I had a V-max for 3 years then i changed him for this fzs 1000, and i must admit she,s not a patch on the v-max although she has her good points.she,s lighter but not very well balanced in heavy rain the v-max was safe as housers but the fzs ?????sometimes tricky slightly weighty in front she,s quite nippy though and not so combersome as the v-max i,ve only hadf her 8 months so time will tell???. i do a lot of rallying my biggest problem in the amount of weight i carry the v-max was awork horse this fzs is a kitten i,ll give her this year then???