Like most Japanese manufacturers, Yamaha is – for the most part ... All in all, the VMax is all about straight-line speed and will give you immense satisfaction leaving the aforementioned ...

The Yamaha V-Max was first unleashed in 1985 ... deliver a savage drive from its 1679cc V4 power plant, capable of a top speed south of 140mph and a quarter-mile time of just 10.86 seconds.

In top speed, too, the go-getters from Dortmund are claiming pole position which – with a name like Vmax you ought to offer the maximum – can only be interpreted as consistent. With its 271.5 ...