Posted by Pete F on 14/10/2009, 9:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Its a VMAX This Time !!!!"
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Dread,
Interesting.
Your mates VMAX obviously does not have the £30, Z BOOST Ignition Upgrade fitted (takes 10 minutes to fit) as if it had, I can assure you, you would not have been dropping gears or having to rev it, you would have found yourself lying on your back in the middle of the road, wondering what the hell happened.
You see the VMAX has V Boost as standard, which arrives at 6000rpm giving the full 145bhp. The Z BOOST allows you to switch between the 145bhp arriving at 6000rpm, or 3000rpm or even better………….all the time.
With it in “all the time” setting, you would struggle to keep the front wheel on the ground until 4th gear, whilst the rear wheel spins until 3rd gear. The only pain you would have in the arse, is trying to wrap yourself around the seat with your butt cheeks.
I can assure you after owning more Z1300’s than I can remember, and now onto my 4th VMAX, there is not a standard Z1300 anywhere that will get past a VMAX with Z BOOST to top speed which is around 145mph…………period !!
I say this despite preferring the Z1300 as a bike to own for numerous reasons.
Also for a very small investment, you can easily make any VMAX 200bhp without loosing reliability or stressing the motor.
In the handling department, the Z1300 is a huge size (which I love) and weight, but can be made a lot better mannered and confident by choosing the correct tyres, fork brace, progressive springs and good rear shocks, but even then, it does not take a lot to make it wobble during cornering. The standard brakes are not worth talking about.
The VMAX is only the width of a twin so very nimble but is very poor on cornering due to odd sized wheels and a standard rear tyre that resembles a balloon. However it does have a very low centre of gravity, and the brakes are a lot more effective.
What is good about it is for £300, you can fit R1, 4 pot calipers, 17 inch wheels with wider 170 & 120 section low profile tyres, a braced swinging arm and progressive springs, which will make it corner 90% better.
All in all they are 2 completely different bikes, one made for long distance touring and one for awesome straight line acceleration, and they both do their jobs comfortably.
Once I have my current project finished next year, it would be very interesting to meet and put the bikes side by side from a stand still start and upto 145mph……….and let them speak for themselves ????
Pete F
Up North
(AKA Geordie Wind Up Merchant).!!
--Previous Message--
: I rode my mates full power Max at the weekend
: and the power delivery is very different. On
: my 13 you twist the throtttle in top at any
: speed and the 13 pulls and pulls the Max you
: have to find the power by going down the
: box. I found it a pain in the ass after
: years of having so much low down grunt.
: Having said that the Max is as quick as my
: 13 if not more so. (mines a 1440)
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: When we ride I often leave him and can now
: explian this by the catching himing out with
: my instant power on hand. My mate has always
: joked he never has to try to stay with me
: and could leave me whenever he wanted.
: Having rode it I now doubt it.
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: The handling was very different as well, not
: saying it was bad or anything but very
: different from our bikes.
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: The main disappointment to me about Max's is
: they all tend to look the same when
: modified. So many parts are available out of
: catalogues that people seem to have lost
: imagination with them.
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: I should add I love Max's and if I didn't
: already have the best bike ever made I might
: have gone for a Max myself.
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: Dread
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: --Previous Message--
: That should be interesting. You've had one
: before haven't you? What is the power/torque
: delivery like compared to the Kawasaki 1300?
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: --Previous Message--
: Owners,
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: Been offered an interesting Vmax project
: bike that only need cosmetic work to finish
: off, so given into temptation and bought it.
:
: Obviously still watching this site and
: helping where possible.
:
: 2 Cylinders down again.................
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: Pete F
: Up North
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