I've been watching for the new VMAX to come out for nearly 3 years now and have had a running deposit on one for about 1 1/4 years. However, I've grown tired of waiting for the new model to arrive for this long, especially after the countless let-downs Yamaha has passed down during that time; so I've cooled down a bit on wanting one- at least for the first year out.
Heck, a few weeks ago, I was one click away from buying a 2006 Screaming Eagle HD and I would have bought it, had the one I was looking at not been sold from under me before I could get there...
I was looking for something different, because I was tired of waiting for Yamaha and my money was burning a hole in my pocket, but now that I've been riding my current bike and thorughly enjoying it all-over-again after a 2 1/2 year storage term (with plans to heavily modify it in the works) I think I'm going to wait 1 year to see how the new model settles in before I buy.
Yamaha just took to damn long to bring this bike to market from the time they first spoke of it...(at least for me) That's a shame too, because I suspect a lot of units would have/could have been sold by now, as I *KNOW* I would be riding one as I write this if I could have had the opportunity to purchase!
You just can't tell the public, "Hey, look what an exciting bike we're going to bring you" and then leave us hanging/waiting for nearly 3 years of let-downs for it to happen... That's foolish marketing IMHO.
- john
