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Thread: just traded my nightster for xb12s

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    hey all, brand new to the forum just wanted to check in and share some love for the buells
    first here's the bike...




    already started pulling crap off, yesterday i lost the p-peg frames.

    anyways, i really really love the handling and braking of this bike compared to my old sportie. it's a little tall for me so i will be going to a cg seat. also there is a bad flat spot just above idle. i am assuming it's because of the k&n intake and the exhaust valve delete done by the previous owner(stock ecm). i plan on changing the oil, spark plugs, new k&n(old one has a hole in it), EBR ECM, tps reset with centurion, and jardine rt-1 aluminum.

    will start ordering parts monday, hopefully all goes well :)

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    hells ya, before you get anything ordered, bounce it off of those here, they will help you avoid mistakes

    welcome to the family

    FYI lots of folks hate the jardine

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    smart trade :).great looking bike welcome to the forum.

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    Jardines sound nice, but be careful, the rivets work themselves loose and need to be repacked, for the price keda is worth it if you have it. If you're on a budget id check out hawks. I have one and love it for the price!

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    I would save the money and get a different exhaust then the jardine. Though many like them they don't seem to last neither does the packing. I have a jardine in pieces. Poor construction

    Look at xopti or drummer. Also hawk and special ops. They all mod the stock pipes. I have a custom hawk, sounds killer just not the most ideal for max power.
    You could also check out deans pipes, keda designs.

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    yeah right after i posted this i found a bunch of posts about crappy construction on the jardine muffler. i just sent randy an e-mail and will probably go with a hawk. love the way they sound(on video at least)and the stock muffler with dual tips looks great. max power doesn't really hold much value with me so seems like a good fit. also i noticed the previous owner took the cable off of the exhaust valve gizmo that sits on the airbox. will i need this??

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    No you won't, and he also makes single outlets.

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    ok cool, thanks for all the help you guys!



    btw here is a pic of the old nightster:



    she wasn't a bad bike, definitely looked sweet. loud as all hell, but was pretty comfortable. oh well i'm sure someone else will be quite happy with it. i just had to have something that handled better and stopped better. too many drivers out there with heads permanently planted in their colon.

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    If you want black powder coating (or any color for that matter).



    Polished.



    Or just plain stainless with no finish.



    Might be a little expensive for some, but it's a guaranteed power gain of no less than 10% over stock. They sound good as well. I'm working on headers, just don't have any completed yet.

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    ^nice piece got any videos?

    btw i was looking into the ecmspy cable and software, any input? for 42 bux looks as though i can fully custom tune my bike and even data log. that would be a huge advantage for a LOT LOT less than the ebr ecm.



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