Monday, December 27, 2010

Restoring An Original Mini Cooper

The Yamaha T-Max is 10 years (1 st part)









Body sharp aluminum chassis, brake calipers Yamaha R6, 43 mm fork with dual steering, central twin engine 8 valve, 15-inch tires, 160 km / h ... Since 2008 enjoyed the second generation but debuted 10 years ago would be the super-scooter most desired sports (and sold) the market: the Yamaha XP 500 Twin Maximum, better known as T-Max .

Munich The Lounge year 2000 served as a stage to present the world "the scooter you have always wanted to be a motorcycle." chassis had a double-cradle tubular steel, parallel-twin engine of 500 cc (crankshaft timing to 360 º and third rod as a counterweight to minimize vibrations), 40 hp and dual feed carburetor . In 2004 came the first restyling, adopting electronic fuel injection, dual front disc, aluminum swingarm, rear wheel 15-inch and 44 CV . In 2005 included ABS option and 2007 special versions appeared Black / Night Max .

The T-Max is not only an icon , but also continues to be characterized by having a flawless performance: balance, stability, smoothness, no vibration, power, acceleration, braking, etc . Our country has long leading the ranking of super-scooter (scooter +300 cc) best-selling about 2,000 units a year ... And that it costs about 10,000 €! There must be some. The original project, led by Toshiyuki Suzuki engineer, designed a scooter to European taste that resembles the behavior of a sport-tourism bike.

addition, there are numerous preparers and manufacturers ( Polini or Malossi are the most recognized) accessory makers optimize every aspect of the bike. Bump into one that has changed is not the escape is difficult and beyond our borders there are real fans of this model, which used to compete ( Maxiscooter Trofeo Nazionale in Italy).

One of the best preparations is to English Miguel Angel Cortes (Madrid dealer Yamaha Motorcycle Cortes) with € 4,000 in extras, carbon parts, disc lobed, J. Costa variator , Leo Vince exhaust SBK, Öhlins shock , Rapid Bike ECU , xenon number plate Biondi, tinted screen, etc. With him can accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in 5.9 seconds , reach 170 km / h and reduce consumption 6.1 l . every 100 km. A great job.
The preparation of T-Max first generation of José Manuel Pereira (workshop Barcelona Moto Second Chrono ) is more radical: € 5,000 in extras with NOS system including (+)

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