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25000 miles later on the VT1100 experiment
Written by spacetiger_j... on 9/30/2010 at 11:42 pm

Just keep watching on ebay for one, they will come up. I got an 89.

Jerry

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "dave_hiett" <dehiett@...> wrote:
>
> Jerry - Yeah, the hitch in the VT1100 conversion is you gotta find a rear end,
and only the rear from '87 to '92 (As I recall, at least) will fit. I found mine
on Ebay after searching for 3 months, and got it for $85. I had my mechanic
install it and it took a little over an hour for him to complete it. Total cost
was around $150.
>
> Ideal time to do this, of course, is during a rear tire change. But I wasn't
so smart.
>
> Suppose you could order it directly, but you are looking at $600+. Or you
could just order the gears only and disassemble your rear to put them in, I
think that's around half of that plus a lot of labor.
>
> Dave
>
> --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry" <sanae.ej@> wrote:
> >
> > Dave,
> >
> > Just curious on the cost of the conversion. I got my final drive for $29 +
shipping. So even though the mileage is modest, it helps offset the cost.
> >
> > If you told me I could spend about $40 to achieve a more relaxed bike at
highway speeds, many would do it. If you frame it as a gas mileage improvement,
then I think most rides (getting about 45-50 MPG) would not.
> >
> > Jerry
>

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