Table of contents
- Second hand advice Yamaha Vmax (1985 – 2010) The Yamaha muscle bike as a used one
- Inspection / market situation
- Facelift
- Technical specifications
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Second hand advice Yamaha Vmax (1985 – 2010)
The Yamaha muscle bike as a used one
The rare cross between chopper and muscle bike has been a fetish object for over a quarter of a century. Splurging on this wonderfully unreasonable motorcycle is not an offense.
Thorsten Dentges
02/16/2012
Bridge races “,” bridge races “are the names of competitions in the USA in which two machines compete for a 400-meter sprint. Yamaha was so impressed by the spectacle in the early 1980s that the Japanese built a motorcycle especially for it: the Vmax. Brute 145 HP, over 100 Nm at 3000 rpm – the Vau-Vier outshone everything in series production when it debuted in 1985. This murder device was admired and became a cult object. Although only a few drivers have really seen and experienced the motorcycle. the Vmax is actually only good for a short straight attack. From 160 km / h the load commutes frighteningly (doughy frame, unstable fork), stands and pegs set up in tight bends, and it drinks improperly (up to ten liters per 100 kilometers). It was not until 1996 that Yamaha dared to officially offer the Vmax to German admirers – there were and are many – (around 7,000 sales by 2002). Previously, only dedicated dealers had brought the muscle bike into the country as a gray import, but the motorcycle is still a rarity on the used market.
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The new Vmax has been around since 2009 (see model upgrade). It’s faster, tougher, better, but so badly priced as a second-hand bike that it will probably remain an exotic one.
Inspection / market situation
Artist
In contrast to the old Vmax, in which the intake manifold was only a dummy, the 2009 model breathes greedily through the two extremely eye-catching, hand-polished aluminum snorkels.
sightseeing
The first type 2EL officially imported to Germany does not have a V-Booster (servomotor that releases a larger intake cross-section from 6000 rpm). A retrofit kit (which was more than 1000 euros expensive at the time) is not available today.
more available, so that this type is the least popular in the used range. Take this into account when negotiating prices! Conversion measures such as new precision bearings or stabilizers from Emil Schwarz, phone 0 71 81/99 52 90, www.emilschwarz.de, make sense (in the original condition often too much bearing play and wheel alignment with a difference of up to 15 millimeters). Conversions to 17-inch wheels (at least wider rim rings) are also a tip in order to be able to fall back on the latest tires. In any case, standard chassis weaknesses can be significantly reduced, which increases the value of the machine. On the other hand, be careful with dubious exhaust systems and decorative parts – everything properly entered? Otherwise the Vmax is considered robust. In general: The cardan, clutch and gearbox suffer during heavy acceleration orgies. During the test drive, pay close attention to the corresponding noises.
Market situation
Real pig prices are called for a Japanese motorcycle. It’s because of its cult status. Example: 15 years old, more than 50,000 kilometers down, 5,000 euros are required. Even if you only pay just over 4,000 euros in real terms, that is still an astonishing value retention. However, offers of 4000 euros or less are very rare, and the search for cheap bargains is a real challenge. From 5000 euros, however, you can find neatly maintained specimens in their original condition with a few kilometers (less than 20,000 kilometers), which are comparatively easy to sell again. Tinkered machines and sporty conversions, which offer technical advantages, but whose appearance is rarely well received, find it difficult. Second-hand buyers usually still find the “new” Vmax from year of construction 2009 to be too expensive (starting at 14,000 euros), the supply is small, but so is the demand.
Facelift
Yamaha
Ignition key in. Push of a button. The hair on the back of the neck stand up.
1985
International debut of the more than 140 hp V4 engine with cardan shaft developed for the American market. In Germany only gray imports.
1987
Improved transmission.
1993
New, stiffer fork (stanchions with 43 instead of 40 mm diameter), new brake system (from FZR 1000).
1996
Yamaha Germany is adding the Vmax (type 2EN, maximum output: 120 hp) to its range, the more powerful type 2LT with V-Booster (140 hp) is only available as a gray import. In consideration of the manufacturer’s voluntary power limitation, which was valid at the time, the Vmax is only available with reduced power (98 hp). Price: 18,230 marks (9,321 euros).
2000
Price jump: 21035 marks (10,755 euros).
2002
The 1200 Vmax is in the Yamaha range for the last time in Germany for 10,760 euros.
2009
Market launch of the new Vmax (type RP21). The 1700 is a completely new motorcycle with electronic injection and throttle valve control as well as an aluminum profile frame, cardan shaft and ABS. Power / torque: 200 hp / 167 Nm. Weight: 310 kg. Price: 19750 euros.
2010
Price jump: 22,500 euros.
Technical specifications
Yamaha
A cylinder angle of 65 degrees is 5 less than that of the ancestor presented in 1985. But it’s a V4, of course a dohc engine – and it has pressure, pressure and more pressure!
(Type 2LT; model year 2001)
engine
Water-cooled four-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine, four valves per cylinder, wet sump lubrication, constant pressure carburetor, no exhaust gas cleaning, hydraulically operated multi-disc oil bath clutch, five-speed gearbox, cardan.
Bore x stroke 76 x 66 mm
Cubic capacity 1198 cm³
rated capacity 107 kW (145 PS) at 8500 rpm
Max. Torque 101 Nm at 3000 rpm
landing gear
Double loop frame made of tubular steel, screwed right beam, telescopic fork, two-arm swing arm made of tubular steel, two spring struts, adjustable spring base and rebound damping, double disc brake at the front, disc brake at the rear.
110/90 V 18, 150/90 V 15 tires
Dimensions + weights
Wheelbase 1590 mm, steering head angle 61 degrees, caster 119 mm, spring travel f / r 140/100 mm, seat height * 780 mm, weight with a full tank * 285 kg, tank capacity / reserve 15/3 liters.
Measurements (MOTORCYCLE 19/2001)
Top speed ** 232 km / h
acceleration
0-100 km / h 3.3 sec
0-180 km / h 9.3 sec
Draft
60-100 km / h 4.6 sec
Consumption 6.2 l / 100 km (country road),
7.3 l / 100 km (at 130 km / h)
* MOTORCYCLE measurements; ** Manufacturer information
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