Re: Performance pipe

[Robert Smith <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I would like to add the following items to my bike.  I would appreciate comments:

- - Luggage (Hard or Soft); prefer not to add a tank bag.
- - A pipe (prefer high pipe, asthetically); probably a TBR model.
- - A seat cowl

Are any of these things mutually exclusive?
Any recommendations about how to achieve these requirements?

Thanks,
Robert

Blake Sobiloff wrote:

> Scott&Donna wrote:
> >
> > Harl, I've got the Triumph carbon fiber performance pipe with the computer
> > programing that gets installed with it.  My gas mileage did seem to drop 3-5
> > mpg.  I don't know why.
>
> The stock tune runs the engine pretty lean, especially at the lower
> RPMs. While this is great for emissions, it's not optimal for power
> delivery. With the "race" tune the engine runs richer, contributing at
> least in part to your lower mileage.
>
> The other major contributor (in my case) is that I love to hear my dawg
> bark, so I'm a little more aggressive with the throttle than before,
> too.
>
> (This nearly got me in big trouble yesterday. I was riding with a bunch
> of buddies in rural Maryland (USA) and we came upon a long stretch of
> road with nothing be farmland on either side. The stretch had to be at
> least two thirds of a mile long, so I let 'er rip and enjoyed the quick
> spin up to an indicated 125 MPH. That's the fastest I've ever been on
> the Sprint, and aside from the additional wind there wasn't much
> difference -- just a rock-solid ride.
>
> (Well, just after looking at the speedo, what comes around the corner at
> the (rapidly approaching) end of the road, but a nice ol' police car. As
> half the seat disappeard up my butt I figured I was a goner; hello,
> Butch, nice jail cell you have here! Sure enough, as soon as I passed
> the officer he nailed the brakes and pulled half-off the road like he
> was going to make a U-turn.
>
> (Fortunately I retained enough presence of mind to remember to steer
> around the corner at the end of the road. This put the officer out of
> sight, but I figured it would be a short reprieve. I kept coasting down
> to the speed limit (55 MPH) while trying to figure out what to say when
> I got pulled over. "Oh, that's the tach, not the speedo?" "Geez,
> officer, I just got this bike before winter and I really haven't been
> able to ride it until today, and geez, it seemed like such an empty
> stretch of road..." "I'm sorry officer, I'm under the influence of an
> evil man named Bloor..." "It's easier to hog-tie me if you let me get
> out of my Aerostitch first..."
>
> (A few more crazy lines came to mind, but as I kept looking back in the
> mirrors the slow revelation dawned upon me: there was no officer in
> sight. Faint hope stirred in my breast as the seconds ticked past. At
> this point the riders ahead of me pulled off the road into a convenience
> store parking lot, so I pulled up next to them and weakly got off my ST.
> Could it be true? Could I actually get away with doing double the
> double-nickel right in front of an officer? As the rest of the group
> straggled in, they approached me with their eyes wide in disbelief. "Do
> you know what you did?" they all asked.
>
> (Only later that evening, tucked away at home with a cold beer in my
> hand, could I answer my friends.
>
> (I rolled the dice.
>
> (They came up lucky.)
>
> --
> Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Higher Education Consulting
> KPMG Consulting, LLC
> McLean, VA
>
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