The last year in this book is 2000, carried under model code VMX1200M. Yamaha's publication number is LIT-11616-VM-13 and it was written to serve the VMAX from 1985 onward, which makes it the reference of record for a fifteen-season span.
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Engine and transmission overhaul, carburettor and fuel system work, brakes, suspension, final drive, electrical testing with full diagrams, and the torque and clearance tables you reach for when reassembling. Troubleshooting is organised by symptom.
One caution on ordering: confirm VMX1200M against the code on your frame plate. A VMAX of a different year carries a different suffix, though in most cases the same LIT-11616-VM-13 text still applies.
Older VMAX machines have usually had work done by several hands. Measuring against the factory service limits, rather than trusting what was fitted last, is what keeps a rebuild honest, and those limits are tabulated throughout.
