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    Age of Vmax owners

    Hi, I'm 45, and have wanted a Vmax since I read the first tests in 85. Finally I got my hands on a '96 two years ago. I live in Norway, and bikes are pretty expensive here. I had to pay about $15K for the '96, so it took a while until I felt I could afford it. I sold my previous bike, a XJ 750...
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    Tractor mode

    The 09 (as many fuel injected bikes and cars) has an idle speed control (ISC) mechanism used to maintain a steady idle speed. This will keep the idle speed even with some load. Normally this is done by an electronicly controlled valve letting air bypass the butterflies in the TB. According to...
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    Vboost is it working

    It's quite simple to test if VBOOST kicks in without a WOT. Just hold the throttle steady (in 1st or 2nd gear) and accelerate "slowly". Between 6 and 7K you should feel a noticable increased acceleration. __________ Leon
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    Gear ratios and HP/TQ

    I have tried to compare the different ratios to give a picture of what we can expect from the new VMax. By multiplying the primary and secondary ratio by each gear ratio we get the following numbers for "total ratio": NEW 1st gear 11.046 2st gear 8.418 4rd gear 6.511 4th gear 5.186 5th gear...
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