John Dally in the UK found his Radian on eBay.  He bought it, rode it 300 miles to get it home, and did quite a bit of work to it.  It has an FZ600 engine, Motad exhaust, and a killer seat and paint job, among other things.  The side panels shown are from a VMAX.  Since the photos were taken, he acquired a set of Radian side panels to replace the VMAX panels.  Outstanding, John!  Thanks for sharing!

*Update* - 10/26/13

John added a couple of things to his Radian.  Notice he picked up a pair of original Radian side panels, which can be hard to find.  He also replaced the rectangular factory headlight that many people find unattractive with a newer round headlight from a Suzuki Bandit.  Nice!  Another thing he did was add a rack to the back from a Yamaha RX 125.  That took just a bit of handy work, but it worked out quite well.  He also noted that the front rotors from early V-Max bikes fit the Radian as well.  Thank you very much, John!  Nicely done!

*Update* - 11/12/13

John found and installed a fairing as well as some mirrors with longer stems on his Radian.  Looking good, John!  Thanks!

*Update* - 12/08/13

John found some panniers (the side bags) on eBay, and one of his daughters got a top box for him for his Birthday.  He can probably pack up and take that bike anywhere now.  Cool!  Thanks, John!

*Update* - 12-29-13

John acquired some rear crash bars and fitted them to his Radian.  They were made for a 1980 Suzuki GXS 250, but he made them work!

*Update* - 02/02/14

John has some new additions to his Radian, including a Vmax headlight, new handlebars, and a 4 into 2 exhaust.  Cool, John!

*Update* - 02/17/14

John sent some pictures and information detailing his installation of the Vmax headlight.  This could be really helpful for anyone considering installing a round headlight.  Thanks, John!

*Update* - 04/05/15

John sold the Radian and bought a Honda Pacific Coast 800.  Congrats, John!

 

 

 

 

 

John Here's what John had to say about installing the Vmax headlight:

The small brackets I made are 40mm long (scrap metal that i had in the garage) with the center of the holes being drilled at a center distance of 30mm apart.  This is keeping the standard headlight/ flasher mount.  The rear bolt is a bit longer than the standard radian ( headlight bracket bolt ).  The front size has 17mm nuts, the spacers are about 10mm( again large washers i had in the tool box ) and slide on the bolts that hold the clocks on, and go under the what I done also was to bring the cables up in between the mounting bolts for the clocks.  The photos show how much to trim off the black trim on the front of the bike with the words "yamaha".  Total cost- NIL.  Only about 20 minutes from start to finish. and it looks far better.  The photo shows how much higher the clocks are.