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Author Message   Uly_man Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 - 11:55 am:        Well the mods have started, lol. I have, as with my 06 bike, found the bars a bit wide for me and cut 25mm off each end. This works better with tight traffic stuff and makes for a less "arms spread" feeling on the bike. The heated grips are nice. Not fat or with thick/stiff cables. The Scorpion rubber is ok on the road but not as good as PR2s. I can feel the profile and heavy tread/blocks of the Scorps on the road. Mine are also a little squared off at 3k miles which does not help any. I guess they would make a good road/green lane tyre though. The engine feels strangled (CAT) with the OEM can and it does not sound good. Not what a v-twin should be.   Paul56 Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 - 08:53 pm:        If you mean CATalytic converter, it doesn't have one. Several dyno tests from a few years ago comparing popular aftermarket exhausts to OEM showed just how good the factory muffler really is. Do you hear the exhaust valve open under a load around 4k rpm? It gets noticeably louder as the gas path is shortened through the open valve. I like the narrowed bars idea. I've clipped a few cage mirrors while filtering.   Panhead_dan Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 - 08:58 pm:        You know what to do... http://www.specialops-online.com/   Froggy Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 - 11:29 pm:        quote: If you mean CATalytic converter, it doesn't have one. Yes, his bike does have one.   Whisperstealth Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 01:29 am:        Paul, his is a Euro spec model.   Paul56 Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 10:50 pm:        OMG! Cats on XBs! What is the world coming to? I stand (sit) corrected. And humbled.   Pkforbes87 Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 10:53 pm:        CAT on an air-cooled engine.   Natexlh1000 Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 09:59 am:        That's OK, the cat is air-cooled as well.   Crusty Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 10:34 am:        What's wrong with cats?

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