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<blockquote data-quote="garyahouse" data-source="post: 1127767" data-attributes="member: 20946"><p>You got to ride the beast. Yeah, I rode it too. Perhaps you'll remember my brief ride report from October. I met up with SkooterG when he was doing test rides in Orlando last year. Though I would have enjoyed riding the FJR, time was limited so I chose the VMAX. I will never forget that ride. The bike is indeed a heavy rascal, but once under way, it seems to lose a lot of weight. It has much stronger acceleration than either the FZ09 or the FJR. I kept asking myself: "Was the front end coming up, or was it still on the ground?" The insane acceleration made me think the front end would pop up any moment, but it didn't. With its longer wheel base, the front end thankfully remained planted. Though I doubt that I'll ever buy one (too much $$ for my blood) it's sure fun to ride one once in a while. I've also noticed that the new generation VMAX holds its value. It's hard to find a new gen VMAX for any less than 13 grand, even the 2009's. Therefore I'm really glad test riding opportunities are available.</p><p></p><p>By the way, enjoyed the ride report. Thanks for investing all the time to post it.</p><p></p><p>Gary</p><p></p><p>darksider #44</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="garyahouse, post: 1127767, member: 20946"] You got to ride the beast. Yeah, I rode it too. Perhaps you'll remember my brief ride report from October. I met up with SkooterG when he was doing test rides in Orlando last year. Though I would have enjoyed riding the FJR, time was limited so I chose the VMAX. I will never forget that ride. The bike is indeed a heavy rascal, but once under way, it seems to lose a lot of weight. It has much stronger acceleration than either the FZ09 or the FJR. I kept asking myself: "Was the front end coming up, or was it still on the ground?" The insane acceleration made me think the front end would pop up any moment, but it didn't. With its longer wheel base, the front end thankfully remained planted. Though I doubt that I'll ever buy one (too much $$ for my blood) it's sure fun to ride one once in a while. I've also noticed that the new generation VMAX holds its value. It's hard to find a new gen VMAX for any less than 13 grand, even the 2009's. Therefore I'm really glad test riding opportunities are available. By the way, enjoyed the ride report. Thanks for investing all the time to post it. Gary darksider #44 [/QUOTE]
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