Recent content by silverhammer

Hi everyone. I'm a new V-Max owner from Greenville, South Carolina. I bought my first-ever V-Max in October of 2009. She is a 2007 with the Raven Black paint job and Shift Red Flames. I really like this bike - a lot. I have ridden motorcycles for 33 years and have owned everything from a Suzuki...

My max is an '07 I bought used in October of '09 with 2,300 miles on her. I ride 50 miles a day to work and back, not including any weekend trips for fun. So, I am racking up the miles. I changed the oil last week at 3,000 miles and I used Valvoline racing oil 10W40. I DID NOT use any X1-R or...

Dale Walker at Holeshot Performance recommends using Kendall oil in conjunction with the X1-R additive. X1-R is difficult to find locally, but Z-Max is not. Does anyone think Z-Max would be a viable alternative to X1-R, or are either really necessary?