Faults:

Just picked up the bike yesterday, a nice warm sunny 15 degrees in Victoria B.C.

Hit the choke for minute and it was fine. Perfect so far.

General Comments:

When I went to see this bike for the first time, it was love at first sight. A older fellow in his 70s had turned it into a classic bobber.

I've been riding for 40 years and have had as many bikes. The last one was a 1978 Suzuki GS750, which was very fast for its day.

Well I fire up the little 700, pleased at how it sounds, and went for a test ride. Opened it up and to my surprise this thing hauls. It has forward controls and the shifting was backwards, one up four down because of the new linkage, but other than that, the wow factor was a ten. I had a 2002 Yamaha R6 last year, and off the line the little Max would kill it.

Purchased the bike, headed home (a 42km rip up the "HAT" and into the twisties on the South Shawningan), and surprise again that it handles like it's on rails. It's got a cruiser look with sport bike performance. The perfect combo of old and new, and everything in between. Just might keep this one.