Reply With QuoteSounds like you need ot find a better dealer
Sigh.....Im sure it will all work out one way or another. Its just very sad to me that our State is in shambles and everyone is crying about it but not doing anything to fix it!!!!! I went to another Harley/Buell dealership to check out jackets for me and my wife. We had already looked online and found what we liked, so instead of buying online I wanted to support local business (being a local small business owner myself) I was amazed that the store was empty...nobody shopping just employees standing around chatting. Not 1 f-ing person said "hi", "do you need help finding anything" nothing. We stood and browsed for over half an hour with no contact from anyone. So I said "piss on this" and left. I am starting to get the impression from Harley/Buell that they just dont seem to care if they make a sale or not. I went to 2 other dealerships (not hd/buell) and was basically gang-raped before entering the building!!! I just dont get it. Do I look like I dont have any money? Do I not fit the build of a HD/Buell rider? Do I look like some punk kid?
I mean I was standing in their store with over $1000 cash in my pocket ready to buy clothing and accessories and they let it walk right out the door. All I can say is NO BITCHIN about the economy.
Sounds like you need ot find a better dealer
Ok Back to TOPIC,
S&S dont make a motor for the XB's, If you want good motor mods call www.revperf.com (Brian Nallin) or www.racingmotorcycles.com (Rich) They can better help you with the RIGHT motor setup
Exhaust- dont do a straight pipe, you will lose low end performance. There are several exhaust pipes out there to get a better pipe. Stock Exhaust is hard to beat just dont have a good sound.
What do you want to do under the fake gas tank and tail section. Under the fake gas tank is a air filter, under the tail section is a sub-frame, battary, brake reservoir, shock remote adjuster.
Yes you are right..Back to topic. Sorry all:(. It seems to me that things are better on these bikes if left un changed. I plan on doing the license plate relocate, pipe, and new mirrors and turn signals. Other than that it will probably stay as is. Maybe remove the bottom plastic once i get my new bling bling pipe on it. I think it looks better, you know the less is more thing. Other than that I like to live by the old "if it aint broke dont fix it"
No one really touched on pipes. If you are looking for a louder, and better performance pipe there are many aftermarket choices. Special OPs by odie, Drummer by KDFAB, Jardine, Force, on an on. The force pipe I hear is very loud, and you have modest gains in performance.
Think I'm gonna go with the Jardine. I really liked the Drummer and spoke with Kevin from KD fab on the phone. Talk about a stand up guy, hes awesome, loves to talk bikes and will answer any question you have. I'm just having trouble with the price of his..its almost double the jardine with similar gains. I really want to support KD fab but my wallet is screaming!! What he needs to do is put something on his site about taking your factory pipe from you and giving some sort of credit off the new pipe you buy. Sort of take some of the sting outa buying the new pipe.
I went with Jardine for just about the same reason. Don't forget that you will have to repack the pipe every 500 mi or so depending how you ride. I think that that reason alone steers people away from the Jardine--but the carbon fiber one is soo sexy...
Repacking? Is that a performance issue or just a noise issue? I read about that and Jardine said it will need occasional repack.
From what I have read about the pipe you have to repack the baffle with fiber glass just like the old school cherry bomb glass packs. According to an article and some advice from the place that sold it to me, the can could become scorched and the rivets can become loose if neglected. The good thing is that to repack it is a fairly easy task, I have not received the can yet but I'll keep you all posted on how "easy" it is.
So basically it will get louder, the rivets may come loose due to increased vibrations in the pipe. Im guessing thats pretty close to what will happen. As far as the can scorching, I dont know. If its getting hot enough to scorch it then I would hate to see your headers. Those babys would be glowing:)
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