The development of the Yamaha Vmax 1700 - born to accelerate in 2008

This fast and monstrously powerful machine continues in the traditions of the original VMAX from 1985, with head-turning looks and a distinctive growl.
The current incarnation puts a bigger engine in a more compact chassis to give awesome acceleration and precise handling. It comes with a 1,679cc liquid-cooled 4-stroke V4 engine that delivers huge torque and gives the rider previously unimaginable levels of power.
And that power is all contained within a dramatic, black, low-profile aluminium frame with giant front forks and massive, aggressively-styled aluminium air intakes. This is a muscle bike for the 21st century.

[@carlosecheverria1401]

Wow.. love it. Great commercial..

[@jasonmccool4342]

Did somebody dip the narrator's microphone in LSD?

[@64Gianfar]

Put a lot of miles on a Gen 1 Vmax, super quick & very fast once fully opened up. Factory they come at 120 BHP at the wheel, after the Dyno 155 BHP, with full acceleration to max gearing. Gen 1 was dangerous in the wrong hands. You had to plan your ride by the second, between the bikes power, weight, suspension & brakes, yet rewarding to ride. It was an old design barring the powerplant. Brakes were scary for a naked bike that could pass 150 MPH. Gen 1 Vmax was very much more engine than bike... A guy was always hammering about letting me give him a shot, always had a bad feeling about it. Eventually someone else gave him have a go, he wrapped that Vmax round a lamp post, didn't end well for the owner or the rider. Gen 1 you really need to respect the bike. Gen 2 is more forgiving, equally doesn't suffer fools... Gen 2 Vmax was a revelation, handled so much better and far safer, for the rider with a potential for a controllable 200 BHP at the wheel with an ECU mod & open pipes. Vmax's one crime is it's very limited tank range at just 4 gallons & thirsty consumption. If you have an opened up 1200 or 1700 be lucky to see 100 miles with sprinted riding... Was a sad day, but I needed a bike that could travel across EU at speed with not needing to stop stop at every second gas station.

[@HenR0CK]

Love everything about this bike except maybe the turning lights design could be cooler like halo lights in the intakes some people have done… Really hope they make them again soon and 2020 isn’t the last year for the beast VMAX

[@edwinkubena9944]

Baddest machine ever! Ride one you will be amazed!!!!!

[@machineseguns]

Well....this is true! kkkkkk

[@bluedogreddog7623]

Those three together would blow everything off the road as long as they build without limitation and budget less innovation they are passionate about what they do

[@GotLove4All]

BRING BACK THE VMAX

[@DreadNovella]

I like the look of the older ones. Not big on the new look.

[@No.1headbanger]

Love my Gen 1, not enough for me though, after 6 years of ownership. I will have a Gen II one day😁

[@pauldurdle1530]

I had a G1 for 10 years. Loved it. But now I have the G2 and I love it even more! It is just a beast!!

[@FastEddie06]

great bike ! thanks yamaha !

[@fromtheedgeofdarkness]

very nice vmax

[@anonymouslegion4928]

My gen 1 is plenty good for me, it’ll still get one in trouble with Leo 💯.

[@krisnahari]

Gift? That thing cost 50 grand down here... But I'm betting it's worth every cent! I can only dream of riding it...

[@teejaysource]

I'll sell you my 86 VMAX for 5,000

[@LukeTelff]

You gotta get one. I had a 2001 gsxr 1000. Super fun and fast. But the Vmax changed everything. Power. Sound. Teleportation. Can go fast and not just wheelie.

[@volkerr.1197]

She is pure joy...

[@deadpoop_0279]

still needs more range!

[@steveflewelling67]

Raider,,yeah!!!!!!

[@bluedogreddog7623]

Badass! Yamaha should get with Mr. Erik Buell and mabe even tesla

[@ElProfessor85]

at last.. a motorcycle of true

[@ENZEEVIDS]

sounds like ableton beat repeat effect

[@averagejoe7333]

My 98 Vmax shook like crazy around 140 miles per hour. It also needed a 6th gear. Do they have 6 gears now ?

[@len-zeplin480]

Get a Steering Stabilizer, Problem Solved.

[@LukeTelff]

They don't have 6 gears. Just 5

[@johnmarkham7457]

There is no other bike to replace this thing....

[@ADN1996]

am i h-having a s-stroke?

[@seapeddler]

Poor birds going down the air scoops. Tiny, sensitive birds at that.

[@BFHPET]

lol is this a joke

[@seapeddler]

@@BFHPET birds do things we can't fathom

[@ross5506]

Just a bit more power I was expecting love the riding position and comfort. That's from a ZX14 owner at 6'1" 265 lbs

[@Jay_Hall]

Ross, drop the extra weight and you will have more speed! I dropped down to 152 pounds with my 2005 to get as much speed as possible, I am 5-10. My 2005 is a brute.

[@openureyes]

I want one

[@bradhartis1929]

I have one. Crazy fast.

