Recent content by datguywhowanders

Alright, so I was browsing through the ebay listings today, and I came across this: 520 Conversion Sprocket and Chain Kit I've done a little reading about them, and I think I sort of understand how making changes one way or the other can either increase acceleration or top speed. From what...

That would make me WAAAYYYYYYYY too nervous. I lived in Monterey for about a year when I first started riding, and I wouldn't have dreamed of doing that at the time. Six years later, the thought still isn't a pleasant one. I'll lane share in order to get around two vehicles that are going the...

Yes, Iowans. And I guess I should rephrase my earlier statement/question. I would like to know whether the company says the item has a HP gain. Thanks for making fun of me btw, 'preciate it :)

The design would've been alright if they'd replaced the original stock pipe, lol. It doesn't sound any better though, which is kind of a bummer. I would like to know if there is any performance gain out of it, thought I kind of doubt it.

Good to hear you made it out mostly unscathed! I live off of a gravel road. Not very far, it's only about half a mile, but it scares the **** out of me every time I take the bike out. It's a pretty steep hill, and I'm usually praying the whole way. Best advice a buddy of mine gave me was just...

Out of curiosity, anyone riding around the Sioux City, IA region? I'd love to find some riding companions :) Pretty much anything to have an excuse to ride more often works for me.

I decided to push mine up there and see if I could feel it today (I've been following the break-in pretty closely until now, although after reading an article about mototune break-ins I'm wondering if that's gonna come back to bite me in the ... ), anyway, I got nothing of the sort in that RPM...

Wow! Those are by far the nicest looking sets I've seen so far, IMHO. I think the TB one looks alright; the m4 one is kinda ugly, again IMO. So those are under research huh? Any more information forthcoming any time soon?