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Title: Rejet done... Post by 911radioman on 02/21/06 at 08:23:52 Got the rejet done while ago. Went from stock 145 to 152.5 main jet. I have changed my mind on the HD muff, will no longer be installing that on my bike, and will be putting a MAC on it tomorrow. Just didn't like the fit up of the HD muff so I'm going this route. My Wingerline Highway Bars will be here this afternoon and will be installed post-haste! :D |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by Savage_Rob on 02/21/06 at 08:41:01 Be careful when installing a new muffler. You'll probably want to loosen the header while fitting it up and then retighten it afterward. Just be careful that you get a good seal on the gaskets. I found it was better to replace both gaskets: the one between head and header and the one between header and muffler. Both are available on RonAyers.com, BikeBandit.com, etc. If your exhaust leaks, you'll probably have additional backfiring. |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by 911radioman on 02/21/06 at 08:55:32 Looking at the fiche for my bike, it only shows the head to header pipe gasket, and then a "muffler connector" at the muffler to pipe connection. No mention of a gasket there. |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by Savage_Rob on 02/21/06 at 09:08:52 911radioman wrote:
Yeah, it's items #2 and #5 (http://www.ronayers.com/fiche/300_0271/muffler/muffler.bmp). The connector (#5) is sort of a rubber/putty composite with a wire mesh inside it. It seals very well. |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by 911radioman on 02/21/06 at 17:47:20 Got the Wingerline bar installed this evening. Man, that is one tight fit getting that acorn nut back on with the bar bracket there too! Also, the u-bolt was a pretty snug fit as well. I think I'm going to the hardware store in the morning and get some lock washers to put on that u-bolt connection. I could see vibration giving that one fits. ;) |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by Savage_Rob on 02/21/06 at 17:49:33 Yeah, I cut one tab off of the heat shield to allow that bolt to fit more easily. The heatshield works fine with one. You'll like that highwaybar. |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by 911radioman on 02/21/06 at 17:51:51 Would that bar support pegs on it? The only way I could see pegs working is if they were mounted on the outside of the bar pointing outward. Obviously they'd be high enough you wouldn't drag when cornering, but I'm more concerned with the "dork factor" and how they'd look that way... :D |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by 911radioman on 02/21/06 at 18:25:11 Rob, where did you get the heat shield you have on your bike? I'm going to need a smaller one after mounting the MAC tomorrow. |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by Dynobob on 02/22/06 at 04:35:54 911radioman wrote:
That's not dorky. Pegs mounted on crash bars are quite normal. I'll have two sets on my bikes this spring. |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by 911radioman on 02/22/06 at 08:20:47 So its normal to see these bars with the pegs pointing outward? Seems like a lot of them I've seen the pegs point inward. Maybe I just haven't paid that much attention to them. ::) |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by Savage_Rob on 02/22/06 at 12:06:32 911radioman wrote:
I picked it up at JC Whitney (http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10111/s-10101/p-100000140500/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000140500/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000140500). I've since seen some higher quality (and costlier) versions but this one has held up for over a year without any problems so far. JP Cycles has the same one at the same price as well as a number of others. Just search on "heat shield". |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by Dynobob on 02/22/06 at 12:09:34 911radioman wrote:
Yes, normal. I've never seen any pointed inward but have seen lots pointed out. |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by 911radioman on 02/22/06 at 15:22:46 Savage_Rob wrote:
I was able to retrieve the old gasket from the stock exhaust with no tears at all. Worked perfectly with the MAC on sealing it up. So that is good, and saved me some money in the process! |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by Savage_Rob on 02/22/06 at 16:07:46 You just have to check for leaks, that's all. The one at the header can look fine - until you compare it to a new one. It crushes with use. As long as you have no leaks and you don't overtorque, you're good. Remember never to tighten those header bolts on a hot engine. |
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Title: Re: Rejet done... Post by 911radioman on 02/22/06 at 16:10:20 It's all done. Everything tightened up, no leaks anywhere. Turned out really good! |
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