Customizing the Next Generation 2008 Yamaha Star VMax

Ever since the original VMax hit the roads in the 1980s, it has been a bike that captured the imagination of many bike owners and custom bike builders. When the VMax was released it was the fastest production motorcycle in the world and it would take many years before another bike would even come close to its power numbers. It was not designed as a canyon carver or a track bike, its single purpose was to go as fast as possible down a straight line. And boy did it do it well! Many Power Cruisers and street fighters still fall way short of reaching the acceleration of the old - all mighty - VMax.

After some 20 years Yamaha is about to release the next generation VMax. Awaited for 2008, the bike will set new standards for most powerful.

Early pictures of the prototype have been floating on the Web for a few years now. Yamaha has a dedicated web site for the pre-launch and to conduct consumer surveys: www.next-vmax.com

2007 Yamaha YZF-R1 on the Dyno