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Old Aug 12, 2018 | 06:55 AM
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Congrats on the new ride !!
Welcome to the smoother side of things in the touring forum !!
 
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Old Aug 12, 2018 | 09:49 AM
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Remove the cat and a good tune..... wife will
be very happy. Done a few and it’s a big big difference .She will thank u and u will notice also.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2018 | 10:16 AM
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Congrats on the new bike,I have a 2-tone 2013 and love it.
 
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Rained the whole weekend. Forecast said until late Monday, so I decided to pull the header on Saturday. Cut open the header and removed the cat Brought the cleaned out header to my local custom exhaust shop today and they re-welded the cut out plate back on for $30.00.
Put it back on the bike this afternoon, re-mapped the V&H FP3. Got about a 100 mile ride in and lo and behold, no more heat problem. It's like night and day from the way it used to be. Can't wait for the wife, I mean boss, gets on for a ride. She is going to be a happy camper as well as me.
For those of you who aren't happy with the right side heat, do not hesitate to do this mod.
 

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Amazing how that one thing can cut down the heat so much huh? Remove the thigh shield on the left side and that'll help as well. The website I posted will help you drop the heat a large amount.
 
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