Finally!!
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 206
Likes: 0
From: Northern IL
build your bike the way you want to... its yours. the advice here is unlimited. Best way to build yours is get ideas from other people's builds, allow yourself to create a vision of how you want it, and then build it. thats what makes its yours and no one else's.
If all you want to do is dress it out in chrome, do it bro. If you wanna club style it, do it. Also, idk about the rest of the guys, i do most of my ordering from JP Cycles. I'm a gold memeber and the membership has already paid for itself and already started saving me money. I also go to my local indy shop for stuff like tires, wire extensions etc. Best piece of advice, buy a service manual and ask around who your best Indy is. The longer you build a relationship with your indy, the more he'll eventually start to help you out with deals on parts n labor n stuff
If all you want to do is dress it out in chrome, do it bro. If you wanna club style it, do it. Also, idk about the rest of the guys, i do most of my ordering from JP Cycles. I'm a gold memeber and the membership has already paid for itself and already started saving me money. I also go to my local indy shop for stuff like tires, wire extensions etc. Best piece of advice, buy a service manual and ask around who your best Indy is. The longer you build a relationship with your indy, the more he'll eventually start to help you out with deals on parts n labor n stuff
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 224
Likes: 0
From: Central PA
Congrats. Like most of these guys the first thing I changed was my exhaust, air cleaner, and added a fuel pak. I couldn't stand that stock sound. Good luck and make it your own with whatever you like.
If there are no cat converters in your headers, a good set of slip ons are good for stage 1.
Stage one is simply letting her breath. Better flowing pipes and intake, plus some sort of fuel management so she doesn't run lean.
Fuel management can be done in a few different ways. Each has certain characteristics.
You can have the dealer re-flash the map. It will cost a little and you won't be able to mod the map for fine tuning.
You can install Xied devices in your O2 ports. They simply fool the system into providing more fuel. They are cheap and easy, but again, no adjustment.
You can install a piggyback style fuel controller like the Power Commander or V&H FuelPak. They work well and are generally cost friendly. It stays connected to the bike and overrides the bikes map. Some have complained about the connection getting wet and causing problems. I've ran several of them on sport bikes without issue.
Finally, you can buy and use a fuel control interface. You connect it to the bike while tuning, but they don't have to remain connected because they reprogram the bikes brain. These generally provide the most adjustability depending on how much you spend on it.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 101
Likes: 1
From: Minnesota
Fuel management can be done in a few different ways. Each has certain characteristics.
You can have the dealer re-flash the map. It will cost a little and you won't be able to mod the map for fine tuning.
You can install Xied devices in your O2 ports. They simply fool the system into providing more fuel. They are cheap and easy, but again, no adjustment.
You can install a piggyback style fuel controller like the Power Commander or V&H FuelPak. They work well and are generally cost friendly. It stays connected to the bike and overrides the bikes map. Some have complained about the connection getting wet and causing problems. I've ran several of them on sport bikes without issue.
Finally, you can buy and use a fuel control interface. You connect it to the bike while tuning, but they don't have to remain connected because they reprogram the bikes brain. These generally provide the most adjustability depending on how much you spend on it.
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