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Yamaha VMAX

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4 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Yamaha VMAX on record.

Netherlands
1985–2017
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1999–2024
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Israel Netherlands New Zealand Ukraine

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

4 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/yamaha/vmax/full

Registration history

1985: 12 vehicles 1986: 8 vehicles 1988: 70 vehicles 1989: 60 vehicles 1990: 37 vehicles 1991: 32 vehicles 1992: 61 vehicles 1993: 58 vehicles 1994: 60 vehicles 1995: 40 vehicles 1996: 98 vehicles 98 1997: 38 vehicles 1998: 27 vehicles 1999: 27 vehicles 2000: 13 vehicles 2001: 7 vehicles 2002: 3 vehicles 2003: 3 vehicles 2004: 2 vehicles 2005: 1 vehicle 2006: 8 vehicles 2007: 5 vehicles 2008: 9 vehicles 2009: 94 vehicles 2010: 16 vehicles 2011: 13 vehicles 2012: 9 vehicles 2013: 3 vehicles 2014: 1 vehicle 2015: 6 vehicles 2017: 1 vehicle 1985 2017
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1999: 1 vehicle 2009: 21 vehicles 21 2010: 14 vehicles 2011: 8 vehicles 2012: 11 vehicles 2013: 6 vehicles 2014: 3 vehicles 2015: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2017: 1 vehicle 2018: 1 vehicle 2019: 1 vehicle 2020: 2 vehicles 2024: 2 vehicles 1999 2024
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1985 12
1986 8
1988 70
1989 60
1990 37
1991 32
1992 61
1993 58
1994 60
1995 40
1996 98
1997 38
1998 27
1999 27
2000 13
2001 7
2002 3
2003 3
2004 2
2005 1
2006 8
2007 5
2008 9
2009 94
2010 16
2011 13
2012 9
2013 3
2014 1
2015 6
2017 1
Finland
1999 1
2009 21
2010 14
2011 8
2012 11
2013 6
2014 3
2015 1
2016 1
2017 1
2018 1
2019 1
2020 2
2024 2

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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The Yamaha VMAX as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

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  "id": "motorcycle/yamaha/vmax",
  "name": "VMAX",
  "make": {
    "id": "yamaha",
    "name": "Yamaha"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "au",
    "fi",
    "il",
    "nl",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "as",
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "motorcycle/yamaha/v-max"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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