastic machines to ride. This weekends ride to Bandera we had 3 of them in the group and I have to admit..... After LOOKING at them over several days, the more I look...

Anyone try/ know anything about these ? Reletively cheap compared to the MEK's ( $260 )...they say ' will work on 1994 V Max '...I'm curious...:ummm...

hey guys, im seeing all sorts of pictures of gen I vmaxes with scoops of a gen II. are they a direct bolt on or is some fabricating needed? and where is everyone getting them from? are they getting them used or buying them from a dealer? :confused2: i tried to do i little search first but i...

A guy told me last week that a feller on a Gen II rode from Wyoming to Florida for a rally. Thats a heck of a trip on any bike. I had "heard" that the new Vmax wasnt great for touring. I was just wondering if any of you had taken long trips on your new Vmax and how it turned out. Do...

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/20/yamaha-and-hermes-mix-business-with-leather-for-special-vmax/ :confused2:

Some of you have been following my desperate attempt toward buying a specific 2011 Gen II. The serial number is my birth year. I didn't win the lottery so I went to the dealer today and met with the Sales Person that I've known for roughly 15 years. The price isn't really the hold up now. It's...

has anyone tried lowering the gen II front forks internally by cutting the spacers? in my parts diagram i only see a top spacer that rides on a spring seat on top off the spring was wandering if cutting this spacer would lower the front?? if anyone's tried it let me know how it worked...

Gen I or II Peeps Any Gen I or II owners in or around Paso Robles CA? I am here for 10 days.....(don't have my bike though:bang head:)

Will Gen II mirrors fit on a Gen I? :ummm:

I bought a Bell Strafer Helmet at the local Yamaha Dealer a while back. It's a cheap helmet but it looked really cool and I couldn't pass it up for $89.95. Graphics reminisent of the planes of World War II. I started thinking on how I could get the graphics from the helmet to the motorcycle...