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omegajim · 06-10-2008, 11:46 PM

I'd say you're doing okay.

as far as fork seals, I took the forks off the bike and knew a good local place that did them for me. This served at least 2 purposes.

1) the fork seals were installed correctly
2) I didn't have to worry about wrecking something installing the fork seals incorrectly (the forks are aluminum and can be prone to damage if one is not careful).

I don't remember for the drag %, but I want to say shaft drive can be up to 10% parasitic drag vs say a chain or a belt.

However, with a v65 (we're talking 1100 cc of mean vicious power) I really would consider it a nonfactor.

btw, the bike has a hydraulic clutch?

06-10-2008, 11:46 PM	#43 (permalink)
omegajim M-J Lifetime Achievement Award Join Date: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 10,401	I'd say you're doing okay. as far as fork seals, I took the forks off the bike and knew a good local place that did them for me. This served at least 2 purposes. 1) the fork seals were installed correctly 2) I didn't have to worry about wrecking something installing the fork seals incorrectly (the forks are aluminum and can be prone to damage if one is not careful). I don't remember for the drag %, but I want to say shaft drive can be up to 10% parasitic drag vs say a chain or a belt. However, with a v65 (we're talking 1100 cc of mean vicious power) I really would consider it a nonfactor. btw, the bike has a hydraulic clutch? __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value. "I have a driver's license. It doesn't mean I show up at the Indy 500 with my morgan." Ducky- NCIS and until very recently, we were Wisconsin Tourism Federation ----- no really.