i just want to know the good and bads of stunting v-twins. ive been stunting a vtr1000 superhawk for about a year now, and havent had any problems. but ive heard stories, so tell me yours. good, or bad?

 

 

I had an sv1000 for 4 years and it was great for riding wheelies on the street but as soon as I caught idle the oil light would come on.

 

my mate lee has been stunting his SV650 for 2 years, on the streets and in the lot and the only problem hes had is the frame cracked, and hes been doing long highway wheelies and slow idle wheelies....

He overfills the oil, and he says thats the reason the engine has lasted so long

 

I have been told that when doing long wheelies, the top cylinder of the v-twin engine isn't fed as much oil as it should be getting. Having said that though, Cory from d-Aces stunted his TL1000 for about 5 years with no engine problems that I heard of.

 

didnt you just post this up on custom fighters

 

Cory was popping motors CONTSTANTLY on his TL. I know that doing 12 o'clock burnouts was specifically damaging, but even long highway wheelies took their toll. I don't know exactly how many motors he went through, but I know that it was more than a few.

I've always wondered how Jason Pullen keeps his Harley motors together with all the lot duty his bikes see.

- Jason

 

yes i did, just wanted to hear other opinions. what ive gathered so far is, dont keep the front up too long, or itll go out in a bang. also, i should get an oil light, lol.

 

It's because all Harley V-Twins made since the 50's (maybe older) utilize a dry sump oiling system. That combined with the narrow 30 degree bank angle, and the oiling does awesome on the motors. They need a huge oil cooler, good oil, and better head gaskets to work seamlessly on the lot. And upgrading the oil pump is great insurance, just in case. Craig Jones used to do 12 bar revlimiter burnouts on his x1 with no consequence....... Man I miss my Millenium x1!

 

Like the guy above said, from what I remember hearing, he was swapping motors every other day.

 

PRO-Its a bike
CON-ITS A V-TWIN

 

Con: Other than the top cyl beein a nut roaster!!!!, yeah, it will also starve for oil. Over fill bout a quart.. but its no guarantee. Pro: Tons of bottom end tourqe. Con: U got a limited amount of time to find the power before redline ( lower and smaller powerband)

 

Smaller powerband???? Quite the contrary. Flatter and earlier torque curve=broader powerband.

CON: Twitchy, depending on bike, will shake you in low rpms, certain v-twins stall extremely easy at low rpms. Overfilling varies from bike to bike. Overfill an SV a quart you won't have a problem. Overfill a Buell a quart, and you'll be cleaning up oil for a week on a tube frame. On an XB, you'll blow a seal, most likely the primary seal dividing it from primary chain, emptying the swingarm. Bad stuff.

The trick to using Japanese V-twins that I've seen so far is to utilize lower RPMs at or past bp, and to stay off of the revlimiter period.

 

I stand corrected..

 

well, my sv hasnt had any problems and i love its power.it has mostly to do w/ rider error, i mean, just don't redlne it when doing coasters and anything stupid like that b/c its bad for any bike. have a good oil and add a bit more than nessesary to keep oil to the front cylinder and u will b a ok. i do wheelies at low rpm and idle doesnt matter.

 

why would anyone keep a bike that they swapped motors alllll the time? dont make sense.

 

My buddy put his 06 through hell and back on the rear tire, and dropped the **** out of it several times, and it still runs great today. I broke his subframe, but let's not get into that

 

i just love the fact that it has more torque. i can power mine up so easy, but when i hopped on my buddys cbr600 i couldnt get the thing up for the life of me, lol. he can ride it on the rear tire all day, but it just wasnt working for me. mind, i dont have any experience on inline 4's. this is my first and only bike, so im used to the power in the low end.