JacobJakeJacoby
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Hey folks,
I've been back from Daytona Beach bike week for about 2 weeks now. I'm sitting about 3500 miles; currently my bike looks like the attached pic right? Well that was purely because I was going to take a long trip that I put the Puig screen on; and while I'm going to keep it for when I wanna use it; tomorrow I'll be taking it off along with swapping the stock mirrors with some "Bar End" Mirrors made of Chinesium I bought for $15 a pair lol.
I'm putting together a list of basically my absolute TOP 5 mods to make this bike more of the ultimate "Street Fighter" I see it as in my head. And a HUGE part of that is getting rid of those stock knobbies. I mean for the trip to Daytona Beach they were fine; I needed a reason to wear them out too so 3500 miles on them so far and a couple burnouts I'm actually impressed how they've lasted but they just don't' grip for shit. And yes I know the FTR's have enough torque to spin any tire but these are just awful compared to some of the Metzler's and Pirelli's I've ridden on Super Sport bikes; hell even my old commuter, an RC 390 came stock with Metzlers that were SUPER grippy; they barely lasted 3200 miles but damn they did work well.
So I'm wanting to spend no more than about $1,000 USD to make this bike my kind of street fighter. That means: (Also, Disclaimer: I'm well aware it'll cost me more than $1k most likely to do it right but; I'm sure there are some decent deals on SOME of these items I can find.)
1. Tires - I'd love to hear your suggestion on what's a great daily driver tire, because I put about 7500 miles a year typically on my last bike. But I've jump started that with the FL trip. My ideal tire is a mix between decent life and decent grip, doesn't have to be the stickiest thing on earth, I like to slide a little, but I’d like it to last. ANY tire is going to change the entire look of the bike. So I cannot wait to get these Knobbies off.
2. Exhaust - I have the TOCE Low 2-into-1 in mind; but when I bought my DynoJet Tuner it also came w/ a Cat-Delete Link Pipe, I haven't put it on yet because I may just go full TOCE system. Any other good suggestions? I'm about sound yes; but I'm really about making as much power as I can with a full exhaust system and a good tune.
3. Tuner (Already have the DynoJet from FuelMoto, so that's taken care of and also takes care of any future mods that'll require additional tuning)
4. Seat (The 2400 I spent nearly killed me lol; I bought a Harley Air bag seat cover just to make it through the ride back) But I never plan on actually driving the bike that far again; I'll trailer it if it's over 300-500 miles. So I was looking into a good looking seat that'll go with the color scheme of the base, and I want to accent the bike a bit with purple I think.
5. Suspension - HyperPro has a Purple Spring replacement for the stock shock that I REALLY like... IF I go with that; that'll mean I have to stick with the purple theme and make sure I don't clash with it, it's also my favorite color.
Special Mention: Carbon Wheels - Now these are so expensive they aren't really apart of the list but; I've been looking more and more into BST wheels, their competitors and the kind of difference on rotational mass it makes on a bike. Especially a bike like ours that's just so wild and weight savings on big bikes really add up. I really would like to find the best exhaust I can though for power.
I've been back from Daytona Beach bike week for about 2 weeks now. I'm sitting about 3500 miles; currently my bike looks like the attached pic right? Well that was purely because I was going to take a long trip that I put the Puig screen on; and while I'm going to keep it for when I wanna use it; tomorrow I'll be taking it off along with swapping the stock mirrors with some "Bar End" Mirrors made of Chinesium I bought for $15 a pair lol.
I'm putting together a list of basically my absolute TOP 5 mods to make this bike more of the ultimate "Street Fighter" I see it as in my head. And a HUGE part of that is getting rid of those stock knobbies. I mean for the trip to Daytona Beach they were fine; I needed a reason to wear them out too so 3500 miles on them so far and a couple burnouts I'm actually impressed how they've lasted but they just don't' grip for shit. And yes I know the FTR's have enough torque to spin any tire but these are just awful compared to some of the Metzler's and Pirelli's I've ridden on Super Sport bikes; hell even my old commuter, an RC 390 came stock with Metzlers that were SUPER grippy; they barely lasted 3200 miles but damn they did work well.
So I'm wanting to spend no more than about $1,000 USD to make this bike my kind of street fighter. That means: (Also, Disclaimer: I'm well aware it'll cost me more than $1k most likely to do it right but; I'm sure there are some decent deals on SOME of these items I can find.)
1. Tires - I'd love to hear your suggestion on what's a great daily driver tire, because I put about 7500 miles a year typically on my last bike. But I've jump started that with the FL trip. My ideal tire is a mix between decent life and decent grip, doesn't have to be the stickiest thing on earth, I like to slide a little, but I’d like it to last. ANY tire is going to change the entire look of the bike. So I cannot wait to get these Knobbies off.
2. Exhaust - I have the TOCE Low 2-into-1 in mind; but when I bought my DynoJet Tuner it also came w/ a Cat-Delete Link Pipe, I haven't put it on yet because I may just go full TOCE system. Any other good suggestions? I'm about sound yes; but I'm really about making as much power as I can with a full exhaust system and a good tune.
3. Tuner (Already have the DynoJet from FuelMoto, so that's taken care of and also takes care of any future mods that'll require additional tuning)
4. Seat (The 2400 I spent nearly killed me lol; I bought a Harley Air bag seat cover just to make it through the ride back) But I never plan on actually driving the bike that far again; I'll trailer it if it's over 300-500 miles. So I was looking into a good looking seat that'll go with the color scheme of the base, and I want to accent the bike a bit with purple I think.
5. Suspension - HyperPro has a Purple Spring replacement for the stock shock that I REALLY like... IF I go with that; that'll mean I have to stick with the purple theme and make sure I don't clash with it, it's also my favorite color.
Special Mention: Carbon Wheels - Now these are so expensive they aren't really apart of the list but; I've been looking more and more into BST wheels, their competitors and the kind of difference on rotational mass it makes on a bike. Especially a bike like ours that's just so wild and weight savings on big bikes really add up. I really would like to find the best exhaust I can though for power.
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