Pipes,jetting and air box mods good for only 10 HP ?

Vinmax · May 6, 2020

Bobvmax123 said:
Horsing around with power
I think 10lbs is a hp converter 20lbs? rear inner fender, center stand, small drag bars,
no pass. pegs, lightweight exhaust/slip-on wt, be may is another 10 lbs may get you 3-4hp
The rims are heavy? grab bar?
So strip that girl down naked
Vboost, I thinks a gain of 10% so add on/off switch. Or stage 7 has the always pipe, no butterfly maybe 10hp under 6200rpm
I am thinkin with less weight and constant boost total guess 13-15 hp
Then jet kit and air filters may get you some more hp
Just a wild guess over a few beers
Dale Walker did a drag strip article "Takin it to the Nines " detailing his version of the Vmax. Mad Max in Connecticut built some wild maxed out machines.

That old article from March of '87 (Takin' it to the nines) was about Jay Gleason doing (not Dale Walker) drag strip runs with various bikes. Even included a turbo Kawi Eliminator. I have that reprint somewhere.
He did get the Gen 1 Vmax into the nines. Carb and airbox work, Kerker pipe, wheelie bar, and a drag slick on wire spoke rear wheel. The turbo Kawi broke and there was never a rematch.

Vinnie

one2dmax · May 7, 2020

And I have that bike in my possession currently (awaiting restoration)

Itgoes · May 7, 2020

one2dmax said:
And I have that bike in my possession currently (awaiting restoration)

Fire-medic · May 7, 2020

one2dmax said:
And I have that bike in my possession currently (awaiting restoration)

If you don't mind the photobucket watermark:
https://www.vmaxforum.net/threads/old-vmax-mag-articles.21345/

If you do mind:

wood1 · May 7, 2020

Ha ha Chuck. Awesome. I like the wire wheels!

Bobvmax123 · May 14, 2020

YA MAN THAT'S IT
Vinny thanks, your right it was Jay not Dale. Its a great article and glad to see its not something us Vmaxers forgot.
I had got the article from a company who did bike history for the Vmax,the kawy 900, and other bikes. They put together all publications from different magazines etc...
The Vmax is the first one on the cover for a reason. Chuck knows that.
Having the bike is truly a piece of history for sure !! WOW WAY COOL

Fire-medic · May 14, 2020

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