Recent content by randomdude

Welcome aboard! The Alt Rider lower bars are so expensive nowadays. Have them on mine and in my opinion they're overrated as they easily bend on just a tip over at 0mph. I'd suggest you take a look at the bars from Heed, I looked it up a bit and they seem solid with good reports, if not a...

Yup, bike runs fine now and I wouldn't like to mess with that. I'll go ahead get the Arrows and see what happens, the spark plugs will tell. I also got a pair of those eliminators to experiment but primarily I'll try to keep to the O2 sensors. Thanks for the input.

I get what you mean but to be honest I'm still a bit confused because in the same thread a few pages after, the ECU guy states this (last paragraph):

JIq1969, thanks a lot for taking the time to explain, your post is very informative. Notes: If I get it right, the ECUnleashed II reflash still utilizes the O2 sensors. I get no warning light on my 1st gen bike when I unplug the sensors. Am I going to notice poorly burnt fuel and...

Hi Andyb43, good to know, thanks. My bike is also a 1st gen + Akra/K&N/flashed ECU, so I think I'll go ahead and order the Arrow headers. Also, through my "research" on this, I found out that as long as you have the O2 sensors unplugged, you might as well want to consider adding O2 sensor...

Andyb43, thanks for sharing this! May I ask, do you still run the same set-up and if yes, are you as happy with it? Any ill effects from keeping the O2 sensors unplugged? Thanks in advance

Interesting to see, I do realize that it's a simple device but my main concern is still about cancelling the O2 sensors above all. What's the general consensus as for their function, are they only there to adjust the fuelling in order to pass emission tests or do they serve any other...

Thanks, I have already ordered one, but I want to investigate a bit first if it's good in the long run. Do you have the Arrow (or any other decatted) headers and do you know if your bike runs rich or lean? Also do you know if the fuel dongle copes well with a re-flashed ECU?

Hello fellow fiddlers, I know, the -decat headers=>enrich mixture- topic has been beaten to death by now but I just came across this product ...

It really felt smoother for sure! I got it from MSP (motorcycle spare parts.eu) For soem reason it feels like a mission to order from the States, transportation damage risk, customs, waiting times etc. However I see now that Partzilla has it in stock for 450$, express international...

Thank you all for your replies. Looks like the opinions are quite unanimous here. Peace of mind is precious and already challenging enough(to me at least) to obtain.. I should 've sent it back, I don't know what I was thinking, it just felt too hard to put back the old, noisy one...

Hi good folks.. Well, as the title says, while a friend and I were about to install the new replacement Gen 2 hub on my '12 we figured that the part has been dropped during trasportation or something and it was bent, but the worst thing is that hairpin crack by the upper re-enforcement ring...

It does help a bit, in my case with the MotoZ it almost knocks me off my balance, specially on slow U turns and generally at the same rolling speed you mentioned. The alternating tread pattern causes some weird lateral wobble. In fact I dont know how to feel about these tires anymore, I also...

Hi everyone for once more, Okay, I had to put my pieces together to get back here & report, in case it helps someone in the future. Long story short, after literally taking apart half of the bike ( checked bearings, re-adjusted spokes, final drive therefore swingarm/schock etc etc) I...

38 but I feel like 62.. :rolleyes: Either way, I 've been a die hard fan of Yamaha's XT series: 500cc '79, 550cc '82. Then it was love at the first "braaap!" when I got introduced to the crossplane parallel twin through XTZ 750 super tenere and 3 TDM's later on until I got my '11...