1991 Yamaha VMAX Service and Repair Manual

1991 VMAX, code VMX1200B

Yamaha's shop manual for this bike is LIT-11616-VM-13, a volume the factory maintained across 1985, 1986 and the whole 1988 to 2000 production run.

Because one reference served that many seasons, the fitment list is part of the value. It tells you, before you start, whether a procedure written for a neighbouring year applies to yours, and the code-specific notes flag the points where it does not.

Organisation is conventional shop practice: general information and specifications, periodic inspection, engine and driveline overhaul, fuel system, chassis and brakes, electrical diagnosis. Each section states the measurement a repair is judged by. The wiring diagrams are the full factory drawings, and the electrical test procedures give expected readings rather than leaving diagnosis to feel.