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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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Hey all,

I have stage I AC right now, looking forward to put on the heavy breather before next summer,

Just wondering how hard is it to put them on? Is it pretty straight forward?

Thanks all
 
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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Simple as popping a pimple
 
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Simple as popping a pimple
lol, i forgot to ask since i have the stage 1 download already, do I need another remap?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lchen6
lol, i forgot to ask since i have the stage 1 download already, do I need another remap?
I asked the same question to my buddy at the dealer and he told me I would not need another remap if I put on the heavy breather. You should be fine.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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If you can read and possess common sense, you can install it in less than 20 minutes
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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Simple install. One beer job, and that's if ya drink fast.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 6o66er
If you can read and possess common sense, you can install it in less than 20 minutes
or about an hour if yer like me
 
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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If you can read and possess common sense, you can install it in less than 20 minutes
or about an hour if yer like me
Yeah, I'm with you on that hour thing!
 
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well your gunna need to jack up the bike remove both wheels and the rear fender, pull off the rear cylinder of the engine and move the gas tank up 6 inches while simultaneously juggling the wheels you removed, and then reinstall the wheels backwards and swapped, and finally place the rear fender over the front fender and remove the handlebars.


it should take about 20 minutes if your in a hurry



edit: hopeuflly you realize im joking about everything except the 20 minutes part. its a simple job, just look at the instructions and youll know if its something you can do.
 

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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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so easy a caveman could do it...or so i hear
 
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