Adding another Pony to the stable

[aviationfred]

The Silver Bullet has been lonely since the Black and Gold '87 FJ went to another stable. I will be adding a new to me, but older than the '89, pony to my stable this Saturday. The Silver Bullet won't be jealous for awhile, as this is a project in the making. I will post photos of the actual pony when I get it into the stable.

A 1985 Yamaha V-Max. It has not been rode in 3 years.


Here is a tease. Yes it is currently the same color as the photo below.

[roverfj1200]

  waiting...

[Firehawk068]

Jealous!

[yamaha fj rider]

Ok MR. MAX. Way to go Fred. I wont give you too much of a bad time. It is a Yamaha. Now if you said it was a Gold Wing.

On second thought.IS FRED HAVING A MIDLIFE CRISIS?
IS A RED CONVERTIBLE NEXT?

Kurt

[Country Joe]

Ok MR. MAX. Way to go Fred. I wont give you too much of a bad time. It is a Yamaha. Now if you said it was a Gold Wing.

On second thought.IS FRED HAVING A MIDLIFE CRISIS?
IS A RED CONVERTIBLE NEXT?

Kurt

Has anybody checked Fred for gold chains lately?

[FJ1100mjk]

IS FRED HAVING A MIDLIFE CRISIS?

Kurt

Not a direct shot at Fred per se, but...

Being a life-long motorcycle enthusiast, having a mid-life crisis, and buying older bikes seems to be a common theme. Even if you don't know that you're going through one (or several as can happen with some folks), or refuse to admit it! 

[TexasDave]

Watching Fred's moditus disease grow worse each passing day with the FJ--I think it has finally run its course and he needs another project bike.  I think he has picked an excellent bike with the VMax. I hope he posts his VMax mods here. Unfortunately he lives in the same city as a VMax aftermarket supplier so I expect his moditus disease to grow worse. On the other hand this keeps him from spending all his money on beer and women. Good luck with the VMax Fred I am envious. Dave

[Pat Conlon]

I agree with Dave^^ although I hope he continues tweaking his FJ. I've learned a lot from his posts.
Judging on the enhancements Fred has made to his Silver Bullet, I can't wait to see what's in store for Mr.Max.

The howl from that V4 when the secondaries open, is glorious. Especially with a Dale Walker exhaust.

[aviationfred]

Ok Dave...... Spill the beans....what is this Vmax supplier in Wichita? 

I honestly had no idea about a Vmax company here.

Thank you Pat for the comments.


Fred

[TexasDave]

Morley's Muscle(Google it). Sean Morley is to VMax as Randy is to FJ. I have talked to him a couple of times--seems to be a guy the same caliber as Randy.  Semper Fi. Dave

[Mark Olson]

congrats on the new pony..

There is a group for them as well with some crazy cool stuff you can do to the v-max.  You gotta loose the shaft if you want to handle corners , there is a chain drive conversion that will make it all better. get ready to spend some money.

Have some fun with the 3rd gear burnouts. 

[TexasDave]

The VMax  that my friend was willing to sell me before it was stolen was an 86. It did not get ridden regularly as he has many bikes. He said it has the same carburetor issues the FJ has--namely small idle circuit passages easily clogged with the crap they sell for gas. To prevent this the overflows were routed to the side and he would drain them after riding. Good luck with the carbs Fred.  Dave

[gumby302ho]

   Nice addition in the barn! I like them, I have a famous story to tell about a high school janitor who rode a Vmax and took said student on a lunch time power ride, can you say wheel stand,very brutish looking big Yamaha that scared the shit out of me, but will tell another time.
    Don

[TexasDave]

Where's Fred?? I bet right after work he ran over to the VMax candy store!!!!           Dave

[fj johnnie]

 Another pony? I would say adding a V-Max is adding a barn full of ponies. Way to go. I love the sound of the V-Max. Enjoy !