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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10689 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: did the ton Reply #75 - 02/18/07 at 19:37:34 barry68v10 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Why do we call 100 mph a "ton"? Shouldn't that refer to 200mph since a ton is 2000 lbs? I think that was a word/phrase that was coined by the Brit's way back when. 100 = 1 ton
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Reply #76 - 02/18/07 at 20:35:26

LANCER wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

Do you have a tach on the bike to confirm that, or are you judging it by the sound of the engine?

LANCER, I just found out they did change the trans gears on the S-40. Check the last post on the first page of the Chaindrive Conversion thread. No I don't have a tach, but now I know my ears aren't wrong. I will check with tach just to be sure the post isn't wrong, but it will be a couple of months before I can ride in Michigan. Lancer, check the CHAIN CONVERSION thread out. I also have all the specs for the change in rpm's and another for the speed change in each gear. See what you think!!!

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: did the ton Reply #77 - 02/19/07 at 10:38:05 verslagen1 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: I'd like the image of my soon to be ex blurred in my mind. I heard that
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Reply #78 - 02/19/07 at 12:54:03

DUKES OF HAZARD REDUX Greg this was my 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Sprint,289c.i.,3speed withHurst Ram 3 straight line shifter,1947 Studebaker straight axle, 2 buckets with the rear seat gutted and replaced with plywood and gold shag carpet,two 12" speakers mounted in where back of seat should have been,and some comfy throw pillows. My PLAY PEN. Sold due to DIVORCE. Greg, all my cars were built in the cattlebarn in true "good ole boy" fashion. Just finally got a garage 2 years ago.

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Reply #79 - 02/19/07 at 13:59:01

Hutch wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

DUKES OF HAZARD REDUX Greg this was my 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Sprint,289c.i.,3speed withHurst Ram 3 straight line shifter,1947 Studebaker straight axle, 2 buckets with the rear seat gutted and replaced with plywood and gold shag carpet,two 12" speakers mounted in where back of seat should have been,and some comfy throw pillows. My PLAY PEN. Sold due to DIVORCE. Greg, all my cars were built in the cattlebarn in true "good ole boy" fashion. Just finally got a garage 2 years ago.

Ain't nothin' wrong with shade tree. I could tell you about a time the I flipped an old Datsun on it's drivers side just to get the engine out. The car was junk and I didn't have an engine hoist 8)

Gold shag carpet, pillows and stereo. Back in the day when you could actually find a place to go "park". Back when the plywood wouldn't kill your knees too Tongue

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Reply #80 - 02/22/07 at 06:00:32

i actually did the ton on a nice long stretch of straight road yesterday. it was beautiful here in western pa almost 55 degrees wall to wall sun. but it was not on the savage but rather the vl800 and only untill the arm touched 100 then quickly off the gas it was a strange sensation i don't care to experience again. and it was about all the volusia could do. have fun john

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: did the ton Reply #81 - 02/22/07 at 08:47:35 john1652 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: ...and only untill the arm touched 100 then quickly off the gas it was a strange sensation i don't care to experience again. and it was about all the volusia could do. have fun john What happened? Did you get front end wobble when you let off the gas?
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Odar Junior Member Offline Odars ride Posts: 93 Stockholm Sweden Gender:	Re: did the ton Reply #82 - 02/22/07 at 09:03:03 Have not read all on this thread, but hear are my calculations on gear/ speed. This is Km/h but its easy to convert the km/h to miles/h Hope this help Odar Click on image for larger image display.
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john1652 Ex Member	Re: did the ton Reply #83 - 02/22/07 at 11:48:08 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: What happened? Did you get front end wobble when you let off the gas? no it was more of a wobbling way down deep in my intestines and a feeling they may expel their contents. john
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: did the ton Reply #84 - 02/22/07 at 15:54:37 pass it more often than I should and sometimes before I know it on the other bike - but it's 200lbs heavier, geared tall,>2x the power, stablized fork and such
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: did the ton Reply #85 - 02/23/07 at 05:39:10 john1652 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: no it was more of a wobbling way down deep in my intestines and a feeling they may expel their contents. john Oh....
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Reply #86 - 03/19/07 at 13:32:13

As for all you speedsters out there who want to have a valid assesment of their bikes performance without the police certification that costs too much and makes your insurance premium rise, I have this advice.
Tape your own (or borrowed) GPS to a sleeve and compare it's reading with your onboard speedometer at several different speeds. Write them down or memorize them and make magic marker dots on your speedo face.
That's the speedo on the bike not the one you wear on your butt. The reason for taping it to your arm is to isolate it from any possible vibration influence from the road or bike.
Your GPS reading can be trusted to be much more accurate than the on board meter as it is not affected by such things as friction, wear, centrifigal force changing the outer circumference of the tires at different speeds, etc. Not to mention that most factory stock speedo units are notorius for being in-accurate.

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Reply #87 - 03/22/07 at 22:48:29

I have held, on the freeway during cool weather, speeds in excess of 95 mph on my '01 LS650. This was before switching to the 140/90 rear tire. I've tuned the carb to match a screamin' eagle and cone air filter and probably have the weight down to <=300lbs. I weight about 190. No fairing but tucked low as possible with full face helmet, 90-98 is maintainable for a minute or two, then back to a comfortable 80. A fork brace would greatly improve handling at top speed, as the flex of the whole bike becomes much more noticeable when pushed. In the humid 100 degree summer days, she tops out closer to 85.

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: did the ton Reply #88 - 03/23/07 at 05:47:46 The fork brace and windshield definitely make higher speeds more comfortable to me.
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