the vmax was billed as the fastest accelerating bike not the fastest.it would beat the 1000s and busas until about 120 mph after that the horse power and higher gears of the 1000s and busas would leave the torque and lower gears of the vmax behind.the newer vmax has 197 hp but still has low gears also they have no aerodynamics.as an example i had a 72 pinto with around 350 hp and 6.88 gears.i would eat my friends 600 hp vette with 3.90 gears for about a block after that he was gone. gearing is the key to everything from top fuel cars to tractors.hope this helps paniller.