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After almost 150 miles some observations;
The replacement chain was not long enough. I now suspect the front sprocket was changed for one with more teeth. I replaced the rear sprcoket with one that was susposed to be the stock number of teeth, can't remember if it was 43 or 41.
This bike does 65 MPH (indicated) in 4th gear at redline of 9k RPM. In 6th gear at the same speed its under 6k RPM. The speedometer was fluctuating so I lubed the cable which seemed to help. Based on the fact thjat I had to enlarge the slots in the trailing arm to get the chain to fit, I think the front sprocket is one or two teeth larger than stock.
The engine is remarkably smooth, even down to close to 2500 RPM in 6th gear in my neighborhood. I have had it up to 75 MPH, max speed is listed at 84, which I think this bike might do in 5th gear. Maybe one day I will find out on the interstate. It pulls good from low revs, and the secondary works well if you have the revs up. Accelerates away from lights well enough for me and easily better than the average traffic.
You can really feel the difference when you tuck behind the windshield in the amount of throttle you need to maintain speed.
Even the gas gauge works well, considering the tank only holds two gallons of fuel!
It would even be OK on the Interstate and I think it will do nice as a replacement for the Vulcan 500. Maybe when I quit dogging it my fuel mileage should approach 75-80 MPG if I keeep the speeds below 50 MPH.
regards
Mech
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