1st Gen V-Max My 2000 V-Max

[Tbailey538]

VMax Year

2000

Hello all! Figured I would get a post going showing all I have done to my V-Max in the month or so that I have had it!

First added a fairing, I could NOT handle all the wind hitting my chest at the higher speeds. And swapped over to some drag bars to get my upper body more over the tank coming from an R6, that just felt right!


Next, I had the tins wrapped gloss black to match the fairing, as the clear on the factory carbon was fading. I also have hard bags sitting in the garage that are gloss black so it just made sense to have it all match rather than try to save the clear with cutting and buffing.

Added the sissy bar (snipped it in a FB group for $200 bucks with the rear rack!), powdered the scoops gloss black and added neon yellow lettering (there will me a few more parts powdered yellow for accent!) and did the CBR tail light conversion.

Man did it make the back look damn amazing! I wont be rocking the sissy bar all the time, but will be doing some big trips soon so figured I would swap it while doing the tail light since it was already apart. Wish it was quicker to swap back and fourth







This weekend or the weekend after I will begin to figure out a way to get these hard saddlebags mounted up and post back with pics!

 

[Fire-medic]

Looks very clean, did the aftermarket exhausts come w/it?

 

[Tbailey538]

Looks very clean, did the aftermarket exhausts come w/it?

yes, that was already on it!

 

[Tbailey538]

Woohoo! Got the bags mounted up today

 

[jpeterguerra]

Woohoo! Got the bags mounted up today

Hello. Could you please tell me what Brand are the side Bags and the Sissie bar.. Thanks. I Ride a 2007 Vmax.

 

[Tbailey538]

Hello. Could you please tell me what Brand are the side Bags and the Sissie bar.. Thanks. I Ride a 2007 Vmax.

Bags are from amazon, check them out here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H1QDR2...G54HY4Y8X1E?linkCode=ml2&tag=sh0ot3rmccgav-20

I had to make the bracket to mount them using the front seat bracket bolt, and the rear turn signal mounting hole. Used angle iron and some steeling tubing to get them spaced out. I may do a full write up on how I ended up doing it

The back rest is a factory yamaha sissy bar!

 

[jpeterguerra]

Bags are from amazon, check them out here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H1QDR2...G54HY4Y8X1E?linkCode=ml2&tag=sh0ot3rmccgav-20

I had to make the bracket to mount them using the front seat bracket bolt, and the rear turn signal mounting hole. Used angle iron and some steeling tubing to get them spaced out. I may do a full write up on how I ended up doing it

The back rest is a factory yamaha sissy bar!

Thank you very much.

 

[Tbailey538]

Finally got around to getting my LED headlight and bar ends mounted up! Turn signals built into the headlight, and MICH brighter than the stock headlight. Took a little fab to get a generic headlight bucket to mount up but it worked out!

The bar ends are also switchbacks, so also act as additional turn signals. I am a huge fan of lighting to help be seen as easily as possible to these Cali drivers...

Spent the last weekend out in Reno for street vibrations and had a good time!

 

[Tbailey538]

Got the Virago bar mounted up today looks much better than having the backrest on 24/7, and an easier swap than putting the stock grab bar back on (especially with the bags!)

 

[Woody]

Good mod.
Wife loves mine.
Are you going to add a pad?