Owners chasing service data for the 2001 V Max 500 Deluxe (Elec. Start) need part number LIT-12618-VM-T1; the sled itself carries code VX500DXF.
One book, four seasons
Yamaha spread this manual over 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 and across a wide slice of the V Max range, including the 500 XTR (Elec. Start + Reverse), 600 SX, 600 SXS (OHLINS Shocks), 600 XTC Deluxe (Elec. Start), 600 XTR (Elec. Start + Reverse), 700, 700 SXS (OHLINS Shocks), 700 XT, 700 XTC, 700 XTC Deluxe (Elec. Start), 700 XTCP (Plastic Ski, 1.5 Track) and VENTURE 700.
The content is what a dealer shop worked from: disassembly and assembly sequences, measurement limits, torque specifications, wiring diagrams and troubleshooting. Nothing is condensed: this is the text Yamaha supplied to its dealers for VX500DXF and its siblings.
