kevorama
MOgang Member & Pyro-Man
Hey gang, I rode down to Cuba, MO. yesterday in near freezing temps again. Len says he's going to change my nick to Iceman, LOL. Three of the last four Fridays that I have ridden down there were in the 30's and below (BTW, it's a 2 hour drive for me). He does some performance package installs in steps. The one that I had done included Elka's Stage 1 front shocks, Ram Air Induction and Green Filter, Nology Performance Plug wires & Iridium plugs, plus the 2 Brother's Carbon Fiber Exhaust.
WOW!
It took me about 10 hours of riding my RTS to 'unlearn' many years of motorcycle, muscle memory, responses. I am having to learn all over again after only 3,800 miles. Doing the mechanical horse power boosting all in one shot and the handling that the Elka's have added is mind-blowing! We were already impressed with what the Spyder had to offer right out of the box. I never did quite like the twistys on it, though. The rolling in and out of the turns was a little much after a while. I didn't realize how much I was fighting it until I left Len's shop with all the goodies mounted and ready for a cold weather break-in.
The Elka's are worth their weight in gold. Not only was I going into the turns 10-15 mph faster, but with confidence and was accelerating midway through the turn like it was on rails! The other stuff feels and sounds awesome. The dyno readings that other folks were getting ranged from the mid/high teens to 20 extra hp at the rear wheel. On top of that, I should expect to gain maybe 5 - 6 mpg do to the more efficient burning of the fuel/air and the 26 lbs difference from stock pipe to CF.
The wife and I suited up in our warmest riding gear and did some running today. She really noticed a difference in how the bike felt on the HWY with the new shocks. She only rides as a passenger at this point in time. Many of you already have these upgrades on your bike, I'm just putting this in for those that are up in the air on what to do next. If you don't do the HP thing, at least check into the Elka shocks. That will make a world of difference on your future riding experiences.:thumbup:
WOW!
It took me about 10 hours of riding my RTS to 'unlearn' many years of motorcycle, muscle memory, responses. I am having to learn all over again after only 3,800 miles. Doing the mechanical horse power boosting all in one shot and the handling that the Elka's have added is mind-blowing! We were already impressed with what the Spyder had to offer right out of the box. I never did quite like the twistys on it, though. The rolling in and out of the turns was a little much after a while. I didn't realize how much I was fighting it until I left Len's shop with all the goodies mounted and ready for a cold weather break-in.
The Elka's are worth their weight in gold. Not only was I going into the turns 10-15 mph faster, but with confidence and was accelerating midway through the turn like it was on rails! The other stuff feels and sounds awesome. The dyno readings that other folks were getting ranged from the mid/high teens to 20 extra hp at the rear wheel. On top of that, I should expect to gain maybe 5 - 6 mpg do to the more efficient burning of the fuel/air and the 26 lbs difference from stock pipe to CF.
The wife and I suited up in our warmest riding gear and did some running today. She really noticed a difference in how the bike felt on the HWY with the new shocks. She only rides as a passenger at this point in time. Many of you already have these upgrades on your bike, I'm just putting this in for those that are up in the air on what to do next. If you don't do the HP thing, at least check into the Elka shocks. That will make a world of difference on your future riding experiences.:thumbup:
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