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Yamaha V-MX 1200 V-Max
Power/Torque output from stock V-boosted Full power Vmax. There is a lot of arguing about Full power / non-Full power Vmaxes. The only difference is that torque decreases quicker beyond 6.000rpm on NON-Full power Vmaxes, and therefore HP only reaches about 85 rear wheel HP. And why is that? Because of a little tiny system called V-boost, that Full power Maxes have, and non-Full power don't. And what the heck is a V-boost and how does it work? "A small manifold-type connecting passage links each pair of left and right carburetors. A butterfly valve in the center of the passage remains closed below 6.000rpm, and each cylinder fills normally through a single 35mm carb. The magic begins at 6.000rpm, when the microprocessor-controlled servomotor (that's why when you turn on the key, you hear this bzzzz-bzzzz sound) begins to open the butterfly valve until its fully open at 8.000rpm. V-boost simply forces one cylinder to fill with a mix from 2 carbs. This simple supercharging effect is seen clearly on the dyno, where the Vmax power curve literally gets a second wind. It catches the motor right at its torque peak and carries it all the way to its 113.5 rearwheel hp peak."
It's a hot, sweaty night in Sepulveda. Lined up
at the lights, four motorcycles. Racing for pink slips. The light flickers from
red to green, hammers down, they're gone in a wisp of smoke and a black squeal
of tires. Who wins? For our Musclebike contest we picked Yamaha's V-Max,
Triumph's Speed Triple, Honda's CB1000 and Ducati's M900 street rods. As hot rod
cars get more and more popular on the streets of the USA, can hot rod
motorcycles be far behind? Well, actually, yes. The naked musclebikes that the
rest of the world is demanding, and getting, haven't reached these shores. Bikes
like Suzuki's 1200 Bandit, Yamaha's FJR 1200 and TRX 850. What the rest of the
world doesn't have is Buell's S1. Unfortunately, at the time of this Okay, we must admit we cheated. The CB1000 may be
on the most wanted list of musclebikes throughout the world, but it's not
officially a new bike, at least not in the US of A. The model shown here is a
1995 item. Honda tell us that these bikes are still available from warehouse
stock though, and you can still find them at dealers. If demand builds up, they
may be listed again next year: Certainly the CB1000 is still available in the
rest of the world as a new 1996 model.
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