When it comes to aesthetics, the V-Max has to be one of the most unusual bikes in its class. In the paragraphs that follow, you’ll be introduced to a 1988 Yamaha V-Max 1200 with 11k miles (17,700 km) ...

It’s one of the oddest bikes ever produced by Yamaha, and we mean that in a very good way. By all accounts, the Yamaha V-Max 1200 – otherwise known as the VMX12 – is an absolute beast of a motorcycle!

When Yamaha unveiled the V-Max back in '85, every power hungry motorcyclist applauded wildly. Yamaha may be a Japanese company, but it knows how to get to the excitement centers of the American male.

Few bikes have made as big an impact as Yamaha’s 1984 V-Max. Conceived as a US-only ‘hot rod’, it was powered by a boosted 1200cc V4 producing a mind-melting 145bhp, in an era when Kawasaki’s GPz900R ...

Shravan's obsession with two wheels began in 2007, although his passion for cars and bikes started much earlier. A pivotal moment was when he rode his dad's two-stroke Bajaj Chethak scooter for the ...