I agree, I own a (1st gereration) 1995 v-max and can attest to it's speed and power. There is actually a road test that pitted the triumph against the 1st gen, Yamaha V Max, you can probably google and find it. In the end for all the added CC's of the triumph it only beat the v max by 100ths of a second. The Triumph beats the V-max in comfort on the road hands down though.
Joe