Could someone please explain to me why they don't come this way from the factory? Just stopped at the bowling alley and dropped off two bowling balls that I was needlessly caring around. It was so obviously different that I had to change the rear shock pre-load to get appropriate sag. I decided to remove the blue Leo decal on the carbon end cap prior to starting...guess I'm not a decal kinda guy.
Ran into two dilemmas during the install. The first required slight modification of the Up-Tite skid plate to obtain appropriate clearance (see photo below). The Leo TI system headers hug the frame significantly closer than the stock header system.
Second, the bolt supplied in the Leo kit for bolting on the mid pipe to the lower rear sub frame mount was short by 3/8" when including the rear foot peg mount.
With the system running completely open (no arrestor) the engine seemed lean by just working the throttle in neutral. I know this is not the proper way to test but just based on my experience with engines. I installed the larger diameter sparky and it seemed fine so far over the 10 mile easy ride. Time will tell..
After just a short 10 mile run down the freeway in rush hour I immediately noticed a difference in the power / torque at 3200 to 3600 rpm where you would be in 6th gear at slow highway speeds (55 to 60 mph). The bike would now easily pull 6th on flat ground idling along without having to continually shift back on forth from 6th to 5th using the stock 15/42 gearing. Will need some more time on the bike to provide a better evaluation.
