Kawasaki Meanstreak on dyno

2002 meanstreak 1500, big air intake, exhaust , pc3. Dyno was running low and only said 65 horsepower. Will be dyno tuning soon with a new video to follow. Check out my page for a video of me racing it.

[@nicholasselvaggi54]

My 2006 Victory Hammer 100ci Stage 1 RPW Slash Exhaust, Power Commander 5, and K&N Filter put down 80 hp and 103 lb ft at the wheel. Bike sounded awesome, great video.

[@JaxTellerRC]

I vote this number 1 best looking meanstreak!

[@jeremysgarage498]

Thank you!!

[@derekreilly1039]

What rear fender is that? I love the look.

[@SuperJBrowne]

Those numbers seem about right, you won't see much more even with a optimal tune.

[@chrishoesing5455]

Your fender is a nice improvement over stock imo.

[@jeremysgarage498]

Thank you!

[@1satisfiedmind]

My 2005 (1600), stock Dyno @ 65 hp/72 ft. lbs. tq, but with the big 3: Vance and Hines Big Shots (2 into 1 into 2), Power Commander ll, and Barons Big Air Kit, dyno'd at 73 hp/94 ft. lbs. trq...and that was with a not perfect map i downloaded from a Vulcan site. You may need to experiment w maps, but those numbers are way off for what you've done. you should get around 20% gains.

[@jeremysgarage498]

Yea the bike also has aftermarket cams. The dyno guy said the software seemed to be running 30 horse low due to the heat that day (101 plus). I should be around around 95 with my mods

[@1satisfiedmind]

@@jeremysgarage498 oh, you did the cams? Nice. I read about those for the Meanie in an article in MC Mag back in the day, lol (2004). To max the performance with those a nice 2 into 1 Sidewinder was the preferred pipe. 84k trouble free miles on my Meanie. Love that rear fender, looks great.

[@3613jeremy]

Ya once you Change internal parts you need a quality runner to fine tune it my Raider that has a D&D intake & cobra exhaust I've been researching different tunes and the best tune other then being professionally done is Ivan's tune those programming set ups are constantly causing issues

[@andyvanherwynen4866]

On a big v-twin with shaft drive 65 at the rear wheel is pretty good for a Meanie with only external engine mods. Assuming 15% loss through the driveshaft and transmission means it could produce 75 hp or more at the crank.

[@3613jeremy]

I've been told drive shafts drop around 20-25% where belt is 10-15% and chain drive being 5-10% of total power loss from crank

[@johnpejnovich7722]

Greetings, interesting info on the parasitic loss of final drives. Which I thought the use of a shaft drive didn't make any sense on a power cruiser like the Meanie. Yes, it maybe smoother, but shafts still require maintenance. Reinforced belts would have been lighter and just as easy to maintain if not easier. Strange though, Kawi use belt drives on some of their larger displacement models.
Thanx again

[@huckusan]

Is this a 1500 or 1600? What were the results of the Dyno run(s)?

[@jeremysgarage498]

1500 and results in description

[@Giitzerland]

65 seems close to target for these, they only sound like 80hp ^^

[@ralphaelconfer9719]

I was told a my bike (2007 Meanstreak) couldn't be tuned. Where are you located?

[@jeremysgarage498]

It can absolutely be tuned with a power commander 3. I'm located in Louisville.

[@pulvil29]

my 1500 was running power commander and hypercharger and was dyno'd at 90bhp

[@jeremysgarage498]

That definitely sounds more accurate of where mine should have been. I also was told the dyno was running 30hp low due to extreme heat that day.

[@andyvanherwynen4866]

If that was measured 90hp at the rear wheel means 103.5hp at the crank. No VN1600 will do that without some internal engine mods, like higher compression near 10.5:1. Some heads porting. Maybe even a hotter cam than is stock in a Meanstreak. 90hp at the crank for the VN1600 without internal engine mods is a LOT if gain, unless you're pumping a lot more gas and air into the engine.

[@parkerraus3402]

What gear were you in?

[@jeremysgarage498]

3rd gear

[@TKO-NY]

Can't you count?

[@bigwheel555]

why where you in 3rd gear? thought you are suppose to be in the last gear 1to1ratio.

[@jeremysgarage498]

Not sure it was a free Dyno lol

[@jamesalvin107]

He said sixty five...

[@cliffhotchkiss2680]

😳 no numbers??

[@jeremysgarage498]

Read the description

[@derekreilly1039]

1500 or 1600?

[@jeremysgarage498]

1500

[@PaulPerry66]

Well that was a wate of my time

[@jeremysgarage498]

How was it a waste of time? It shows the dyno numbers and the run.

[@PaulPerry66]

Show me where it shows the numbers . All I seen was a couple pulls and then the video ended

[@PaulPerry66]

I'm not bashing the bike as I ride an 04 meanie and love it . Just wanted to see numbers and it didn't show any

[@jeremysgarage498]

Numbers are in the description

[@TKO-NY]

@@jeremysgarage498 dyno was not running low, was dead on accurate. What did you expect it to be?

[@dfcvda]

bette than a harley?

[@jeremysgarage498]

I enjoy it more than I did my 2013 roadking.

[@ufohunter1805]

waste of my time no results.

[@jeremysgarage498]

They are in the description