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Thought some of you might be interested in knowing what a Yammi dealer pays for the '09 V-Max List price $17,990 Dealer Invoice $15,184 which includes $252 freight from mfg to dealer Assembly/set up $50 Total ready to sell cost $15,234 Dealer gets a hold back fee of 3% of MSRP at end of...

Metzler makes a 210/40 - 18. That's the rear tire used on the Star Raider. It would 'probably' fit on the stock Max rim and not need any mods to the bike. Comparing it with a 200, it appears to be a LOT wider.

Sure, there are bikes that cost a lot of $$. But try and find a Jap bike that retails for $18,000 msrp or more. (at least for the 2008 models...how much the '09's will go up has yet to be seen) The only one currently offered that costs more is the Gold Wing @ $19,600-$24,649 and that's...

Few aftermarket companies are going to rush into making products for the new Max, at least in the first year....or until there are sufficient numbers on the road to make the mods profitable.

At the rate our dollar is loosing value compared to other currencies, expect imported goods to cost a lot more in the near future. IMO, Yammi jumped the gun and is charging 2012 dollars for the Max in 2009. If they manage to sell well, you can be sure other motorcycle manufacturers will join...

The more I look at the details in the pics, the more I'm convinced that the bike looks like a hodge-podge of mismatched colors and parts. There in no uniformity. Yamaha is using parts that were specifically made just for this bike, yet I have seen "parts bin" vehicles that fit together better...

You can bet that the mag covers that feature the new Max will be the ones that have the big buck, full color, full page Yammi ads for the bike in them. Considering how much $$ these ads bring in for the publications dare they say anything negative about Max ?

As I understand it, Europe will be getting just under 2000 bikes and the US 2500.....of course, if Yamaha manages to receive deposits for over the limited US run of 2500, the only difference in the next run is they won't come with the "Limited Edition Frame Badge" !! Yammi has already...

The 2500 bikes ar for sale in the US. Other countries will be assigned additional units. Estimated first year production should be well over 5,000 bikes, total.

The other forum has a list of order numbers. Currently it is up to the mid 700's. While this is not perfectly accurate because out of the 700+ numbers, only about 40 people posted their number, it should give a fair representation of the number spoken for. Seems that the most orders were...

That is what the dealer wants you to believe...."run down and put in your deposit"....BS, initally the first 70-800 went quick, now orders have almost come to a standstill. There are 2/3+ of the available bikes left. And guess what ? When and if they sell out, Yammi will be making more of...

The online form is for those living outside the US. They also have the option of a refundable deposit. There is a list of people who have already pre-ordered a Max on another forum. There are over 30 people on the list and the pre-order confirmation claim numbers are well into the 700's...

Don't forget that the hp at the rear wheel will be less on the Max because of the driveshaft, vs the more efficient chain used on the other bikes.

If the dealer is the one who gets to hold the deposit, and it doesn't get forwarded to the manufacturer, how will Yamaha know how many deposits the dealer really has? Will it be just hearsay? I believe that Yamaha would want every dealer to receive at least one Max to put on the showroom...

Let's correct that statement...that's 2500 for distribution in the US, not world wide....and is supposed to be the cap off on the first 2009 production run. If demand warrants it, they will surely add more "runs" to the schedule. However, I think that with the economy being what it is and...

Considering the current discounts available on the Kawi and Busa, you are absolutely correct !!

I should have learned a lesson about buying a new vehicle as soon as it is introduced. I bought the first model V-rod and paid $20,000 for it. I hated the thing..the radiator fan was louder than the engine ! Sold it at a $4k loss. I paid full MSRP plus dealer fees and had to take a $900 "wax...

I wonder who gets to hold the $1,000 deposit....is it the dealer or does the money have to be sent to Yamaha ? I imagine that many dealers will use the names of their employees to put the deposit under and order the bikes., just like they did with the FJR 's. The deposit is non-transferable, but...

So, by my count we have ONE person (NY1Max) who has actually left a deposit since the new model came out....correct me if I'm wrong ? (not counting dealer hearsay on deposits taken)

Now, what the hell was that video trying to prove??? It wasn't a drag trace between the bike and the car, but rather a "fly by". The car had not even left the gate when the Max came up from behind at full throttle!! It wouldn't take a high performance bike to win a race like this ...