2009 Honda DN-01

[Dave Daniels]

Yeah, I figured the GPZ would be better on the top end than the Vmax. That's not, however, all that important to me as I don't usually get up there. I've had the GPZ up to an indicated 145 and was pretty scared. I don't think I'd want to go near that fast on a bike with no fairing protection and an upright position though.

--- On Wed, 5/6/09, The Masons <masonjs at nrtco.net> wrote:

From: The Masons <masonjs at nrtco.net>
Subject: Re: 2009 Honda DN-01
To: "GPz List" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 5:55 PM

VMax --Sled or Bike???
I've ridden both.  Sled 600cc 2 stroke oil injected --comfortable ride,
mediocre performance against similar sized sleds -will give you better than a
ton, but hard on fuel  --first cousin to my Waverunner.
Bike I rode was  a 1999 in 1999 belonged to a guy I worked with.  We traded
bikes for a ride semi home at noon on a Friday.  I liked the upright riding
position.  Power similar to the GPz. Only rode it about 70 miles but the GPz had
it in the 1/4, could have been he didn't want to rag a new engine hard. The
Gpz had more top end due to the aerodynamics of the fairing.   The Vmax hold
their value well.

Jim


> I've always really liked the looks of the Vmax and would love to take
a test drive. Anybody have any experience with those?
>