resurrection

Hello all, Nik here. Though I would share my vmax story... 'bout 8 years ago picked up two maxes for about 3 grand in florida. An 88 and a 93. both had been stored for a while but nice shape overall. sold the 93 to my friend and kept the 88. 93 had t boost switch and supertrapp slip ons and...

I got this 1986 from a guy that owed me $$. It was someones project at one time. I didn't know much about the max before I got it so I started to research. What a F*****g machine. After riding a Virago (my first bike) all summer I just had to ride the Vmax. The bike was a mess all the covers had...

So, after deploying for 8 months and thinking about tearing down my vMax I have finally started. I will post numerous threads as I go through the bike from tire to tire and resurrect this beast. I bought my 2001 vMax from someone on Guam for $500. It wasn't running at the time and the owner did...

For various reasons, my 2006 vmax has been been in rough storage for just over three and a half years. It has not been turned over once during this time, and even worse it was put into storage with no stabilization (at the time I thought it would be there for only a couple weeks). My intent...

So, as I stated in my Hi I'm new here post. I guess I should start a thread to document my progress with the Vmax. It is an 85 with about 50,000 on the clock when the engine spun a rod bearing after losing a cap bolt. My friend had this bike since new, and I have always liked the look of it. we...