Talk:Yamaha V-Max

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I remember Motorcyclist magazine having a big, history-filled article about the V-Max for its 20th anniversary. I think I have that issue; I'll try to find it.

Meanwhile, I am shocked at how little info on the V-Max was here when I found the article (i.e. even less than the pittance that is here now). The article was redirected from one spelling error (Vmax) to another (VMax).

Can anyone find a citable source about how and why John Reed (I think that was his name) designed this bike from the Venture platform? Maybe a technical explanation of V-Boost? The reason why European V-Maxs didn't have V-Boost at first? Respectfully, SamBlob 23:37, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: "john reed says: ..."

An entry has been made by User:67.142.130.34 stating the following:

john reed says: Ed Burke designed a lot of bikes for Yamaha including the V-max and the Virago.I did not do any work on the V-max But I prototyped the Virago based on sketches and directions from Ed

But I prototyped the Virago based on sketches and directions from Ed (Edit: I forgot about this part of it. Respectfully, SamBlob )

I am going to remove this from the article and will continue to do so until a documented source for this statement is provided. If the statement happens to be true, could someone please supply a verifiable source that documents this? Respectfully, SamBlob 03:41, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Same engine is used in outboard boatengines. Any more info about that? RGDS Alexmcfire —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexmcfire (talk • contribs) 21:37, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] V-Max photo

Does anyone out there have a V-Max they can photograph and add to Wikimedia Commons, so that we may have a photo for this article? Maybe you can take a photo of someone else's V-Max? Thanks in advance. Respectfully, SamBlob (talk) 14:02, 10 December 2007 (UTC)