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Palmer
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 08:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



finally they admitted that the old version simply doesen't worked. The two guys I know who tested them got really upset. Temperature went really too high.
function over form, as usual! I think these are not cool looking like the old ones.
Better the original dumbo-style pods!
Anyway the exhaust is really good looking, seems to bel loud as hell. No other info available on it at the moment.
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Ccryder
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 09:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hmm, all that time and $'s Buell spent on CFD was worth a little something.

Go figure!
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Xl1200r
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 11:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

WTF? Did they just slap a peice of tire inner tube in the opening and paint their logo on it?

Those look like total and complete ass.
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Avc8130
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 11:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I really wish I could see this pic!
ac
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Chadhargis
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 11:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I still don't see the issue with the pods. Why don't people like them?

They seem to work better than most side radiator set ups work (Honda uses split rads on the RC51, VFR, and Goldwing) and I think it's genius that the fans come on and blow FORWARD when you stop. Beautiful!

I've not experienced any overheating issues with my CR or any rider comfort issues.

Anything that works well, is beautiful to me.
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Oddball
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 11:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Does look like an experiment still. They might just want to make their own stylish skins for the stock pods because that concoction screams defeat. It would appear they couldn't top the performance of the pods.
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Oddball
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 11:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Chad you forgot the VTR1000F.
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Puredrive
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 12:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Anyone have a price for that exhaust system?

TIA
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 12:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Those look like dookey.
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Ccryder
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 12:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jeremy:

Please stop with all this technical jargon: "dookey"
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1125rz
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 01:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

are those equal length headers?who makes them & how much.will by a set right now
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Chadhargis
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 01:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah Oddball...forgot the old Super Chicken.
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S1125r
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 02:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"are those equal length headers?who makes them & how much.will by a set right now"

They are part of the Free Spirits exhaust system which is pictured. It's hard telling how much, I spent quite some time talking to them trying to get that answered along with taking a look at the exhaust since they are local and I could just pop right over, but they didn't seem to interested in making a sale.

Their engineer was helpful, but when he directed me to make an appointment at their front office, they just blew it off. In their defense, they do typically sell to distributors rather than directly but the engineer told me it was a rare bike and wanted to make a sale if he could.
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Avc8130
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 04:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Is that a Thundercats logo?
ac
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Daggar
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 04:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thundercats, HO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ziomeme
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 04:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

About the exhaust system, they're still working to optimize performance, noise and so on.
Speaking with them this system will be sell, I don't know when, I hope not so far.
I add another picture in order to evaluate headers compensator


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Carbonbigfoot
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 05:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That exhaust is pretty darned sexy.

R
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Orman1649
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 05:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

those pods are fugly
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Cataract2
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 06:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Wow, who woulda thought? They don't work and need the cover part. Hmmm....
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The_italian_job
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 07:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

they will probably throw in a production piece which will be in CF, definitely not plastic as they're right now, or at least the same color of the pods. it can anyway be painted, so if it works, no big deal, we can make it prettier.
it'd be nice also to have it in just one piece, this additional piece sounds like a remedy.
we'll see, I keep thinking that the future of the radiators on this bike will be the new ones seen on the 1125RR, slimmer and positioned frontally...
as for the pipe, it's a blast, definitely the best looking and performing (I hope so) along with the new FMF complete system...
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Zac4mac
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 11:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Edoardo, don't hold your breath waiting for the street version to get RR radiators.
The first time an RR would sit in stop-n-go it would melt-down.

I really like the way the exhaust is ducted out the back with a minimum of speed.

Hold your hand under the tail while you're riding... it's HOT back there.

Oh yeah, FS' fix looks like ASS, I'll keep my Harrier Scoops.

Z
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1125rz
Posted on Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 12:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

thanks for the exhaust update,please keep us posted on any new info.any news is good news
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