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My brother did mention he heard the guy describe the speakers in it; I can't remember the specifics, other than i had never heard of such a thing . the gist I got from it was the speakers sort of had layers and reduced in size like a cone? I'm describing it terribly here - but it sounded like it was different than just a plain 'ol speaker sitting behind the fairing. I'm pretty sure I also saw a small amp in the saddle bag so maybe that has something to do with the better sound? I'm not up to date no speaker or radio technology / goodies at all (in case that wasn't already obvious lol) |
In my opinion, unless you are wanting to drop a couple grand on a custom stereo, you are fine with one of the handlebar mount kits. I bought mine off amazon and shipped was under 100 bucks. 1000 watt, 4 chanel amp, 4 speakers that are 3 1/2". With my fairing, I could hear clear as day at 90 mph. Now, they DO add clutter to the bars, so if you like the clean look, you may want to look into a higher end design. My stereo would get louder than most stock stereos.
here's the amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You won't win any sound competitions, but they are plenty loud. Here is a youtube video of mine, that gives you an idea of the sound quality: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e0KuQqlCG70" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
Also, here is the trip home from BBB in 2015. The MO 125 section is right after the ferry ride
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Here she is. I put over 350 miles on her this weekend. So much power.
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I think I know a guy who works there.
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Nice bud. Congrats on the new scoot.
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Toque do what it do. I think I read you previous bike was a metric? I can't recall for sure, however. My '13 Street Glide was bone stock, and I loved it. My current '09 SG has AC, pipes, bigger cams, and has been legit tuned, and it's not even in the same universe as my stock 103. It rips. Not that the stock 103 was under-powered or anything, it's just different. When I approach and get into the power band, it's like a whole new personality comes to life from the motor. Both audibly, and in power. I absolutely love the cams. my brother's '12 SG is great, but we were at a light and I look over at him and his bike is just idling nice and smooth. I yelled "man...why is yours idling so smooth...your bars are barely moving" and he goes "well, you'rs has those big ass cams in it". "Oh....oh yeah, I forgot ( honestly did)" lol. He came from a Softail Nightrain which had a counter balanced crank, so it idled like a Honda. Compared to Sportys, Dynas, and RG/SGs that shake your fillings out. He's told me "Man, I don't know if it's the Thunderheaders your running, or the cams....or the combination of both. but that bike has it's own unique sound. It sounds like a hot rod. Doesn't sound like any other bikes out there in general". I think that's the best description for my current bike. Hot Rod. It's not overwhelming or anything like that, but it's just a nasty little sucker. maybe the previous owner of yours put in some cams and had it tuned . Or, you're just experiencing a new and meatier torque /power curve (especially coming on so low in the RPM range). Either way....torque is good. :D |
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At an idle, she shakes. A lot. But through acceleration she's as smooth as silk on your balls. She handles like a dream too with those fat ass tires on the front and back. |
They Sportys, Dynas, and RG/SG Touring all shake pretty good at idle.
Mine REALLY shakes compared to the same bike in my brothers '12 SG. So, if it's got some thump to it and a different cadence (for lack of a better term) than a bike you know is stock....it's probably had bigger cams put into it. Probably nothing major as if you go too big of a cam, you have to reinforce the top end etc. But you can get pretty good performance with a little bigger cam while keeping the valves/springs etc stock. I have upgraded pushrods on mine, but i think that's mainly due to it's easier to just snip off/through the old ones when you're getting into the cam plate etc / upgrading cams, and just putting in new push rods (rather than re-using). My brother's shakes, but when you visually see how much mine shakes and how much his shakes at idle...you can tell one of them is not like the other lol. I'd say besides pipes and AC, cams are the next in line in terms of easy mods to the bike. Fairly common IMO. So I wouldn't be surprised at all if they open the cam/timing cover during maintenance to check the timing chain and chain tensioner and discover upgraded cams. I "think" the size of the cams is stamped on the end of the cam so you could see it. Not positive though. what year is the scoot? Post 2007? if so, you probably don't have to worry about the sporadic potential failure of timing chain tensioners like people had to on the twin cam motors from like 1999 - 2006. I think in 2007 they went from a spring tensioner, to a hydraulic tensioner. The spring loaded ones were hit and miss in terms of wearing out/failing. Some wore out at early as 10-15k miles and would flake/brake off and foul the oil pump, and some went to nearly 50k. If you're in that '99 to '06 range, I would definitely have it checked during your service, just to see how much wear in on them (inner and outer) / peace of mind. The odd thing is, I don't 'think' that checking the tensioner is called out in any maintenance interval anywhere. I "think" I read that once ( though I should never be surprised with HD....they do a lot of shit that is like WTF?). So, you might have to specifically tell them that you want it checked. (assuming if you're in that year range etc. If not, your probably good until around 30k and you could check it) |
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