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Thumper, the bike looks great, even the right side of the frame…
Did you swap sprockets yet? Curious on the factory rpm at 55mph with the sixer and stock sprockets.
I hit a new snag, my Amazon tail tidy rubbed the plate on the tire. Took out the light and wiring, thank god the plate was still there. Rebuilt the tail mounting with brackets to extend the rear subframe, so far so good. Over 950 miles and still running strong, as most of the problems were my own doing. Going to revisit the steering stem and wheel bearings this week.
On the exhaust the Orion RBX performance pipe will fit with trimming and welding, everything fits with trimming and welding. If I were to have a do over on the exhaust I’d just cut cut the stock one and remove the cat. I think there’s a link in this massive thread to an Amazon Crf pipe that’s a close fit too.
Really impressed with the bike now that I can roll at 55 and be comfy; with the sprockets and rear tire, it’s safe on a two-lane with a 55 limit. Any interstate or dual-lane with traffic at 76+ mph is a no go.
I found a new Tenere 700 at my dealer and I’m jumping on it. It’ll be a massive weight increase but it’ll extend my range by many miles. And new mods to void another warranty…
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