Yamaha pipes, jets, air intakes and oil relocation - V-Star 1100

 Hi all,  

Pipes, jets, air intakes and oil relocation for a 2000 Yamaha V-Star
1100.

I have been scaning numerous web sites for the pieces of the above
pie.  I've seen the Max Air site and read the claims.  Saw the article
linked from Max Air site - Cycle Magazine, using the Max Air system
with Roadhouse pipes.  It all sounds great.  Looks good as well.  

Who wouldn't want 10 % - 20% more horsepower and torque?  (I take the
higher figure with a huge grain of salt, BTW).  My biggest desire is
to get that low and midrange torque bumped up.  That's supposed to be
the biggest performance boost that the user will see and feel.  True
or just hype?

Now, I've seen endless pipes and jet sets and air intake systems out
there.  Anyone here have any good, bad or indifferent experiences with
the various vendors and products?  Any good sites that have unbiased
information and product reviews?  It seem the more I look, the more
confused I get.

Obviously, I want the most bang for the buck.  I continue my search
engine fueled exploration of the issue.  I hope to mine a little
informational gold here.  Any input would be GREATLY appreciated.

Also looking at the filter relocation kits.  I've found one here
that's a little less expensive than the Baron's model.  I like the
fatter 5/16" lines on this unit.  Wonder if it's just as good, or
perhaps a tad better?  

Here's a link:   http://tinyurl.com/elmq5

I read this NG every day.  You folks were of great help in helping me
select my bike last spring.  I've learned so much from you people.  

I don't have my mind made up in advance and look forward to some sage
advice.  Don't tell me what I want to hear, tell me what I need to
hear!  Ask for more details if needed.  

Thanks in advance.

David, enjoying his bike and wanting to get the most out of it

 On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:10:27 GMT, T. David Bamford said:


And don't forget the 50% increase in noise!

--
"I refuse to answer that question on the grounds
that I don't know the answer."
- Douglas Adams

 Venture Rider wrote:

Add 20% to the V-Star 1100's puny 52.1 hp and you still have only
62.5 hp- less than a stock SV650, which will be so quiet next to
your "look at me I'm a biker" loud pipes that you won't even be
able to hear it as it leaves the 1100 for dead.

If you want power, don't buy a low powered bike and hop it up.  Buy
a powerful bike and leave it stock or add even more hp to it.
What's the point of buying a 610 lb 52.1 hp bike when you can have
any number of bikes weighing up to 200 lb less and making double
the horsepower?  If you want a crusier to chug around on, by all
means buy one and be happy, but don't fool yourself into thinking
that it's all that in the horsepower stakes, when it isn't anything
of the kind.

--
'01 SV650S  '99 EX250-F13  '98 ZG1000-A13  '81 CM400T
OMF #7

 

Proof again, when on usenet you get what you get.

 wrote:


I won't dispute what you've written.  From where you are coming from,
it is perfectly reasonable.

However.

I like my V-Star.  I like the riding position and the low seat.  I
like its looks.  The price was right when I bought it used.  There
were plenty of used sport bikes and standards around when I shopped
around.  I didn't want 'em.  I wanted this one.  Still feel that way.
It's an emotional thing.

Should I apologize?  You sound almost offended that I would want to
give my perfectly acceptable bike a bit more oomph.  I'm more
interested in the torque increase these mods provide than anything
else.  I'd like a bit more roll-on power as opposed to having to drop
a gear for steep-ish hills or passing.  That's all.  

I have no interest in (excessive) speed.  I couldn't care less.  I'm
well aware that a sport bike with less than half the displacement will
leave me like I'm standing still.  I like to cruise.  No need for
speed.

I'll be sure to wave as you rocket on by.  It wouldn't even cross my
mind to wick it up.  I'll get there eventually...

David, not my first bike... not by a long shot