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*Yamaha V-Max, Vmax, VMX1200 | |||
*1198cc, V4 | |||
*Liquid cooled | |||
*Debutted in Las Vegas in 1984 | |||
The Yamaha V-max motorcycle is in a category of its own. This mighty V4 cycle has made a cult favorite. The men behind this monument on two wheels recalls the making of V-max. | |||
Mr. Araki is General Manager of Yamaha motorcycle operations in Japan. In 1984 he was project leader of V-max. | |||
Mr. Araki remembers: "V-max had its first debut at the US dealer meeting at Las Vegas in October 1984. The bike was targeted for the 1985 season, to be sold in US first. Its key word was as simple as effective: American Hotrod. Its sensational appearance was very different from other typical American models at that time. So the bike became the highlight of the dealer show." | |||
With 145 HP and a V4 1200 cc engine, the machine had the potential for the most powerful acceleration ever seen before on a road legal production machine. Soon after the US introduction also European journalists and customers pushed for introduction of V-max. | |||
Mr. Araki:"We were a little overwhelmed by this strong positive reaction both from US and Europe." | |||
Concept: strongest V4 motorcycle | |||
<p><font face="Arial" size="2">Many motorsports fans enjoy the powerful acceleration of large displacement V8 engines. Also drag races had been actually recognized as a professional competition when Yamaha started a project to build a motorcycle with an image of a V8 hotrod. This was the start of the development of V-max. The concept for the development for the model was very simple and clear- to build the strongest bike with V4 engine. </font> </p> | <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Many motorsports fans enjoy the powerful acceleration of large displacement V8 engines. Also drag races had been actually recognized as a professional competition when Yamaha started a project to build a motorcycle with an image of a V8 hotrod. This was the start of the development of V-max. The concept for the development for the model was very simple and clear- to build the strongest bike with V4 engine. </font> </p> |