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2005 Yamaha Vmax High Front Side View

After riding the Rocket III, the V-Max almost feels like a 120-horse pit bike. The Max's flexy-flyer chassis, smallish brakes and bias-ply tires are objectively obsolete, but that rumbling, snarling V-four is just as intoxicating as it was twenty years ago. The V-Max's riding position is closer to a modern standard's than a typical cruiser's, with a short reach to the bar and pegs and a good spread between heel and palm.
Performance Motorcycle Comparison: Triumph Rocket III Vs. Yamaha V-Max

 After riding the Rocket III, the V-Max almost feels like a 120-horse pit bike. The Max's flexy-flyer chassis, smallish brakes and bias-ply tires are objectively obsolete, but that rumbling, snarling V-four is just as intoxicating as it was twenty years ago. The V-Max's riding position is closer to a modern standard's than a typical cruiser's, with a short reach to the bar and pegs and a good spread between heel and palm.  View Related Article
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