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Engineman wrote:
Ad is up with pictures and conditions of everything

Alright guys - his asking price is more than fair - time to step up and gear up!

Remember the old saying, "If you snooze, you lose"

NJ

Finally got to get it out on the highway today - put 150 miles/240 km on it, loaded down, two-up with the new 65t pulley and 127t belt.

Observations:

1) On the highway at 120 km/h (75 mph) the motor was barely breaking a sweat - my wife commented on how much quieter the ride was. At 140 km/h the bike wasn't vibrating like crazy, plenty of roll-on power in reserve.
2) it corrects the odometer (at least on my bike it did) which is pretty cool - verified at 2 different radar signs at different speeds.
3) at 80 km/h (50 mph) I'm just entering third gear and could stay there all day. Perfect for those loping country rides, no need to downshift on hills.
4) I'm not constantly trying to "find gears) between 60-80km/h (37.5 mph-50 mph), bike is comfortable in second.
5) Makes first gear more usable. Sure, a little less off the line but the other benefits outweigh this.

EDIT: 6) Improved gas mileage - 10% or so...as someone said in the first thread, the mod eventually pays for itself.

Bottom line: I love it. I think it's a must-do mod if you do any serious longer distance riding.

George

thanks for the input George This will be my next mod

I had a similar issue with the V-star 1300. Swapped the 30T primary For a 31T and next size larger tire. Fixed speedo error and lowered final drive RPM at 75.
When I purchased my 2013 RSSS the first thing I did was swap out the 32 for a 33T. Right now I'm 2mph off actual. I will fix that with a replacement tire 1 size over. I've been debating changing the rear from 70 to 68T which should accomplish the same thing without having to change the belt. So far I'm running 70 - 75mph with no issues and getting between 155 - 170 miles on a tank before the light comes on or about 41mpg.

Okay I updated my ad in the classified.

theshredbaron wrote:
Finally got to get it out on the highway today - put 150 miles/240 km on it, loaded down, two-up with the new 65t pulley and 127t belt.

Observations:

1) On the highway at 120 km/h (75 mph) the motor was barely breaking a sweat - my wife commented on how much quieter the ride was. At 140 km/h the bike wasn't vibrating like crazy, plenty of roll-on power in reserve.
2) it corrects the odometer (at least on my bike it did) which is pretty cool - verified at 2 different radar signs at different speeds.
3) at 80 km/h (50 mph) I'm just entering third gear and could stay there all day. Perfect for those loping country rides, no need to downshift on hills.
4) I'm not constantly trying to "find gears) between 60-80km/h (37.5 mph-50 mph), bike is comfortable in second.
5) Makes first gear more usable. Sure, a little less off the line but the other benefits outweigh this.

EDIT: 6) Improved gas mileage - 10% or so...as someone said in the first thread, the mod eventually pays for itself.

Bottom line: I love it. I think it's a must-do mod if you do any serious longer distance riding.

George

Dito That^^^^ I am experiencing identical. Except I think it has made short distance riding more of a pleasure to!

Little update---

Just did a 125 mile round trip to Tampa and got 47.3 MPG

80% hwy. 75 MPH where I could. (pretty stoked!)

theshredbaron wrote:
Finally got to get it out on the highway today - put 150 miles/240 km on it, loaded down, two-up with the new 65t pulley and 127t belt.

Observations:

1) On the highway at 120 km/h (75 mph) the motor was barely breaking a sweat - my wife commented on how much quieter the ride was. At 140 km/h the bike wasn't vibrating like crazy, plenty of roll-on power in reserve.
2) it corrects the odometer (at least on my bike it did) which is pretty cool - verified at 2 different radar signs at different speeds.
3) at 80 km/h (50 mph) I'm just entering third gear and could stay there all day. Perfect for those loping country rides, no need to downshift on hills.
4) I'm not constantly trying to "find gears) between 60-80km/h (37.5 mph-50 mph), bike is comfortable in second.
5) Makes first gear more usable. Sure, a little less off the line but the other benefits outweigh this.

EDIT: 6) Improved gas mileage - 10% or so...as someone said in the first thread, the mod eventually pays for itself.

Bottom line: I love it. I think it's a must-do mod if you do any serious longer distance riding.

George

Damn, I guess I need another modification. Is the belt a factory Yamaha belt or after market?

RemZac wrote:


Damn, I guess I need another modification. Is the belt a factory Yamaha belt or after market?

Aftermarket - Gates PolyChain 127 tooth belt with a 65t rear pulley and a 33t front pulley will put the axle just about in the middle of the adjustment range.

Whatever you do, make sure you get your belt tension correct. Better to be a touch loose than too tight, but if you are patient you'll get it exactly right - and make sure your wheel alignment is correct too, easy to do if you make a "jig", don't even bother using a tape measure, it's too imprecise. I had good luck using a coat hanger wire bent at a 90 degree angle at one end. Easy to hold in the middle of the swingarm pivot point, then mark the other side with a marker.

George