Stites
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Hey all.
Welp, I've made up my mind that I'm gonna work toward getting a Max to get groceries with and take the kids to school on... sure.:rofl_200::eusa_dance: Anywho, I've read the stories of 145-hp ratings since '85 - even remember reading in a mid-90s mag of a year when they were rated at 160 hp? Either way. I can't help but kinda think "WTF!" after reading on here about stock bikes turning 120ish hp at the wheel. Did I miss something as to how Yamahaw calculated 145 hp(and 160 in that one mag)? Could it be the shaft drive eating power?
Make no mistake, I WANT ONE. Just curious about the hp deal. The one I buy will likely get massaged anyway... a lot.
Also, I have an idea somewhere in the 90% of my brain I don't use. Kinda like this, but dual-port with a Holley 390-cfm 4bbl.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/V-Ma...rcycles_Parts_Accessories?hash=item4cec4d85a6
Would it be an improvement over stock? Has it been done? Thanks for y'all's help!
Oh, one tidbit that I think's cool. Some people(Cough-cough... Harley riders) may look at the Max as a Jap bike... well, it was designed by an Englishman, in America, along with Japanese support. Considering that America is the Heinz 57 of the world(British, German, Irish, Italian, French, African, Latino, Oriental, Native, you name it, we got it!) the very concept of the Vmax is American if you think about it... oh yeah, HD bikers don't think much.:ummm:
Welp, I've made up my mind that I'm gonna work toward getting a Max to get groceries with and take the kids to school on... sure.:rofl_200::eusa_dance: Anywho, I've read the stories of 145-hp ratings since '85 - even remember reading in a mid-90s mag of a year when they were rated at 160 hp? Either way. I can't help but kinda think "WTF!" after reading on here about stock bikes turning 120ish hp at the wheel. Did I miss something as to how Yamahaw calculated 145 hp(and 160 in that one mag)? Could it be the shaft drive eating power?
Make no mistake, I WANT ONE. Just curious about the hp deal. The one I buy will likely get massaged anyway... a lot.
Also, I have an idea somewhere in the 90% of my brain I don't use. Kinda like this, but dual-port with a Holley 390-cfm 4bbl.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/V-Ma...rcycles_Parts_Accessories?hash=item4cec4d85a6
Would it be an improvement over stock? Has it been done? Thanks for y'all's help!
Oh, one tidbit that I think's cool. Some people(Cough-cough... Harley riders) may look at the Max as a Jap bike... well, it was designed by an Englishman, in America, along with Japanese support. Considering that America is the Heinz 57 of the world(British, German, Irish, Italian, French, African, Latino, Oriental, Native, you name it, we got it!) the very concept of the Vmax is American if you think about it... oh yeah, HD bikers don't think much.:ummm: