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Thank you. it was very difficult to just find a package of one or two grommets that fit the bike. I ended up buying an assortment package off of Amazon. It was only around $13 when I bought it. It’s actually come in handy a couple times for other projects. Good to have around. I don’t believe I can paste the link here but I will paste the title and if you copy and paste that on Amazon, you should find the one that is 10 piece for $13.99. Vrupin 188 Pieces Closed Rubber Grommet Firewall Solid Closed Hole Plug Assortment Kit. 👍

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It was a while ago that I got them installed. They had to drill out an additional hole for the tubliss valve. (tubliss has an installation video, see that for more details, and there are many youtube tubliss videos). I decided to have a shop with experience install it for me. Tire itself did not have to be modified in any way.

Great comments and info. Thanks for the reply. Ride safe as well.

Thanks for the compliment. Some people like to paint, some people like to play music. I think my thing for being creative is customizing motorcycles/cars. They are my canvas.

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Deleted O2, etc. as well. Yes, I agree. I think that 14/43 fits perfect for those 2nd gear lugs through the slow technical areas when most of your riding is trails. Takes some speed off the top, but I don't use my bike for commuting so I'm willing to make the sacrifice.

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I wish I could put it on a scale. I think the exhaust and the lithium battery save me roughly 11 pounds. Appreciate you letting people know that you were able to do a 43 tooth rear sprocket and not have to change the chain. I was wondering if other people who installed that 43 were able to do it with the stock chain. I do have a video for my exhaust sound on my channel. Also, there were some good questions in the comment section that may help guide you on that Yoshimura. Thank you for your input on the chain guard as well. I’ve kept mine off as I see no reason to have it on. I suppose if I were to do quite a bit of street riding and adventure riding with side luggage, maybe the safety aspect of having that chain guard on with straps blowing in the wind would be a smart thing (or a lot of passenger riding?). I believe my parts on the bike would be approximately $2500, ballpark. I also waited for almost a year to get the bike, so I was able to save up some cash, and have the dealer install a lot of those items. I chose to change out the plastics, and people could save a lot of money if they didn’t do that. Also, if they just put a modification on every few months, and did the labor themselves, they could save money as well. I have not had any regrets since I bought the bike. It was the right bike for me and my situation.

Thanks. The Koso MX1 grips were installed by the dealer when they installed my ProTaper handlebar set up. When I originally looked into the install myself it did not look very difficult. And I believe your are correct about the throttle tube. I know there can be some issues using the stock handlebars so I'm not sure what difficulty you may run into. Just remember to turn off the heated grips after use since they are wired direct to the battery. They may have upgraded the model so double check Koso/Revzilla before you buy the MX1. Koso has an install video on their website.

@@threebikes Thanks. I already have Protaper bars (CR High) installed, so I’m good there. Having to remember to turn off the grips is a concern-I’m pretty sure Oxfords are able to sense when the bike is off. But Oxfords are not as clean of an install, as the old grip has to be scraped off the tube (with significant difficulty, from what I understand). I do like the look of the Koso grips-first time I have seen them. Thanks again 👍

A side note that the grips are "grippy", but are thin. A little padding in the gloves helps. They are no Pro Taper Pillow top grips.

The rear part of the fender hit the frame when I first installed it (I moved the handlebars back and forth and noticed it). I experimented and placed two washers on each of the rear two mounting screws on top of the fender between the fender and the bike. I placed one washer on each of the two front screws in the same manner. This "pushed" the fender far enough away that it doesn't hit any more. It was a little tricky trying to make sure the washers didn't slide around when I was tightening everything, but it worked. Depending on the thickness of the washer you have, you may only have to have one washer. But you may have to go back and add washers or take some out as well. I had two washers up front, but ended up changing it to one washer keeping two in the rear.

@@gdough87 Also, you'll see that there is a ridge on the front top of the fender that impedes the access to the lower bolt to remove the plastic frame around the headlight. I simply loosen the bolts (rather than remove them) on the bottom of the front fender and push down on the front fender to gain access to that headlight plasic frame bolt (it helps if it's warm or the plastic has been sitting in the sun to make it more flexible). When I'm done working on the headlight or turn signals or whatever, I just tighten up the four bolts on the fender again after reattaching the headlight frame plastic. I don't plan on needing my front headlight plastic removed very often so I'm not worried about the extra step.

Sorry for deleting some of my responses to you as I was not paying attention and answered your question from another CZcams channel I had.

KX 450F fenders is supposedly a direct bolt on as another option

@@rustystubbs242 Thanks for the info.

I would say (my butt dyno) the performance mods add about 15-20% more power/grunt/performance. It's a little skewed since I added the 43 tooth rear sprocket at the same time. All in all it was worth it, but don't expect a phenomenal difference. I think the 43 sprocket really helps the slow speed cruising on single track in second gear (better range so you don't feel like 1st gear is too high and 2nd is too low). JH Motor Club has a channel/video and he tested a Power Commander and had similar good results.

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I would say (my butt dyno) the performance mods add about 15-20% more power/grunt/performance. It's a little skewed since I added the 43 tooth rear sprocket at the same time. All in all it was worth it, but don't expect a phenomenal difference. I think the 43 sprocket really helps the slow speed cruising on single track (better range so you don't feel like 1st gear is too high and 2nd is too low). JH Motor Club has a channel/video and he tested a Power Commander and had similar good results. I'll see about getting the video out there on the sound :)

Video of the sound test has been uploaded.