Redyaris, I hope to provide some push in this friendly competition but must acknowledge the inherent drawbacks we'll face. Aeromods are a definite opportunity but the gearing up for lower cruising rpm is much harder than on chain-drive bikes. My Vision is geared much lower than your VT500 ( 5300 rpm@ 60mph ) and has only 5 gears. I may see if I can find a European Vision rear end gearset as they were set up for higher speed cruising. They are very rare and hard to find. If I can't get this I'll upsize my rear tire .
Reversibility is an important factor for me too. I'll probably never sell my Vsion but I do like to get together other other classic Japanese motorcycle riders and my mods would be considered heresy unless I could return it to stock configuration.
This will be fun, game on.
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