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The head of the rear jug is still going to be 4" away from your nutz with or without a cat in the head pipe...lol... The cat delete will remove some of the heat near your heal/cav and passengers foot area. The motor is air cooled and still going to put out mucho heat in slow moving or stopped traffic so I would leave them. I actually added them after my stage one because the bike looked so naked right at the back of the motor, you could see right through to the other side. And I wanted a good place to hide my LED lights.
I took mine off. They completely block the space behind the rear cylinder. If they were a clear acrylic I would add them but the stock plastic looks bad IMO.
I actually added them after my stage one because the bike looked so naked right at the back of the motor, you could see right through to the other side. And I wanted a good place to hide my LED lights.
You can take them off anytime you want. Bet you put them back on.
^^^ I agree on this one...
When I lived in NC and rode in 16 degree weather, I would take them off to help keep the boys warm... As soon as it hit 65+, they got put back on...
I am going to paint mine to match soon. Should help. I am blacking my bike out, so they dont bother me too much, but I can understand if you like chrome, they dont look as good. Look into the chrome accents that they make for them...?
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