Recent content by Blue1

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If you can't start your bike at night in your driveway without pissing off the neighbors, your bike is too loud. I deleted the cat and got an S&S pipe, which was just insanely loud. I've had big HP fours my whole riding career (45+ years) and a straight pipe four can be ridden lightly and you...

Thanks for the link...damn, S&S shipped mine without that, no wonder it's so brutal.

What does the DB killer look like?

I was under the impression all S&S pipes shipped with the DB killer in, but mine just looked as described above, just a straight pipe with a perforated tube...maybe mine didn't ship with the DB killer? I'd like to put the S&S back on, but I already spent enough money on this without paying for...

No apology necessary, and that KTM is a beast.

An FTR really isn't a cruiser, it is a dirt track race replica, with decent electronics, which can perform on the street pretty well with decent tires unless you are willing to take serious risk on a more typical road race replica on faster roads. With that being said, I get what you are...

I think you're talking about the RR, which is the clip-on equipped version with very slightly more rear set pegs and fairing, mine is the RS, which has conventional handlebars.

I'm a little surprised it feels geared lower, but maybe you're right. It is heavier, but the more upright position and wide bars lend a lot of leverage, so it is more flickable than one might suspect (but probably not as much as the Duke, do to weight advantage). I think the FTR would clean...

I rode with an S&S for about a season and couldn't take it anymore, put the stock Akra's back on (de-catted, they sound good). Always had loud-piped fours which would be tolerable if you peddled the throttle a little, but that is apparently no help with 600cc cylinders. Very loud under all...

That's a shame, the instantaneous bottom end response of the '19 is part of what makes it so fun to ride.

What make the '22s tamer than the '19? Didn't think they changed anything in the engine.

Nice...essential mod, I had mine dealer-installed when it was picked up new. Adds to the flat track vibe.

As long as I moving, mine never goes over 170 degrees. Fan comes on in traffic in warm weather at 206 and that's pretty much as hot as it gets, so all of above is a mystery to me. It is amazing to me all the people that complain about heat (and vibration while we're at it) on this bike. It's...

I would be surprised if this issue is the Lloyd's tune, it has been spot-on for my '19 FTR RR. More likely a dealer f-up.