Here are two GenII's pulling hard away from a B-king through 170 mph....
One guy was 240 +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSqGdaCChy0&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SSajuSwMVE&feature=player_embedded
And I am quicker in the 1/4 by over 3/10 's than the guy in the lead......
And you really think those VMAX's in the videos are "stock", running 240 mph? You're comparing apples and oranges, there are ALOT of B-Kings on You-tube that have had turbos and superchargers and all kinds of goodies added to them, I was making a "stock for stock" comparison, and in that context, it's no contest. With a few mods, you can make EITHER one of these bikes MUCH faster, however, you're starting with a 20K bike and I'm starting with one around 10K, so I figure I've got an extra 10K of money for whatever go-fast goodies I want to add to mine! In the twisties, once again, no comparison. It's all about weight to HP ratio, and once again, B-King wins, hands down. If you drill down to the published specs for each bike, the wet weight of the B-King is 572lbs, while the V-Max is 683 lbs. Assuming the published HP figures are correct, that gives the B-King a HP:Weight ratio of 0.316, and the V-Max a ratio of 0.292. To me, that makes the B-King absolutely faster in a straight-line drag race too, assuming equal riders and track conditions. It's simple physics guys. I rode a stock VMAX last year at the Yamaha dealership in Plano, and was NOT overly impressed with the performance. It did NOT feel faster than my stock B-King (well, not completely stock, but perfomance wise, the only thing corrected is the stock rev-limiter has been disabled). I suggest you guys that like to defend the VMAX, go find a B-King, ride them both, and then come back and report your findings. Better yet, fine some evenly matched stock bikes on line and show me where a new VMAX is beating a B-King in any race, be it roll ons, quarter mile, top speed, whatever . It's just not gonna happen. The 2nd generation VMAX is a great bike, but it's overpriced and there are better alternatives out there for less money, that's a fact. Here are specs that came out immediately after their release, you can't argue with facts guys.
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