| Author | Message | ||
     Ohsoslow |
i got a barkers exhaust for christmas and an E B R ecm. my buddy and i decided to install it tonight. first step was to make sure it would fit into the living room, check! the rest was all a breeze. took less than one beer to finish (stock removal to new install and ecm install) or about one hour.   crappy iphone pics all that i had for tools at home was a 6MM allen (not socket type) 10mm socket, 13mm wrench, and a screw driver to pry the clamp open oh and some pliers for the •••••• allen wrench | ||
| Eddie |
Wait till you take her for a ride the smile wont leave your face. Enjoy I have the same set up on mine. | ||
| Buellmojo |
Nice...it looks great, Please tell me you did not start it up in the living room...LOL!!! That pipe sounds nice, just a bit loud for me personally though. | ||
| Ohsoslow |
i took her for a quick ride, roads were wet and it was about 40 degrees didnt go wide open just rolled on from about 4k to 7k pulled very nice and smooth. haha no i didnt start it in the living room! i wanted to with the open headers but didnt feel like wheeling it back outside. personally i was expecting much louder, i will say that i love the sound! | ||
| Mongo1 |
Looks good next to the bed!!!!!!!!!!!! I started mine with the ex off and jumped about a foot off the ground  !!! Looks great! | ||
| Pmjolly |
I started mine briefly in my garage with straight pipes, and my neighbors came running. I shut it off as soon as I heard how loud it was. They thought my lawnmower had exploded. | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
LOL, I started mine open headers too... It scared the crap out of me! | ||
| Dieseldreamer |
Nice bike, nice install pics. Two things bro. First off, one beer and hour? Sounds like a lot more working was being done and a lot less drinking was going down the old hatch. Second, get yourself some tools! LoL. Hope you like riding with the new system. Clearly its the best bang for the buck on these bikes. | ||
| Mountainstorm |
I think you'll like it. I'm happy with mine. | ||
| Ohsoslow |
hahaha yeah, everything came apart so easy and went back together so easy there was no real need to stop and take a drink. reading some of the stories on here i was expecting is to be a pain in the arse to get the old one off, not the case at all....at least for me. i have plenty of tools just not at home, i really would like to have my tool box from work at home. | ||
| Ezblast |
Does Erik Buell Racing make an ignition specifically for the Barker? EZ | ||
| Ezblast |
Dolt! They do! How much is a re-flash of their ecm? EZ | ||
| Ezblast |
OK - 50 bucks - and the Barker costs what? EZ | ||
| Jeepinbueller |
You answer a lot of your own questions, Ez, haha. The Barker can be found at AmericanSportBike.com for $395 for the brushed aluminum finish or $445 for the black powdercoated finish. I am not sure how much shipping is. If you want a quiet core to knock some of the sound off, it's $20 more for each core (you only need one—or you can go without one and ride wide-open like me—but they make different sizes for different levels of attenuation). The E B R ECM specifically for the Barker is $250—same price as the other non-programmable ECMs from them. A re-flash is $25+$10 for return shipping. I actually just had this done because when I bought my ECM they didn't have a Barker map developed just yet. Just sent them my ECM with a note explaining what I wanted done (flash the Barker map on, and a check for the charging relay harness capability) with a check for $35 and blammo—heading back to my door by this Friday (sent before Christmas so I knew it would take a little while. I was in no rush since the bike's down for a little while here anyway). (Message edited by jeepinbueller on January 05, 2011) | ||
| Ezblast |
I see that Barker with the silencer and the Erik Buell Racing ecm is an impressive amount of bang for the buck, without a lot of hassle. Looks cool as well, lighter - works for me - definitely on the list - thank you! Just got the GPR! - Safety first - lol EZ | ||
| Puzzled |
The Barker can be scored for $355.50 on a few of the Buell forums with $25.00 US flat rate shipping. |
