Dyno-mite results By BRIAN WARREN Last year I found a motorcycle that I felt was suited to
my needs, a 2006 1600 Vulcan Nomad. I was able to get a bunch of short rides in, plus one
five-day adventure to Lake Superior. The bike handles like a dream and has lots of power to take on any
hill.The only thing it lacked was a great sound. Last year when I was participating in the annual Motorcycle Ride for Dad, I happened to hear a Vulcan with a set of Vance and Hines pipes. I was sold. I made a mental note to myself that when it came time in the spring to get it serviced, I would investigate adding them to mine. Enter Len Richardson, owner of Richmond
Motorsports. One day we were talking about the addition of the Vance and Hines, and he suggested we “dyno” the bike before and after adding them to the bike. A dyno is
actually a dynometer that, when attached, gives you a readout of cars or bikes. Len’s is one of a few shops around that has this
machine. So in early April, after getting my bike out of the back shed amid mud, water and snow, I drove it out to his shop in Richmond. Now, I’m not much of a techie guy, so Len and
Stephen Dool explained what was going to happen. First they ran the bike with the stock pipes at various rpms and the computer charted the horse power output and the engine torque. Then the Vance and Hines were put on and they ran another dyno. The results? The bike increased two more horsepower, but there was a dramatic increase in lower end torque. After the dynos, Stephen gave me a printout of the
results. It’s good to know that my bike will perform better with the Vance and Hines. But the sound? Music to my ears.
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