Question for those who did the Vmax upgrade

[MikeWa]

Um, OK. I am no expert so I have a few questions.

How on earth can increased RPM translate to increased mileage? "My first tank this year got me 39 MPG, better then last year" (And if my 1st gen drops to 39 mpg I will fix whatever has gone awry.)

Are the second gens really that anemic? I hear (and participate in) all the razzing, but I have never ridden a 2nd gen. Or raced against one.

Is 5th gear a bit tall on my 86? Yep, sure is. But that works really well at 75 on the highway. Or as someone pointed out, pulling from 30 or 35 back up to highway speed.

 

And just as soon as I win the lottery I will cure that lack of power that I don't have by trying to shoe horn a V-Max 1700 cc mill into my 86.

 

 

The lower gear ratio puts the engine a little further into it's power curve. So it accelerates faster, gains RPM faster and develops additional torque faster. I noticed a slight increase in fuel mileage on mine. Probably because the engine lugs less. Also I am able to comfortably ride in a higher gear. Fifth gear is now a very usable gear. As I have said before the only down side for me was the bike is so much more fun to ride I hit the rev limiter more frequently.

 

No the Ventures are not all that anemic but they do not have a lot of 'reserve power' either. This mod just makes the power they do have more usable. It is also fairly ecomomical as far as motorcycle mods go.

 

Mike

[Guest scarylarry]

RMSPORTMAX is doing them for $300.00 exchange. That is where I got mine several years ago. Paul is great to deal with.

 

http://rmsportmax.com/gateway.html

 

Must have been a long while...

 

 

$400

Rear "Pumpkin" (Exchange)

[Freebird]

Maybe he is showing two different prices on different pages. I got the $300.00 right from his site on this page.

 

http://rmsportmax.com/gateway.html

 

Well, that link takes you to the home page. I then clicked on "Venture Products".

[Guest scarylarry]

My bad you are right...

 

I click V-Max and it showed 400.00