I bought my Bronze Armor back in Jan 2021, only thing I did in the beginning was to upgrade the stereo to a focal sport amp/Focal HDK speakers and put fullsac baffles in the stock mufflers.
Recently, I installed the RW RS-1 shocks, Khromewerk HP+ muffler and had the cam swapped to the SE462 with a harley download. Im not a dyno chart guy, just know when the bike runs the way I want it too. So I have the same cam and shocks on my RGS for the past year so I was curious to see how the CVO Limited would compare. I have a few hundred miles in since the upgrades.
1. Shocks are still a very noticeable improvement from the 13" premium shocks the CVO came with. The bike rides and tracks significantly better. I noticed how much more planted it felt at higher speeds.
2. I ran the mufflers before the cam swap and they sounded pretty good and the bike actually felt a bit more responsive at lower rpms. After the cam swap, boy did they come alive. Still have that typical kw tone but a lot more assertive without being obnoxious.
3. What I really like about this cam is it fits my riding style. I didnt notice any dropoff at low rpms but a definite improvement when the bike starts revving past 2500 rpm. Riding in traffic in 4th geat at 50 mph around 2800 rpm and you twist the throttle and all of a sudden you look done and youre doing 65. Riding at 65 in 5th gear and your twist the throttle and 80 mph is there suddenly. That really was my major complaint with the stock cam, plenty of low end grunt but not a whole lot of useful grunt when rolling on the throttle at speed.
Overall, pretty happy with how all these changes work together and just a lot more fun, enjoyable ride without sacrificing any reliability which is what I was looking for.
Have the same Khrome Werks mufflers on my Bronze Armor. Do you have any inserts installed in them?... I am running the performance insert in mine. Just curious... Thanks
No, running the mufflers with the std baffles in them.
played around on the dyno with my KW and the inserts make about a 20 ft lb diffference around 2300 rpms, very noticeable! They do sound great without out the inserts though. The performance and louvered insert perform almost identical but have a slightly different tone from each other. Congrats on the bike sir!
not the first time I've heard this and I was happy and not expecting the same outcome
i have a D&D 2-1 and when they did the 117 in my bike, they changed the cam....sounds like a completely different bike....it has a deep low angry roar now, i didn't realize how much i'd enjoy that sound as I'm riding
That really was my major complaint with the stock cam, plenty of low end grunt but not a whole lot of useful grunt when rolling on the throttle at speed
they put the SE498 in mine, but it sounds like you got similar results, mine starts pulling at about 2500 and pulls pretty hard just about to the ref limiter, which makes it nice for highway riding....wife and I do a lot of traveling and we spend some time on the highways...it's nice to have more than you usually need, just in case you need it
05-01-2022, 10:03 AM
Upgrades done finally!
