good bye 99 BHP:
And on our way to 140-ish BHP:
Heads and cams are good for about 25-30 hp.
Vmax has a slight compression bump over the venture pistons, which will cost me a little bit.
V-boost doesn't really add a lot (depending on tuning, no v-boost sometimes gives more hp), claims are anywhere from 5-15 HP. What it does give you is a "2 stroke like" kick when it comes in. Makes it "feel" like more than what it is. Since this is just a fun bike, that's good enough for me!
Exhaust and 1 mm larger carbs would make up the rest of the VMax 145. I'm hoping to snug up to around 140 BHP with my modified exhaust. Not holding my breath for it, but the Venture should have significantly more kick once back together.
Also finished the 1986 wiring swap. It's all set up with cruise and on board air suspension now. The rest of the 1986 Royale "extras" (IE: radio, cb, etc) where parsed out of the harness. Dead weight for nothing to me.
The ZG14 shock didn't work out, too long. So it's air suspension for now. I'll tear the shock down when I have some free time and see if I can machine the internals to fit better. No big deal if it doesn't work out, I've only got about 50 bucks into it.
Budget is also intruding at this point. I may shelve the 17" radial project for next winter. The stock bias ply tires still have lots of life left and will do for at least a summer. Shelving it for now would give me lots of time to get it done right rather than rush it. You don't want to rush wheel fabrication. It would also give me elbow room in the budget to get the paint and whatnot finished without dipping into credit cards. Always a good thing to avoid credit card debt.....