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There is nothing wrong with a lot of those dinky repair shops, where I live I'd trust them before I'd go to the dealer. You don't really need a 1250 kit unless you are building some max effort machine, a lot of small shops can bore your stock cylinders and all you have to buy is a set of pistons, you didn't tell us what you are riding so there are a lot of variables that could drastically change what this conversion will cost you.
As well as 'dinky shops' you have several other things wrong there! Current and recent 883s cannot be bored out to 1200, so reboring is not an option for owners of those bikes. Also NRHS's 1250 kit gives remarkable improvements to an 883, with no other changes, so it is suitable for all bikes, not just 'max effort' ones. It does give even better improvements with further changes, but it seems to me to be a one-size-fits-all kit and a great credit to NRHS.
Boy you sure do make a lot of assumptions about Indy's, I live in the small city of Boise ID and I know 4 small indy's here that are all good respectable shop's that are comprised of good hard working people that have years of experience and half of them are people that the local dealer let got because they cost to much and where replaced by fresh kids right out of tech school that they could hire for next to nothing. They have just as good and sometimes better equipment than the dealer has. So I would suggest that maybe you should look at your local Indy's with a way less bigoted point of view or maybe have a few less beers before getting on the computer.
Who do you use in Boise? I've never had anyone work on my bike, but I am always looking for places to buy parts. I go to Bill's on Cole most of the time. I will also need someone to Dyno tune my scoot in a month or so. Any suggestions?
Go to ur dealership and go with an se kit u wont be sorry
I thought that for power, the SE slip on units aren't as efficient as the 2 into 1? At least that was the impression I got which narrowed my choices to the Bobcat or the Bassani Road Rage. If I am wrong, let me know since I am ordering tomorrow and would rather not have to screw with a return. Best price I found was $695 delivered.
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