Yamaha VMX1200

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Yamaha VMX1200
1985 Yamaha VMX1200 V-max in red.jpg
Manufacturer Yamaha
Also called V-Max
Production 85-07
Engine 1200cc
Sparkplug DPR8EA-9 '85-07
Battery YB16AL-A2 '85-07
Front Tire 110/90-18 '85-07
Rear Tire 150/90-15 '85-07
Manuals Service Manual
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The Yamaha V-Max was originally designed for the United States, though it achieved surprising success when it was imported to France in 1986. It immediately became the favorite bike of the rich and famous along the Cote d 'Azur.

"Urban Dragster"

Style is what the V-Max is all about, with its huge aluminum air scoops feeding its quadruple carburetors and its instruments mounted atop its gas tank. It looks dangerous while retaining a high-class appearance. An "urban dragster" the v-Max combines a wide range of seemingly incompatible qualities. "Awesome" is the word for this liquid-cooled V-4, V-boost, 145 hp power cruiser, fondly called "Mr. Max."

Gentle Giant

A massive machine with a totally-exposed 1200cc V power unit crammed into its double-cradle frame, the V-Max leaps away from traffic signals with a satisfying squeal from its fat rear tire. But it's also a refined street cruiser with astounding fifth-speed flexibility at low revolutions. Further evidence that the V-Max is a gentle giant: even at full bore, the rumble of its two huge chromed tail pipes is far from ear splitting. In these days of low overall speed limits, the VMax has created a new style of superbike, a real leisure machine whose raw power is tamed by all the finesse that modern engineering can provide.


  • DPR8EA-9
  • Yamaha V-Max, Vmax, VMX1200
  • 1198cc, V4
  • Liquid cooled
  • Debutted in Las Vegas in 1984
  • The engine was originally based on the Yamaha XVZ12 Venture

1985

1985 Yamaha VMX1200 V-max in red
1985 Yamaha VMX1200 V-max

1986

1986 Yamaha V-Max in Black/Red
1986 Yamaha V-Max in Black/Red
1986 Yamaha V-Max in Black/Red
1986 Yamaha V-Max in Black/Red



1988

1988 Yamaha V Max in Red
1988 Yamaha V Max in Red
1988 Yamaha V Max in Red
1988 Yamaha V Max in Red
1988 Yamaha V Max in Red


1991

1991 Yamaha Vmax in Black
1991 Yamaha Vmax in Black
1991 Yamaha Vmax in Black
1991 Yamaha Vmax in Black


1992

1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver
1992 Yamaha Vmax in Silver


1993

1993 Yamaha Vmax in Blue
1993 Yamaha Vmax in Blue
1993 Yamaha Vmax in Blue


1995

1995 Yamaha V-MAX in Red
1995 Yamaha V-MAX in Red
1995 Yamaha V-MAX in Red
1995 Yamaha V-MAX in Red
1995 Yamaha V-MAX in Red
1995 Yamaha V-MAX in Red
1995 Yamaha V-MAX in Red
1995 Yamaha V-MAX in Red
1995 Yamaha V-MAX in Red
1995 Yamaha VMax in Red
1995 Yamaha VMax in Red
1995 Yamaha VMax in Red
1995 Yamaha VMax in Red




1996

1996 Yamaha VMax (VMX12) in Black
1996 Yamaha VMax (VMX12) in Black
1996 Yamaha VMax (VMX12) in Black
1996 Yamaha V MAX in Black
1996 Yamaha V MAX in Black
1996 Yamaha V MAX in Black
1996 Yamaha V MAX in Black


1997

1997 Yamaha V-MAX in Gray
1997 Yamaha V-MAX in Gray
1997 Yamaha V-MAX in Gray
1997 Yamaha V-MAX in Gray
1997 Yamaha V-Max in Silver
1997 Yamaha V-Max in Silver
1997 Yamaha V-Max in Silver



1998

1998 Yamaha VMax in Black
1998 Yamaha VMax in Black


1999

1999 Yamaha V-Max in Black
1999 Yamaha V-Max in Black
1999 Yamaha V-Max in Black
1999 Yamaha VMax in Black
1999 Yamaha VMax in Black
1999 Yamaha VMax in Black
1999 Yamaha VMax in Black
1999 Yamaha VMax in Black
1999 Yamaha VMax in Black


2000

2000 Yamaha Vmax in Black
2000 Yamaha Vmax in Black
2000 Yamaha Vmax in Black
2000 Yamaha Vmax in Black
2000 Yamaha Vmax in Black



2001

2001 Yamaha Vmax
2001 Yamaha Vmax


2004

2004 Yamaha V-max in Black


2005

2005 Yamaha V-Max 20th Anniversary Edition in Red
2005 Yamaha V-Max 20th Anniversary Edition in Red
2005 Yamaha V-Max 20th Anniversary Edition in Red
2005 Yamaha V-Max 20th Anniversary Edition in Red
2005 Yamaha V-Max 20th Anniversary Edition in Red
2005 Yamaha V-Max 20th Anniversary Edition in Red



2006

2006 Yamaha V-Max in Onyx with shift red flames
2006 Yamaha V-Max in Onyx with shift red flames
2006 Yamaha V-Max in Onyx with shift red flames



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