Recent content by OT10_279

Has anybody heard anything about Modesto Yamaha in California closing its doors? I ordered a couple of parts last week for my Gen II and called today to see if they were in and the phones were disconnected. The same for Modesto Harley. Finally found out that the dealship changed hands and the...

I feel your pain about the stiff suspension. I've about had it with the ride and all I got from Yamaha USA was 'Well we've haven't about this one before'. I put together a chart while riding to make certain adjustments using the same roads. Nothing really changes - some - but not even close...

My opponent looked nothing like that. http://www.vmaxforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=18292&d=1289577572 Edit: I just made her my new Desktop Background on my laptop.

Now I may get a lot of flack for this but I'm still grinning ear to ear. A very capable adversary the BMW S 1000 RR. He pulled a fast roll before I realized what was going on. I downed a gear and evenually shifted up to run parallel with him. We later pulled a 1st gear roll on from a stop...

This is my first post here but on my second Vmax. The GenII is a blast to ride. Yesterday I lost traction in 3rd going around a corner hitting the throttle quite hard. No problem in controling the bike or maybe I was just lucky. I've been riding for 42 years and IMHO the Vmax can be almost...