batman wrote on 11/20/19 at 09:20:57:Comparing a Nomad to the Savage ? ...the piston in the Nomad may be of larger displacement , but the stroke is also much shorter...Show me the decompression releases on your Nomad it has none, that should give you your first clue.
VN1700 ENGINE: Bore = 102mm*
Stroke = 104mm*
Compression Ratio = 9.5:1
(*per cylinder)
LS650 ENGINE: Bore = 94mm
Stroke = 94mm
Compression Ratio = 8.5:1
So, what were you saying about the shorter stroke and lower compression in my Nomad versus the Savage? Are you
seriously trying to argue that a 650cc beginner bike engine is harder to crank over than a 103ci V-twin??? And I only used my Nomad as one example, did I mention I've been building and flipping bikes for a living for six years??? Do ya think I've ordered and replaced a battery or two in those six years? The size of the battery in the LS650 always incites laughter on my part, it looks like something you'd find in a Sportster 1200, not an MSF course motorcycle. Yes, the Savage has a solenoid compression release to relieve its whopping 8.5:1 compression, but there's no ECU, or fuel pump, or injector, or anything else demanding whatsoever on the bike. And the mere FACT that I'm building and running these bikes off a 12v6.5ah AGM or Gel battery after proper tuning is quite telling.
I've seen some Post Count Cowboys in my days, but you guys really take the cake. Sorry for intruding on your little information monopoly you've spent years establishing here in this little forum, I won't be darkening your doorstep any more...
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