New owner and member.

[shaneqt]

Hi all, would just like to intro myself and look forward to meeting people on this site. Have just got back into the motorcycle ring after having a family and all the toys go on the back burner as the family grows. Now we have come out the other side the bikes are back. Started out with a 2010 Yamaha XJ6S and put 23000km on it over two summers. Still got it but we have now brought a 2000 VMax and imported it from the US to New Zealand. I must say brings a rather large grin to my face when I wind that throttle but she does need to be treated with respect. . Anyhow I look forward to meeting new people and getting some tips on this girl. By the way. The first thing I would like to know is what's the best thing to do to get a better ride out of the suspension? Anyone got some good tips for the factory rear shock settings for two up as I am finding it a bit hard and sharp cheers all from New Zealand.

 

[ninjaneer]

welcome to the brotherhood. as far as suspenion, i never knew i had it so bad until i replaced the stockers with a pair of PS 418s. dont listen to me though, cuz i will inyroduce you to the monkey that lives under the pillion, and you might as well forget about buying any other toys

Regards from my Taptalking Hercules Android

 

[06VMAXIMUS]

Welcome to the VMF Shane! Suspension settings for the rear depend on rider/passenger weight and what your riding style is. The wife and I are both smaller build, (270lbs total) and I have the stock shocks set at their softest settings. In the front forks I have progressive springs with ricor intiminators installed. A "search" here on the forum will bring up what others have tried and like/dislike.

 

[Fire-medic]

Any Progressive Suspension shocks will provide better comfort and use of the bike. A couple of guys who sell a lot of parts on here are CaptainKyle and Sean Morley of Morley's Muscle, whose ad you see at the top of your page on a rotation of ads banner.

You don't have to spend $400+ US to get a better ride.

Race Tech, Progressive Suspension, RICOR Intiminators-these are all either front springs or revalving solutions to making your ride feel better, give you more confidence and control, & at a reasonable price.

A new set of tires and attention to the front & rear suspension will greatly-increase your confidence in your bike's capabilities. For me, the biggest change came-from buying a used Kosman 17" X 5.5" rear wheel and fitting radials on that and the front stocker.

my advice to become an'informed consumer & enthusiast' is to spend time reading all the first posts, the 'stickies,' under the subject areas in the 'Technical' section, and take some notes. Then do 'advanced search' on the buzz-words that are of-interest to you. You will learn a lot and better be able to choose what's best for you.

 

[ninjaneer]

Didn't take long for the Monkey advocates to offer up advice, didn't it? Hahaha. Just goofying around. Anyways, have a look at this sticky: New Vmax Owner FAQs....new members please read!

 

[CaptainKyle]

Welcome to the forum and watch out for that monkey !

 

[jfeagins]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[one2dmax]

Welcome for sure.

 

[shaneqt]

Cheers all I like the feed back. I can see this is going to be a good group to be involved with.

 

[rusty]

A 2000 Vmax, that would be a carbon fiber favorite of mine.Send us a pic when you get the chance & :welcome_sign:to the VMF:biglaugh:

 

[mckzx9]

Welcome bro

 

[shaneqt]

Thanks for the feed back guys. Great community here. Thinking I am going to bling my girl up. Some pretty smart looking machines out there. Tim's website is great and look forward to buying my gear off him. Gunna have to get a extra job I think!!!

 

[fmcandrew]

Welcome aboard mate!

 

[shaneqt]

Cheers Andrew.

 

[shaneqt]

Great site but now costing me since I found Toms Cycle One site. Some good accessories out there.

 

[Redbone]

If your looking for some machine work give Tom (Owner of Cycle One-off) a ring/ email because he has a new CNC lathe to "groove" with. Let's keep him busy!unk:
Welcome to VMF and be on the lookout for a devious monkey that will have you modding your vmax beyond anything you will have envisioned.
Damnable furry pestilence upon this site that mod monkey is, but probably a needed foil to all the great people here.

 

[Lew L]

Welcome to he best V-Max site on the www or anywhere else!!

Lew

 

[soundguy]

I had Robert Taylor do ohlins on the rear and racetech the front. Handles good. The std equipment is shite.

 

[spencervolk]

depends on how you ride,aggressively,like stop to stop drag racing,or calm-casual type,or maybe a bit inbetween...ah yes...also has to do with the weight on the bike ...your 2000 has the bigger forks and brakes....needed for the aggressive types....not so with the level-headed...i suggest you utilize the power of the internet,phone numbers,forums like this.....sharp and wise people here.Peace Spencer

 

[Hellboy]

Welcome to the group. I have found it to be incredibly helpful, especially some of the post with pics on how to do things. I've been able to do many things that I would have taken the bike to a mechanic for in the past.

Matt