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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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I saw this in a recent issue of American Iron.....so I thought What the Hell why not.
There was a discount code in the add that made it $99 with shipping.
So I received it in the mail yesterday and slapped it in....I went for a quick ride and the Seat of the pants was not very impressive. This morning I rode to work and it felt good, I am hoping it provides better mileage but only time will tell.





 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 06:08 PM
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I dont understand. (but i usually dont..)
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 06:12 PM
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Looks like a gimmick. Like those tornado things for cars.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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Right and they also come with an unconditional gaurentee or your money back....so I thought sure why not.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by streetfighter06
Looks like a gimmick. Like those tornado things for cars.
You hit that nail right on the head.............

 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by cHarley
You hit that nail right on the head.............

Trust me Charley I am as big a skeptic as they come...but hey ya never know. Besides everything "NEW" these days is or has a gimmick. It was one of those ah what the hell moments.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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Hell, I'm curious. Thanks for the review.
Keep us posted about mileage.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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If its made by boyesen it is sure to have a ton of r&d hours. They used to be a top engine builder for motocross. I had there motor work done on my bikes n there work was top notch. I saw this product at a local dealer and was thinking of trying it as well.
 
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There was a big deal about this over at the xl forum. the guys from nhrs did a dyno test and they found no improvement in performance. I don't know about mileage so I am interested to see what you find out.
 

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It is like the tornado thing, but when I put one of those in my prerunnered silverado (was my DD) i actually did get better mileage by about 3mpg. Whether those results were typical or not idk.
 
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