OK, I've got a different opinion of the VMax. I had one last year. I sold it in March to get the Busa. The one year that I owned it, I logged 11K miles. That included plenty of straight roads here in TX, one trip to the Ozarks, and one trip to the Smokies.
I never liked that bike. It won't turn, suspension is terrible, poor breaks, and not as comfortable as my busa. It was fast... back in the 80's and early 90's. The only good thing about that bike was that it got a lot of compliments. It seemed that everyone else liked it. Well I was very happy to get rid of it, and on to the Hayabusa.
Paul Steen