Talking bout mileage from tyres.. I killed this one ContiForce SM in 800 KM But riding in parking lots sure is fun
Silver Bullet - I dig that heat shield! Have the same pipe which came on my 630 purchased slightly used. Cannot locate yours on the net. Where'd you get it?
2011 te630, Did my de-cat mod last week, took some time, more than I was expecting. All in all sounds just a little deeper at idle, but not much, cruise speed is also a little deeper, but wide open gives me a nice deep sound. Not annoying at all but exactly what I had hoped for. Def more flow of air and way more power, great cheap mod, just some time and a few bucks $$$. Wanted to keep the dual pipe look. Also opened the air box, lambda sensor with o2 removed and plugged up, and jd jetting efi tuner installed. Now have to work on tweekin it for the most power!!! May do a sprocket for even more low end power soon.
How is that rear tire working compared to the stock? My stock on seems to not dig well. Guess since it's mostly a street tire with small nobbs?
Stock FMF heat shield. Do you have an FMF midpipe? FMF doesn't list their heat shields separately but I bet if you contacted them they might sell you one. That tire, NOS Kenda K778 worked great off road but was gone after about 500 miles of pavement and 300 miles of dirt. Not a street tire by any means, soft FIM enduro knobby. It was my road miles that killed it quickly, even with conservative driving. _
Wow! Thats fast! Any recommendations? Mainly riding street, 80 Percent of the time for now. Will be doing more like 60 percent street in the future.
You would probably just love the Heidenau K60 Scout. Best tire out there for 50/50. The stock Karoo (T) Traveler at $140 should be a much better tire than it is. Mine was pretty much gone at 700 miles. The K60's should go several thousand miles. Revzilla has them in stock now, about $155 shipped. I would go that way but want a little more knobby of a tire for the offroad sections.
I would suggest you look at the Mitas E09 - excellent tyres and a bit more aggresive than the Heidi without being fullout MX knobby. Is available in two version - regular and Dakar which has a stronger sidewall witrh an extra ply (designed for the Dakar). Not sure of availablity Stateside?
Let a friend take my SMS down the street and FINALLY heard a good take off and fly by with the opened cans, it sounds SO much better. Smoother and mellow, even on full throttle. It sounds better off the bike than on, as a bystander you don't hear any of the rasp or engine noise.
http://www.mx1canada.com/mitas-dualsport-tires/ Try here for Mitas tires , Canadian importer (also ships to US). Might be getting a big shippment in May. Also new Dakar E07. http://www.dualsportbc.com/forums/showthread.php?8522-MITAS-Tire-News Going to talk to them about new shoes for when then Karoos are worn out. They are located a few miles away. Kirk
It's more of a tread-jack. Sorry- couldn't resist the lame joke. I'm appreciating both topics though, seeing as I have to do a tire change very soon and also need to do something about the stock cans!
Colin says E-09 in 140/80-18 coming end of April, until then only 130 available. Damn, sometimes it is good to Canadian
