Yeah, it's a sad day. I just couldn't justify riding it once a year and letting it just rot in my garage in Washington. My wife said one day I will regret this, since this my favorite and best bike I've ever owned. She might be right. :pardon:
Goodbye, Mr. Max. I'll miss you and that earth-moving torque...
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/Lotsokids/V-Max/IMG_2835.jpg)
Sorry to here that know that you loved that bike.
Kurt
It's a shame that you sold the V-Max. :sorry:
I have a co-worker that has an 85' V-Max and has not ridden it in over 2 years. I might make him an offer over the winter.
Fred
Aww mate, that's a shame :cray: , one of my most favorite bikes too, , couldn't you sell the kids instead :biggrin:, no,, I couldn't either :empathy3: hope he went to a great home
That's the one bike that I've always wanted to ride. Still haven't had a chance to ride one.
Quote from: fj11.5 on August 11, 2013, 01:39:18 AM
Aww mate, that's a shame :cray: , one of my most favorite bikes too, , couldn't you sell the kids instead :biggrin:, no,, I couldn't either :empathy3: hope he went to a great home
It's funny because it FEELS like I'm selling one of the kids. :sorry:
That 4-into4 exhaust is really something to hear (and feel).
Quote from: Lotsokids on August 10, 2013, 10:58:54 PM
Yeah, it's a sad day. I just couldn't justify riding it once a year and letting it just rot in my garage in Washington. My wife said one day I will regret this, since this my favorite and best bike I've ever owned. She might be right. :pardon:
Goodbye, Mr. Max. I'll miss you and that earth-moving torque...
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/Lotsokids/V-Max/IMG_2835.jpg)
That is a bummer, hope she went to a good home. that is a good looking bike.
-Scott
The howl of Mr Max when those secondaries open is a most lovely sound, second only to the howl of the 6 cylinder CBX in full song.
Although the mighty Vmax will pull the wings of the CBX....
Sorry for your loss...
It's a shame when you have to sell your favorite bike, even for the right reasons. :empathy3:
When you get back to living in the States, you'll find another. That's the great thing about these bikes, though rare, not that rare.
So now I have to ask, did you buy that Dodge from the proceeds of the sale? :good:
CraigO
Quote from: FJscott on August 11, 2013, 10:14:43 AM
That is a bummer, hope she went to a good home.
Yes, it went to a prior V-Max owner who needed to get another one. He seems like someone who will take care of it. For a monster bike like this, it's relatively easy to work on. Everything is easily accessible. No fuel tank in the way of tinkering with the carbs.
I will certainly miss it. It wouldn't start when I sold it. I even drained the carbs and tank and put fresh fuel in, but it was hard to crank, even with the battery on the charger all night. The buyer just called me a little while ago and said he replaced the battery and she fired right up.
Goodbye, Mr. Max. You have a good home now and will see more of the road... intimidating everything else on the pavement.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/Lotsokids/V-Max/VMax_Bye_zps2e3d42f5.jpg)
Quote from: Lotsokids on August 14, 2013, 01:57:35 AM
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Unfortuneate name for a ute.
Remember the good times and just think someone else will be enjoying it.
And any motorcycle is easily replaceable.
I almost sold my FJ, but when push came to shove, I could not, at least not today.
The "new" Blackbird may be the bike that ruined me. The power is addictive. While the FJ's torque is a match for the XX, once that 'bird gets on the powerband, holy shit, it leaves the FJ for dead in a heartbeat, as it does the vast majority of anything on the road.
I had a Harley rider pull up next to me at a stoplight the other day, asked what the Blackbird was, I told him it was the new Honda 500 -
The look on his face after he launched from the stoplight as hard as he could and then saw my tail light fading away into the distance ahead of him had to be priceless!
Quote from: ribbert on August 14, 2013, 05:10:01 AM
Unfortuneate name for a ute.
Unfortunate spelling of unfortunate
Quote from: ribbert on August 14, 2013, 05:10:01 AM
Quote from: Lotsokids on August 14, 2013, 01:57:35 AM
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Unfortuneate name for a ute.
We call them turds and can not figure out why anyone would buy a vehicle marked as a turd and why Toyota still produces them with that badging....
Quote from: motohorseman on August 14, 2013, 06:58:32 AM
Quote from: ribbert on August 14, 2013, 05:10:01 AM
Unfortuneate name for a ute.
We call them turds and can not figure out why anyone would buy a vehicle marked as a turd and why Toyota still produces them with that badging....
At least they had the decency to suggest it be kept off the road.
Honda CRV-X was pretty unfortunate, too. Especially considering it was marketed towards women.
In high school we had a wild man janitor that had an 85 or 86. I bugged him a year prior to take me for a ride on this beast. Next year came and I asked again. He said bring a helmet at lunch and i will take you. Longer story shorter version. He would snap the throttle blades scream into second via speed shift and oh shit did the front not rise. I could see the small tach over his shoulder which looked fully wrapped around at 11000. The first time we came down I helmet smacked him, I thought I better not do that again, I grabbed the back bar with my right and my left around his large belly. He did this in front of four different high schools. I still get freaked out when I think about it. I tried to keep it short. V MAX is a straight up brute. cheers. :i_am_so_happy:
I had an early one and one of my co workers who also was a long time rider wanted to take it out for a spin. There was a nice stretch of paved road just off the base with very little traffic. I told him to take it out there run her up to 30 mph and fairly rapidly roll the throttle on until it is at full stop shift accordingly and count for 6 seconds. He quit at 4...... Scared the shit out of him, but he did have a smile on his face.....
George
The vmax is still on my list of bikes I want to ride
Quote from: bcguide on August 15, 2013, 01:39:23 AM
The vmax is still on my list of bikes I want to ride
Ride a 2nd generation VMax, they are phucking awesome!
1st Generation did not impress me - don't get me wrong, I'd love to own one, but after riding a few, they do not handle that well and are not as quick or fast as some would lead to to believe - the FJ is superior in most areas, except in street creed - the Vmax is a VMax, the look, people know, you don't mess with Mr. Max!