Recent content by Fish N Chicks

Is the sled worth it? Eff yes. It can be a crotch rocket in the twisties or a cruiser in the long and straights. Issues? That belt dust sure is a bitch to clean! But no one in my small circle of SW owners has blown one. I'm sure I will on the first trip of the season now since I said...

I did not run a fuse inline as the LED's I got do not require one. The low voltage demands of LED make them really easy to work with. After about 300 miles, I incurred one repair. Not running the wire around the heat exchanger made it susceptible to ice chunks slicing it, which i thought might...

I am having a heck of a time tracking down just the header flange, or the header flange welded to a downpipe if i'm really lucky, and was wondering if any of y'all knew where I can find one. I'm not sure if the aftermarket muffler folks are cutting them themselves or if they are getting them...

It's a new sled, and besides what winterwolf said about varying your throttle position during break in(it's ok to open her up, you want the rings to seat, just don't hold her open for a stretch), I would also check fluids every 50 miles for the first 500 as my maintenance. You will find your...

The strip opposite of the access hole side was run with the wiring going aft, to rout around the exchanger. Again, note the zip tie mounts used to control the wiring. It should probably be loomed, and I intend on doing that too: The side closest to the wiring access hole. Unfortunately the...

Please feel free to post your boredom mod pics here. Well, the only snow we have here in the mitten is not in the mitten, but in the UP, which isn't always easy to get to. In the meantime to break up the cabin fever I had some fun with the SW. I've been wanting some accent lighting so I went...

Thanks for the feedback everyone! It’s most appreciated. It’s sounding like, based on your input, for store bought cans, a mod stock can no tune is a safe and relatively rewarding bet. Let’s say someone was looking something more Sport bike sound, anyone say their pipe sounds like this, or mod...

Looking for impressions of exhaust note and performance from those that have gone different than stock. Please describe performance gains (if any) and tone on your modified exhaust. If you required a tune for your exhaust, please also make sure you state so. Would you do it again, or get...

Thanks y'all. In this instance I was also leaning towards break in stock and add exhaust and tune at first oil change. Mid-MI trails are nice and twisty. Should be good for break-in conditions. Thanks for the tips!

I have a zero mile sled that I intend on changing some things on. Just wanted to get folks' opinions on a sled's (or any motorized vehicle for that matter) break-in period when you know you will be doing some basic mods. Do you prefer to break the sled in first, then add your mods after the...