[@openureyes]

@@bradhartis1929 lucky man ride safe bud

[@ValkyrieRiderIPT]

Due to the electronic voice with all it's stammering, I had to give it a thumbs down.

[@OscarVmax]

Thanks. I fully understand. Content is in general overrated...

[@Steen6319]

I got to 3 min, I could not lissen anymore. jeezz. I block channels like this, one by one.

[@MqKosmos]

Same. Like the uploader just doesn't care. Tbh i would have deleted and reuploaded the video fixed.

[@tedjames9176]

I made it to 2:55 and had to shut it down! Skip skip, skippity, skip skip skip with an extra 2,000 skips! The VMAX is a badass bike but this video is a disgrace to it! Skip skip!

[@Huntersmokescrack]

Only concerns with the Gen 2. 4 gallon tank, my r1 and r6 have a larger tank (4.5) gallons. 5 speed not 6 No cruise control. If they fixed those three concerns, the bike would be illegal

[@bradhartis1929]

It was made for the 1/4 mile drag strip. Not touring.

[@dannyred5710]

I own a 85 and 2015 there far apart that 2015 is awesome

[@jeffallinson8089]

The first generation VMAX looked AWESOME; This restyle with the bigger engine is just damn ugly.

[@Jay_Hall]

2018 last year for MAX! :( Fact is Yama did it wrong and never a big seller for several reasons, and now they cannot meet new EU emissions so they are dropping the low seller. I have always said they should have taken the Gen 1 MAX and brought that all up to date with all the improvements available in the industry, without doing the radical change they designed. I am very sad to see it end, but I knew the 2nd Gen. was never going to have big acceptance.

[@AmericanFreedomPatriot]

Lemme guess, the liberal tree-hugger EU too worried about the fictional global-warming?

[@averagejoe7333]

Thry told me the same thing in 98 when I had mine. They said that they discontinuing the vmax after 98. I think it was just a marketing thing.

[@willpalmer2704]

Right...all the scientists are in on the vast climate conspiracy since it first came out that co2 was building up in the atmospere. First mentioned in popular mechanics in 1912. Just a long term conspiracy to take take over the world with better emmissions. Just when your car gets 40mpg....boom! We evil liberals will attack and take over. God your dumb. Why would there be an evil climate conspiracy the lasts over a hundred years? Stop being so gullible. The only people who claim its not real are republicans, who are besties with the oil industry. Think for yourself.

[@williamsmith9026]

@@willpalmer2704 Lol The only things missing from the global warming are the warming and subsequent cities under water that were predicted over and over and never happen.... Hoaxing still going strong and higher taxes are the answer you all have

[@mikeskidmore6754]

@@willpalmer2704 The Federal Government is so Incompetent that they Burn Millions of acres of Forests every year.. These Forrest Fires create more Air Pollution than every car , truck , motorcycle , lawn mower. farm tractor and chain saw in North American Combined., The Carbon Credit Tax does not charge the Worlds two largest polluters China and India one dime.. The Tax was meant to steal $2 Trillion from the USA tax slaves to fund the New World Order one World Government Agenda 2030 United Nations One World Police Force One World Military .. Blue Helmets .. No go back and drink your Kool Aid and be a good Sheeple .. and go Hug some Incinerated dead Tree trunks ..

[@javedfazil6686]

what the hell has illuminati to do with it

[@grndragon2443]

And yet history shows the first and second generations weren't even the fastest. And they are like a Harley, heavy and under powered. Give us a 3rd generation with 350+ hp and weight under 500lbs.

[@coolerbeer86]

the sound of the video is horrible

[@OscarVmax]

??? maybe you need a new speaker/earphone...

[@rickrascon6487]

Needs a fatter back tire

[@dumbcat]

i think the VMax 1700 (11 yrs in production) can be considered a failure compared to its wildly popular predecessor the VMax 1200 (22 yrs in production) and imo this is chiefly due to the bizarre styling which seemed an ugly caricature, almost parody, of the original's brutal but clean lines. the original was a muscular but stately design. you'd be just as home riding it with a suit and tie as a leather jacket. the new design looks like something out of a bad manga cartoon. the front half is not too bad save for the ugly headlight, but the rear half looks like it was made by that kid in your elementary class who could not draw to save his life. i was an owner of two 1200's and when i heard the 1700 was coming out i was THRILLED and could not wait to buy one when able. but then the design was reveled and... i nearly threw up. i was physically ill. i could not believe how far the designers had missed the mark. to this day i still don't want one, but would consider buying a 1200 again. it was such a handsome design from almost every angle. the 1700 imo is ugly from almost every angle. i know beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the comparatively short production run seems to agree with me

[@OscarVmax]

The 1200 was designed by GK Design. Iconic. The 1700 by Yamaha. Unfortunately.

[@agohelliwell6755]

What you say is entirely TRUE ..

[@bradhartis1929]

Bring your 1200 to the drag race.... I will wait for you at the end. LOL.