May 302006
The latest mods to my little bike
On Friday I rode my still mostly-stock bike from Austin to Houston, where a guy I had never met before (only conversed with via the CC&D forum) helped me work on my bike.
Modifications completed:
- Installed DG Hard-Krome Strippers exhaust pipes
- Installed Kuryakyn Hypercharger
- Re-jetted the carbs — used 130 Mikuni jets and shimmed the stock needles (using 2 #4 washers), and re-set the mix screws 3.5 turns.
- Disabled the AIS
What a difference in performance and sound — much more throttle response, and you can really hear her roar now when I roll on that throttle. These little short, straight pipes are LOUD.
Next on the Mods list: slam the rear end, extend the forks, modify the seat (lower), bolt on some drag bars, and add some Lindbar highway bars.
UPDATE: I added two more accessories to my bike during the Republic of Texas Biker Rally:
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Nice bike… would like to hear her sometime.
These little short, straight pipes are LOUD.
No offense, but I’m glad you’re not my neighbor.
In any case, hopefully the loud pipes will scare off future deer for you…
We really don’t have any neighbors (we’re the first house entering our neighborhood, and the lot next to ours is 2.5 acres, and their house is way on the far side of the property; the house across the street is on a 10 acre lot, and we can’t even see their house from ours).
But, I’m also considerate of residential areas — it’s possible to roll through a neighborhood rather quitely (don’t hit the throttle too hard, and keep the gears low). When I’m trying to ride quitely through a neighborhood, you wouldn’t even know I just rode by if you were inside.
The key statement is “if you were inside”…. My neighbor has a fatboy and I hear him every time he goes for a ride… however, I consider it music to my ears and my three year old comes running in and says “there goes Mr Gary!”
Planning to go to the ROT parade Friday night…. I will look for you, of course that will be like looking for a needle in a haystack! Have fun and be safe!