Red Radiator Reflectors

[bendini]

Hi all

I have mentioned this previously. I have a 1986 model Vmax US market which was imported into the UK in 2013. I am trying to get it 'stock' as possible. It is a pretty original survivor bike. It has red reflectors on the radiator cowlings. One is a proper Stanley one part no RR0502 the other an unmarked pattern one. I was under the impression they should be amber for the US market but an eBay seller over here has a pair of red ones including the cowlings which came off a '91 US bike that was also imported here more recently. These reflectors are proper Stanley ones although I realise they are a generic part fitted on other non Yamaha bikes as a rear reflector.

Does anybody know if red reflectors were ever fitted to the US Vmax as standard? The other set is from a later bike than mine so I wondered if certain States had different local laws and red ones were fitted for those areas only? Any advise or opinions would be of interest.

Thanks

 

[DMAN999]

My US 2000 has Amber reflectors on the Radiatoir Side covers as does Bill Seward's US 1985 Vmax.
Yamaha Part # is: 1FK-12537-00-00

See the attached pictures.

 

[Traumahawk]

Mine is an 07....they are amber.

 

[davesax36]

I've never seen red reflectors on the front half of any vehicle in the states.

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[Fire-medic]

Front-side vehicle reflectors are amber, rear-side are red. DOT regulations. When the 1963 side marker lights/reflectors came-out, that was the standard. I don't think they called it the "DOT" back-then, but that was the standard, and it came-about maybe a year after the PCV valves were implemented for the engine. My, how-far the vehicle regulations have come!

 

[jfeagins]

I've never seen red reflectors on the front half of any vehicle in the states.

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Ditto.

My 85 Kansas Max came equipped with amber reflectors up front.