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So, Beemershop wants $959 for the shock, not including shipping. Which makes the $842 from Exactrep seem like a comparative bargain. I really do like the idea of buying from a US vendor so I don't have to worry about overseas shipping if I need to send it back, but man, $959 feels like it's...

Nabbed me the exhaust!

Thanks for the super-detailed response! I've reached out to BeemerShop for a shock quote.

Do you have the contact info for EMP Performance? What I found on Google was a shop in the UK, and a second shop somewhere on the east coast, but that looks like it does car stuff. Exactrep wants $764 for the shock, and then another $78 to ship to the US, so I'm trying to find a US vendor to...

What did the x-pipe sell for? I’m thinking about pulling my Optimal Carbone x-pipe and switching to a Hindle 4-1 system.

Thanks for posting this--I'm glad I read it before ordering. You mention that the shock was revalved before it was returned to you with a 165lb spring. I wonder if the revalve didn't have more to do with the improvement in comfort than the different spring did. Did you try tinkering with the...

I am of the opinion that setting sag is mostly pointless--as long as the suspension is not near the extreme (close to topped out or bottomed out) when the bike is loaded, then sag doesn't matter. (I know suspension gurus will likely chew my ass, but this has been my experience.) I have the...

Mine's a Gen2, so just one shock, not two. Yes, I was happy with the revalve by Traxxion. Originally, my Vmax's shock was sorely lacking in rebound damping--even with rebound set to full stiff, the bike would wallow in turns. After the revalve, it was much better--controlled and...

I had my Vmax's shock revalved by Traxxion a few years ago. I've since lost about 30 pounds, and the high-speed compression damping now feels too harsh--when I hit a bump, it's pretty jarring, even with the compression damping backed off all the way. I'm debating between spending ~$280...

I originally had my Vmax's ECU tuned by FTECU, which cost me around $200 if I recall correctly. It was better than stock, but despite me sending back my ECU several times to be reflashed, they never could get it "good enough". I too had a hard time swallowing $550 for what is essentially a...

How much are lawyer fees? Something I've learned, at least in Illinois, is that if you win in court, you get a piece of paper that says you won in court, and nothing else. As in, good luck trying to collect anything from the losing party. A debt collector might be able to accomplish something...

What's the going rate on the Hindle 4-1 system?

I thought that the mufflers were mostly for show, not noise reduction, but then I pulled one muffler and started my X-pipe (cat delete) equipped Vmax in my garage, and it went from pretty subdued to wrath-of-God loud. The mufflers do look straight through but they apparently do a fair amount of...

I just wedged the blade from my power wire into the back of the connector alongside the red/white wires. Works great, and didn't have to do any cutting / tapping of the harness. Thanks again!

Confirmed, red/white wire at that junction block is hot with key on. Thanks!

Or, what about the little four-wire pigtail that's in the toolkit cubby? I'm guessing that's a diagnostic adapter, and I bet at least one of its pins is hot at key-on! Speaking of which, is there an OBD2 adapter or something that plugs into that pigtail?

It just occurred to me that I should be able to tap into something like a brake light power wire to get ignition-switched power.

I've already got the Valentine "direct wire power adapter kit" mostly installed. https://store.valentine1.com/Store/partsdept.asp I have the little "box" installed under the cover in the tool kit cubby, the ground wire run to a frame bolt just outside that area, and the V1 power cord run along...

I'm installing a Valentine One on my Vmax. I'd like to tap a power wire that's only hot when the key is on, so that the detector shuts off when I turn off the bike's key. Any recommendations on where to find one?

Thanks for the vids. Any line on where the adapter pipes came from?