Specifications Yamaha V-Max 1200: specs. Images Yamaha V-Max 1200: images, gallery. Videos Yamaha V-Max 1200: video. Manuals Yamaha V-Max 1200: manuals, parts, microfiches. Yamaha V-Max 1200: Service Manual, 1985-1998 ↑ Motorcycle Consumer News (MCN) "Performance Index 2015" | Yamaha V-max (04/1997) | Average MPG The engine produces a maximum peak output power of 100.00 HP (73.0 kW) @ 7500 RPM and a maximum torque of 117.00 Nm (11.9 kgf-m or 86.3 ft.lbs) @ 6000 RPM . With this drive-train, the Yamaha V-Max 1200 is capable of reaching a maximum top speed of 230.0 km/h (142.9 mph) . Specifications. Overall, the V-Max was 2,300 mm (91 in) long, 795 mm (31.3 in) wide, and 1,160 mm (46 in) high. The engine was a tuned version of the double overhead camshaft, four valve per cylinder, liquid-cooled V-4 from the Yamaha Venture. 1997: Model: Yamaha V-Max 1200: Engine and Transmission Specifications: Transmission typefinal drive: Shaft drive (cardan) Gearbox: 5-speed: Cooling system: Liquid: Starter: Electric: Valves per cylinder: 4: Torque: 117.00: Power: 100.00: Stroke: 4: Engine type: V4: Capacity: 1198.00 ccm (73.10 cubic inches) Physical measures and capacities Specifications General information Year 1997 Engine and transmission Displacement 1198 cm³ Top speed 230 km/h Engine type Petrol Number of cylinders 4 Cylinder location V-shaped Tacts 2 Power 100 HP Transmission type,final drive CVT Gearbox 5-speed Cooling system Liquid Physical measures and capacities Dry weight 262 kg Similar models Yamaha V-Max 1200: Year: 1997: Category: Custom / cruiser: Engine and transmission; Displacement: 1198.00 ccm (73.10 cubic inches) Engine type: V4: Stroke: 4: Power: 100.00 HP (73.0 kW)) @ 7500 RPM: Torque: 117.00 Nm (11.9 kgf-m or 86.3 ft.lbs) @ 6000 RPM: Valves per cylinder: 4: Starter: Electric: Cooling system: Liquid: Gearbox: 5-speed Engine performance, reliability, maintenance costs, etc. rated by riders. 1997 Yamaha V-Max 1200 rated as 79.7 out of 100.0 based on 21 ratings. Below is the riders' rating of the 1997 Yamaha V-Max 1200 motorcycle. Buying a bike begins at Bikez! Yamaha didn't bring it in to the UK till 1991 and, then, only as a restricted 100bhp bike (minus the V-Boost) until 1996. The revamped Max 2.0 arrived in 2008 with even more cc, considerably more power and a chassis as good as anything from 1988. The fuel-injected MKII motor lost the V-Boost and some of the personality, but still had enough The Yamaha VMX1200 V-Max was a v4, four-stroke muscle bike produced by Yamaha between 1985 and 2003. It could reach a top speed of 120 mph (160 km/h). Max torque was 86.89 ft/lbs (117.8 Nm) @ 7500 RPM. Claimed horsepower was 137.05 HP (102.2 KW) @ 8500 RPM. This is a 1200cc motorcycle with a powerful V4 engine, shaft drive, and distinctive styling. Manufactured since 1984, the current V-Max is almost the same. wjXzPM.