1st Gen V-Max 1997 Vmax

[Spyglass]

VMax Year

1997

Just found my winter project.

Off the road since 2019.

78,000km/43,000 miles

Cosmetically rough, but starts & runs strong with no smoke, 2nd seems to be fine.

 

[Fire-medic]

Oh geez, get rid of those Cobra 4-into-4's by replacing them with any OEM system or OEM front and rear header pipes, and aftermarket slip-ons, and immediately gain 10+% more horsepower! The Cobras are pretty-and pretty-useless for generating even stock or more-than stock RWHP. Swap back to OEM jetting too, to rid yourself of issues with whatever was done by the prior owners' work on the carburetors.

 

[Spyglass]

Thanks.

Yes, those pipes were the first thing I noticed when I saw the bike. Didn't know anything about them until reading some info here.

I'm not crazy how they sound so they're on the list.