Considering I have to keep it under 3800 rpm, it's a little difficult to say because I can exceed 4000 rpm so fast in first gear I have to be careful (just the way I roll). Having said that, I suspect I'll be a very happy camper once I can open her up. This build with 259e cams feels every bit as spunky as my 110 with 255 cams. If there's a difference, it's minimal IMO. At 2500 rpm in first and second gear, she really starts to kick in. I can definitely feel the pull. Keeping it under 3800 rpm is a challenge. Third gear is where it really seems to find itself when I'm just rolling along. Can't wait to go all out. In 6th gear, a little twist on the throttle will get you another 10 mph before you can glance down at your speedo. Up hill it wants to pull like a farm tractor. No need to down shift into 5th gear. The engine sounds a little lumpier than it did with the 255 cams, but that might be my imagination. Anyway, the engine sounds pretty good to me. I'll try to answer any questions from the forum. More to come..
Day 2: Saturday. Temps at low 40s. Cold ride but did 300 miles of back road. Kept the rpm below 3800 again so I can't give much of an update from what I said before (see above quote). I can feel it start to wake up at 2500 rpm, but it really kicks in at 3000 rpm and up. I suspect, with the larger displacement, I won't feel a huge difference in low end torque. I'll let y'all know once I have the full dyno tune completed. I dropped the bike off at the shop Sunday afternoon. Dyno scheduled for today, Monday. Rain on the way so I probably won't be able to ride until Thursday. I'll post the dyno chart tomorrow, hopefully.
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