Took the bike back to the shop today to have them go back through their work. I drove it only 2-3 miles, and the exhaust heated up the plastic to the point that I burned my finger on it when I touched it. Also, one head pipe has the black heat paint flakeing off already, so I imagine one bank is running real lean compared to the other. I asked the guy if they sync the carbs after the rejet. His response was only if the customer asks, then they'll charge for it. Com'on, you rejet, mess with the A/F mixture and NOT sync the carbs?
So now, my lower cowl is shot, it looks like a huge dent the the way the exhaust melted the plastic, the heat treated paint on the headers is flakeing, what's next?
The worst part is I could have caught the bike's lower cowl on fire if I actually went for a normal 100-200 miles ride last night like I wanted to. The plastic that was melting was liquid-like and running down the inside of the cowl.
I showed the mechanic the posts from this site, specially the jetting an ex500 for vance & hines pipes, he said that the 135 jets that the guy used in that post may not work for our elevation (about 450 above sea level).
Overall, his solution is, call Vance & Hines and Dynojet to see what their solution is.[/url]
So now, my lower cowl is shot, it looks like a huge dent the the way the exhaust melted the plastic, the heat treated paint on the headers is flakeing, what's next?
The worst part is I could have caught the bike's lower cowl on fire if I actually went for a normal 100-200 miles ride last night like I wanted to. The plastic that was melting was liquid-like and running down the inside of the cowl.
I showed the mechanic the posts from this site, specially the jetting an ex500 for vance & hines pipes, he said that the 135 jets that the guy used in that post may not work for our elevation (about 450 above sea level).
Overall, his solution is, call Vance & Hines and Dynojet to see what their solution is.[/url]