guru wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:25 am
Noodles, when you fit one, let us know your results and thoughts (ie was it worth it) pros v cons. Thanks, Guru
Well broken in now.
Blasted down to Wales and back today.
The slow break in has softened the impact of the change to me.
Town riding I can't really notice a difference.
But something I did notice.
Before it could hold 70 up hill and maxed out at 80 on the flat and couldn't hold that up an incline. I remember doing an overtake down hill and getting passed again as the speed dropped off.
Now on the motorways, it will now hold 80 up hill, and crucially has enough grunt to do a safe overtake if someone is doing 68. On the flat it will hit 85 and bounce of a limiter. I did the same hill today and accelerated up it for an overtake.
I'm planning on doing a test ride on a stock one this weekend to do a side by side comparison.
So, to summarise, it's not going to blow you away, but there are tangible benefits if you do highway speeds. I paid £200 for the cam + £100 for fitting and I don't regret it.
I've not had any trouble starting, but I can hear the starter motor working harder to turn the engine over. If you have the weak stock battery you might have issues.