Pipes, Jets and RAK, big improvement

Installed V&H Shortshots on my '07 650 Classic today, replaced the main jets with Dynojet 106's, performed the RamAirKit mod on the stock air cleaner, still using the paper air filter but put one #4 washer on each of the stock carb needles and the above 40 mph performance increase is really noticible, feels like a much larger engine. Cruised solo at 70 mph on 1/4 throttle. Best 325 bucks I ever spent on a bike.

Great news. $325.00 to hot rod a motorcycle is a real deal.

Enjoy the ride!

Installed V&H Shortshots on my '07 650 Classic today, replaced the main jets with Dynojet 106's, performed the RamAirKit mod on the stock air cleaner, still using the paper air filter but put one #4 washer on each of the stock carb needles and the above 40 mph performance increase is really noticible, feels like a much larger engine. Cruised solo at 70 mph on 1/4 throttle. Best 325 bucks I ever spent on a bike.

$325.00 on my Harley gets me spark plugs and an oil change.

i do my own maintence and i did 4 plugs ngk dr8es and a 5 quart oil and filter change on my bike for less than 40 bucks

i do my own maintence and i did 4 plugs ngk dr8es and a 5 quart oil and filter change on my bike for less than 40 bucks

I do all of my own maintenance also. My point was that to do the same things to my Harley would have been quite a bit more.

Cool. I just got my pipes and HC with jets.
Will be working on it tomorrow.

Ok, picture time.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/betabilly/3.jpg

hey betabilly, what bike is that? that the 650 star? Did you have problems with the heat shield being too short?

Yeah, once I got the rear pipe bolted to the head, I found that in order to get the upper end of the heat shield centered over the header pipe, there was about 3/8 inch exhaust pipe sticking out beyond the shield. Nothing I can do about that so I mounted the front pipe accordingly so the ends match.

Ok, picture time.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/betabilly/3.jpg
Sweet looking bike. :)