odieoh24
Well-Known Member
my 97 max was purchased in april of 01 with 3100 miles on it for $7550. the only thing that was not stock at the time was the cobra exhaust installed by the previous owner. in 03, with less than 9300 miles on the bike, i had major issues. replaced the cdi box, and the complete transmission. that only left enough cash to replace the rear tire and add the drag bars. that same year i had traded my yzf 750 for a 2000 aprilia rsv mille. i split my riding time between the 2 and was pretty content. then i saw an 89 max on e-bay. it had some cool aftermarket stuff on it, stuff i hadnt seen before. ie clear clutch cover, euro tailsection, and a few other things. i snapped it up and it quickly became my favorite whip. the guy i bought it from gave me a folder with all the research he had done on aftermarket parts, i checked it out and decided to really trick out the 97. after 2 more years of saving and research i was ready to begin. last summer i installed the following, 120 series front tire, R1 calipers on front, ss front brake lines, fjr 1300 brake master cylinder, metallic slver powdercoated carb covers, billet front fork brace, billet V4 carb inlet covers, otec billet oil fill bolt, otec billet transmission breather cap, otec billet transmission fill bolt, otec billet shock toppers, otec billet axel nut, otec billet key housing cover, otec billet formula rear sets, otec billet waterpump elbow, billet side mount license plate holder, billet rear brake torque arm, polished waterpump housing, otec billet alternator clear cover, otec billet mid-gear clear cover, otec billet clutch clear cover, otec billet waterpump clear cover, otec billet cam cover set clear window, oil pressure gauge kit, barnett clutch and pressure plate conversion, R1 rear brake upgrade, custom mounting bracket for R1 caliper in stock rear position, R1 rotor on rear, ss 27" rear line, ss speedo cable, ss throttle cable set, ss clutch lines, custom crank case covers to match vanity plate, taylor red plug wires, iridiun spark plugs, billet logo plug caps, o-ring pop stopper kit, 17"x5.5" gsxr rear wheel, 190/50/17 dunlop sportmax tire, 03 R1 forks, fender, wheel, and rotors with cycle one off custom triples-not mounted yet, custom 7" headlite and cowl-not installed, fjr 1300 clutch master cylinder, 2" lowered seat, stock fauk tank cover-modified with air intakes and one off grills and air filters. widened 2" at the top to bring tank into proportion with the wider scoops-then tapered back to the originalwidth where the tank meet the seat. BRM Evo Tec style air scoops with one off grills and led arrow indicators inside them. carbon fiber side panels from vmaxbitz. techno bike MV Agusta rear tail section. front chin fairing, instument panel shroud painted to match rest of bike. paint job by born to be wild in england-several layers of candy gun-metal grey over micro metal flake silver with airbrushed checkered/union jack flags. black detailing used in crevasses to add depth and for fogging edges of panels. followed by several coats of tough clearcoat. checkered flag appears to hover over tank and tail. i'v got a set of billet rear turn signals-just need to fabricate a bracket to mount them under the rear tail. almost done the oil cooler mod i've been working on for the past year-needs a mounting bracket and the lines. still have a list for next summer. thanks for taking the time to read about my bike. almost forgot, the plate reads CLIMAX thanks odieoh24.
