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Originally Posted by Midnyte Ryder
Whats your level of mechanical experience?
Not to play devils advocate here but I guarantee my TBR7 will never turn a single revolution as stock.
In fact many of these bikes run lean as hell stock, and I would never let my engine run lean, ever.
Carb swap, intake port match, exhaust port polish, pro circuit or better exhaust, quality pod filter with no port obstructions, proper jetting, plug upgrade off the top of my head.
Most of these bikes perform better with taller gearing than stock.
Why not tap the potential from the get go?
If you truly have the skills there is nothing wrong with playing with your new toy.
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Putting proper jets in so that it runs properly isn't really a modification though; it's tuning it as it is. Same with a new air filter or spark plug...
You make all good points, I don't generally disagree.
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Originally Posted by Midnyte Ryder
Fully assembled and pdi'd by whom? $9 an hour guy? If so then no thanks.
Suggested for several hundred miles by whom? As a factory certified tech of a major brand I am suggesting that anyone with enough skill is fine to mod a brand new bike. It happens literally every day. I understand that some hobbyists might be apprehensive but not all people are the same.
I also understand what you are saying but with all due respect he didnt ask if he should modify it. He asked what might be good things to modify. With experience, everytging I mentioned can be applied to his bike without a doubt.
Forums have a tendency to answer questions in a manner that dismiss the actual question. He wanted mod suggestions not advice on whether or not to mod it. Many folks should not, but that wasnt the question.
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CSC techs a fair bit better than those $9/hr tire jockeys. lol. But yeah, you're right about how forums are; I think in this case, we all veered that direction though because he did say it was his first bike.
One could extrapolate that it being his first bike, and even asking the question implies he doesn't have a ton of mechanical experience that can be applied here, if he did, likely he would already know the answers to his questions.
Which is why I at least, went the way I did with my reply.