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Old 06-03-2011, 11:35 AM   #101
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That'll be interesting to hear about.
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Old 06-03-2011, 11:49 AM   #102
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Man. Theres a youtube vid of this dude putting a turbo on his 650r but he never did an update. Theres plenty of room down there and the 2-1 pipe makes it easy to put a turbo where the muffler connects.
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Old 06-04-2011, 12:01 AM   #103
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That'll be interesting to hear about.
We'll see. I got this for $157. I'm hoping to find a deal on an autotune. I'll just have to drill out a hole and weld in a bung for it since the US model didn't come with an O2 sensor.
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Old 06-06-2011, 10:50 PM   #104
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Damn. You could have saved a lot here. This guy says it's a direct bolt on swap. Just got to weld on some stops on the lower triple.

http://www.kawiforums.com/ninja-650r...fork-swap.html
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Old 06-07-2011, 05:07 AM   #105
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I doubt that I'd have saved anything. The forks would likely have cost me more and I would have had to farm out the welding work.

Make sure that you dyno your bike, before and after. It would be good to have some solid numbers to compare.
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Old 07-10-2011, 01:16 AM   #106
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Got everything set up yet?
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Old 07-10-2011, 09:21 AM   #107
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Yup. The front is an improvement and the rear is a huge improvement.
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So you got more cushion for your fat ass?
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Old 07-10-2011, 03:15 PM   #109
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I got a spring that doesn't sage to the swingarm, just because I sit on the bike. That was a good start. The Hyperpro has good damping and the steps of adjustment are clearly noticeable in how they affect the ride.

Not sure how I like these damned stock Roadsmarts though. It's been a long time since I last used a sport-touring tire, and I'm used to more grip. They aren't too bad but they sure aren't the BT090s, that I used on my FZR400.
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I'm going to stick with soft tires on this bike since it doesn't weigh too much.
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