Holy **** , i thought that tank must have been gold plated at that price !

 

I was going to say you can buy a lot of gas for $1175, but that isn't so true these days.

Still, $1175 is more than I paid for either of my first two motorcycles.

 

Found the equation where you plug in tire circumference , reduction ratios, gear ratios etc.

Calculated speed (if it could pull it) for the VTR at redline (9500 rpm) in sixth is 169.3 mph. At 65 mph. that should be 3660 rpm. If all you change is the 16 tooth front to a 15 tooth, you should be turning about 3900 rpm at actual 65 mph. At 4400 rpm you should be going 73 mph.

That's what the math says anyhow.

 

Yeah and after pending that much you hafta spend more for the locking gas cap option . seems to me that after spending that much they could include the cap.

Jim

 

The math does sound right, but I don't know if it factors in all the variables. Hills, head tail or cross winds, etc. You've got me wondering though, think it's GPS time again.

 

Yeah, Drew. The math i used is dependent on the nominal circumference of a 180/55/17 tire. Some tires are slightly smaller than "nominal", and a tire with a few thousand miles on it for sure is. I don't think that makes a giant difference, but it does make a difference.

I don't have gps and don't know a lot about it. I'm sure gps is accurate on a very straight, very flat road. On a road with curves and elevation changes, I'm not so sure.

If you're going to check your tach/speedo against gps readings, I'd ride a very straight, very level road to assure accuracy.

 

Either way, even if I have an error I'm still not getting 50mpg no matter how I ride.

 

Yeah well, I've proven to myself I can get 50 mpg if I ride like grandpa Simpson, but the way I actually ride I get more like 44-45 mpg on the highway. I'm happy with that. It's better mpg than about any car I could buy. And no car that comes close will accelerate like my VTR.

 

Not many gas guzzlers will accelerate as fast either.

 

90 miles = 3 gallon for me at normal speeds.

I have gotten 67 miles for 3 gallons a few times at altitude and speed.
I am running RICH and 2 up on the rear.

 

You can do the swap, as I have done on my 98 model.

You will need the later model fuel tap, hose from the tank to the tap, and the hoses to the carbs. The later model has the fuel tap mounted to the frame in front of the shock.

The clip ons will still clear the tank, as most of the increased capacity is underneath.

It is a popular swap in Australia, and 19 litre tanks are hard to find because of this.

 

Yeah, and the only way for an American to do the swap is to find, buy and have shipped a tank from someplace like OZ 'cause nothing but the 16 liter tanks were ever shipped to North America. An American could probably have someone in Australia order a new 19 liter tank from a Honda dealer and then ship it here, but I can't imagine being able to pull that off for less than $1,000 or more USD.

 

I know that, but he asked!

 

Yeah, Shayne. I know you know. I was expanding on you comments not challenging them. Unless you are a multi-millionaire American who simply must have another 3 litres of fuel for your VTR, don't waste your time thinking about it. After a couple of hours on my bike, I'm always ready for a ****, a smoke, a cup of coffee and a chance to stretch my legs anyhow.

PS... Re; the motogp thread on ozfirestorm...This is one American who was pulling for Stoner at Laguna because;

1) I like Stoner anyhow

2) I like seeing little Ducati beat Yamaha and Honda

3) Any man who can cross the finish line while showing his *** to Rossi is worth cheering for.