Hypermiling The Valkyrie

[Varn]

cider: I find it interesting that you didn't find your vtwin smooth, The 87 700 virago that I have is very smooth at any speed I wonder if they added some vibration to make it more Harley like. The 700 also gets about 50 mpg, better than my inline twin Yamaha 350s.

Are you Val riders going to put on any aero stuff?

[ai4kk]

My previous bike was a Honda GT750 Shadow ACE with the "Enhanced Vibration Engine". In short, Honda figured out how to make a smooth V-twin then dialed vibration back into it to make it feel like a Harley. At 70, I was constantly flipping my visor up to scratch my nose and would look like Rudolph at the end of a long trip.

The Valk is a totally different beast, there are several videos on Youtube of people balancing nickels on the cylinder heads, cranking and revving the engine then turning it off without knocking the nickel over.

[ciderbarrel]

Originally Posted by Varn

cider: I find it interesting that you didn't find your vtwin smooth, The 87 700 virago that I have is very smooth at any speed I wonder if they added some vibration to make it more Harley like. The 700 also gets about 50 mpg, better than my inline twin Yamaha 350s.

Are you Val riders going to put on any aero stuff?

It vibrated so bad that my hands felt numb after 100-150 miles of non-stop HW riding that I had to make excuses TO take it out and ride because I started hating it. I wish I had a video clip of it but the handlebars, mirrors, and rear fender would vibrate so bad I thought they were going to snap off. It was my first and last Yamaha I will ever own. I'd rather have my old 250 Ninja back than the 1700 Warrior.

Unless the weather is bad, I have to carry largo cargo or passengers, I hop on the Valkyrie by default.