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Re: Tmax 530 DX for taller riders, how's the legroom?

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:49 am
by Taipan
Ended up buying a ex demo 560 Tech Max. Very pleased with it, but I would like the bars a bit higher. Does anyone on here use bar risers on this model?

Re: Tmax 530 DX for taller riders, how's the legroom?

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:56 am
by Pukmeister
I hope the later Tmax is a big improvement in legroom, my Mk 3 is okay but could do with a touch more (I'm 5'11" with a 30" inseam). I wish it had the option for bar risers, the riding position is a bit 'hunched'.

I notice the comments about the Mk3 radiator, mine is pretty badly fouled and needs either removing and a soak/blast through or else replacing (Chinese copy ??). A job for springtime when things warm up a bit.

Re: Tmax 530 DX for taller riders, how's the legroom?

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 7:54 am
by MrGrumpy
Yeah, the mk3 was unique in its riding position compared to other Tmaxs - great for people of average size, awful for tall people My mk6 is much roomier.
I have a Chinese radiator on my mk3 (and had one on my mk4). A fraction of the Yamaha price. My workshop informed me that manufacturing quality of the Chinese version is fine, though there is always a bit of fettling to make it fit properly - eg the one on my mk3 had two drain holes for no apparent reason, so an extra drain plug had to be sourced.