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Custom Vmax with R1 Ducati and Triumph parts

By Paul Crowe

Custom Vmax
With all of the new Vmax talk, it’s interesting to see what current owners are doing to the originals. Cruising through the ebay listings I came across this custom Yamaha Vmax and I kinda like it.

The owner installed a Triumph single sided swingarm along with the Triumph wheel and connected it to a chain drive conversion. A Ducati Monster tank was reshaped so the Vmax scoops fit to the sides and the hinge was retained so it lifts up just like on a Monster for access to the carbs and battery. It also includes the Monster seat and Tail section.

The fork is an inverted R1 setup including the brakes. There’s a Buell headlight and windscreen, a Stage 7 K&N kit, SuperTrapp race can and a long list of other mods.

There have been a lot of attempts to make the Vmax into a sportbike or a standard that has better all around performance than the basic Max and this is a nice move in that direction. The nicest thing about this setup is you have a standard with the right sound, nothing like a Vmax with a good pipe!

Considering the number of Vmax fans that come by The Kneeslider, as well as the fact that I’m partial to Mr Max myself, I thought this was worth a look.

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Posted on January 22, 2006 Filed Under: Motorcycle Builders, Workshop & Tools

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Comments

  1. todd says

    January 23, 2006 at 3:26 pm

    So that’s where all my stolen bikes went…

    Considering that the original MAX was designed as a drag bike and not a sport bike or cruiser I think Yamaha may be best suited to stay the course. While I’m no drag bike fan this market segment is truly underserved, the king still being the Mighty Max (turbo Hyabusas not withstanding). If yamaha were to try to compete with the rawness of the Buell or the sportiness of the Ninja or the counter-culturedness of the Speed Triple it will fail. The V-Max is and always will be the king of the lights.
    -todd

  2. Donald Branscom says

    May 29, 2007 at 1:27 am

    I really like conversions and custom builds like this V-Max.

    Also check out my 1500 kawasaki conversion to chain drive and radiator BEHIND the engine chopper at http://www.home.earthlink.net/~donaldbranscom
    One of only two in the world!

  3. adrian says

    March 24, 2009 at 7:30 am

    I really like the style of this beast…
    I bought a vmax about a year ago as a project & would like to know how to change the forks to R1 inverts?
    Any advice?
    Many thanks,
    adrian

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