1981 Yamaha Midnight Maxim - 2-Page Vintage Motorcycle Ad

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1981 Yamaha Midnight Maxim - 2-Page Vintage Motorcycle Ad
Original, Vintage Magazine advertisement
Page Size: Approx. 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm) each page
Condition: Good
You don't have to be an accoun-
tant to appreciate the net worth
of the blackest, goldest, meanest
motorcycle ever made.
The brand-new. limited edition
Midnight Maxim.
WHEN YOU BUILD THEM
LIKE THIS.
YOU DON'T BUILD THAT MANY.
Like our other two after-dark
models, the XS Eleven and XS850
Midnight Specials, the Midnight
Maxim is essentially a bike
built by hand.
Hand welded.
Hand painted.
Hand polished and buffed.
And where we don’t use our
hands, we use < >ur heads. Creating
production techniques never used
before, for results never possible
before.
That unique black Krinkle
finish on the engine, for instance.
And the brilliant sheen of those
black chrome tailpipes.
The gold paint that graces the
cast alloy wheels and disc plate is
even more durable than anodizing.
And the gold-plating process we
developed not only looks like
the 24k stuff, but is made to stay
that way.
Production innovations like
these, together with meticulous
craftsmanship, insure that very few
Midnight Maximswill everbebuilt.
But the few we do build, you
can be sure, are magnificent.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Beneath a Midnight Maxim’s extra-
ordinary styling is an extraordinary
motorcycle.
Capable of covering a quarter
mile in 12.6 seconds* the Maxim is
a 650 with firepower of a 750. And
more than a few 850’s.
Its light weight and unusual
leanness give it the stability and
handling of the nimblest canyon
cat.While a dependable shrift drive
delivers its awesome power to the
rear wheel with smooth efficiency.
Painstakingly crafted. Exoti-
cally different. Few in number.
As precious metals go,the
Midnight Maxim is a very wise
place to put your money.
YAMAHA
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
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