I have lots to learn before I take on sliders. But thanks for that info. I'm thinking I should just get sliders that are the same weight as the stock rollers, as far as I can tell. I'm gonna order some next month. Then start collecting the tools needed.
Sliders of the same weight will result in more or less same revs up to 55-60mph, and after that the revs will
drop considerably compared to the stock round ones. You might loose a bit of your current top speed as a
result, but I can't guarantee it because of the other mods you did, you might end up with 5mph more.
As a rule of thumb, Dr Pulley suggests sliders 10% lighter then your stock weights.
What that does usually is improve the acceleration considerably, but STILL lowers the revs at higher
speeds and saves fuel.
I went from 15.5gr stock to 14gr sliders which resulted in acceleration to 60mph dropping from 11 to 9
seconds at an average 500-600 revs more at wide open throttle while accelerating.
Crusing revs at 75mph went down from 7000 to 6500, and the top speed remained more or less the same
(I'm missing 2-3mph), also at 500 revs less. It's not around 87mph at 7600 revs, which is 400 revs short
of the maximum power of the bike.
That's why I'd never go with sliders even the same weight as stock, not to mention heavier that some
suggest, because even with lighter sliders you end up with lower revs at the top, as you can see.
That's the whole idea behind sliders and the reason they were made.
