1985 marked the arrival of the Yamaha V-MAX, combining Japanese innovation with American muscle in a legendary Harley-Davidson killer. With a liquid-cooled 1,197cc V-4 engine packing 135 horses ...

Back in the '80s the big V8 muscle car was the undisputed boss on the strip in the USA, and in both the car and the bike drag race scene, the large-capacity engine reigned king. Yamaha captured this ...