23-09-13, 11:55 AM
Shell V Power, imo, definitely helps with the running of the thous when standard. I chopped and changed between that and the recommended 95 and am still 100% convinced it improves the running from the point of view of the low speed glitchiness of this model (gen 1). At one of the bike shops I used to work at, the head mechanic (a very knowledgeable and talented individual) used to say that generally Yams from this period (early 2000s) benefit from the use of V-Power. As far as I know, this was based purely on results, we used to recommend it to customers and got a lot of positive feedback to this effect.
I have since learned that due to considerations of ignition timing/compression ratio, most carburetted bikes should be better off sticking with 95 - that's the theory anyway. But now I've had the Ivanising done to mine, I'm gonna have another play between 95 and V Power, just to satisfy my curiosity.
I have since learned that due to considerations of ignition timing/compression ratio, most carburetted bikes should be better off sticking with 95 - that's the theory anyway. But now I've had the Ivanising done to mine, I'm gonna have another play between 95 and V Power, just to satisfy my curiosity.