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Are V-Rods a pariah?

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Ice said:
Have you seen one, and sat on one in person?
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Which one?
I have never ridden the V-Max but I have sat on one. In my opinion the bike is too top heavy and bulky looking. They look like a giant insect.

The V-Rod I have ridden. My daughters boyfriend had one. It was ok. It's just ugly and not something I'd wanna ride for more than a few hours. Not comfortable at all.

That's not to say I wouldnt own either one of em. Just wouldnt go out of my way to do so.
 
Octain said:
Which one?
I have never ridden the V-Max but I have sat on one. In my opinion the bike is too top heavy and bulky looking. They look like a giant insect.

The V-Rod I have ridden. My daughters boyfriend had one. It was ok. It's just ugly and not something I'd wanna ride for more than a few hours. Not comfortable at all.

That's not to say I wouldnt own either one of em. Just wouldnt go out of my way to do so.
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The first time you get on a VMAX and the V-boost kicks in a 6K and almost rips your arms out of the socket, you'll change your mind. Only top heavy in parking lots and standing still, once you get em' going they're just like any other big 80's UJM, and you can upgrade the suspension front and rear with Progressives to make for a very comfortable ride. Try it, you'll like it!
 
Octain said:
They're both ugly as sin.
And for the record, the hard core Harley guys do not hate the vrod.
Most of me could care less.
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If they could care less, that means they care.:p
 
83GS1100E_Tornado said:
The first time you get on a VMAX and the V-boost kicks in a 6K and almost rips your arms out of the socket, you'll change your mind. Only top heavy in parking lots and standing still, once you get em' going they're just like any other big 80's UJM, and you can upgrade the suspension front and rear with Progressives to make for a very comfortable ride. Try it, you'll like it!
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Yea but it's ugly:-\\\
 
Only thing I ever wanted to do with a V-Max was try and turn it into the Hardy Daytona from Final Fantasy VII.

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Here's a handful I've restored in the past 5 years, yep, they're ALL ugly! :)

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Ice said:
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Vmax > Vrod :p
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Vmax... rear fender has no style, wheels suk, exhaust looks like crap, the core of the bike looks bloated and whats up with those air scoops??? or, are those just really big horns made to appear as scoops.

I guess styling was some sort of an after thought huh?
 
rustybronco said:
I guess styling was some sort of an after thought huh?
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, for as many people that hate them, I gaurantee there are just as many that love them! Personal preference, that's all.
 
The stock Vmax doesn't really do much for me, something about the rear end just looks dated, like it doesn't match the performance from that motor.

A little while ago though Yamaha gave one to three high profile custom builders to give a make over on. They made them into some pretty bitchin bikes!


This one came from the workshop of German builder Marcus Waltz

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American moto-icon Roland Sands gave the Vmax his custom touch

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And the French Ludovic Lazareth created this monster

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Plenty of pictures and videos of these three bikes on the interwebs. Search VMAX Hyper Modified if you want to see more of them :cool:

Personally I'm torn between RSD's slimmed down bike and the brutal batman-esque Lazareth custom....
 
As a comparison the the custom V-Max's I found a fantastic looking custom V-Rod. Those who wanted to put that motor into a sporting chassis and geometry may appreciate this effort.

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No idea who did the work, but it looks great to my eye!
 
83GS1100E_Tornado said:
The first time you get on a VMAX and the V-boost kicks in a 6K and almost rips your arms out of the socket, you'll change your mind. Only top heavy in parking lots and standing still, once you get em' going they're just like any other big 80's UJM, and you can upgrade the suspension front and rear with Progressives to make for a very comfortable ride. Try it, you'll like it!
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Try it? LMAO. If I cant get past the looks I cant get on the bike.
Dude, seriously they have got to be one of the ugliest bikes ever made.
 
Octain said:
Try it? LMAO. If I cant get past the looks I cant get on the bike.
Dude, seriously they have got to be one of the ugliest bikes ever made.
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Said the man with 3 of the ugliest bikes ever made in his signature. :D
 
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