Can you talk me out of a full exhaust and stage 7 kit?

[Redbone]

You can't go wrong with our kit and a Kerker! We sell both! But our kit and about any header will also work great!

+1, I have Sean's kit and Mark's exhaust which also is a nice set-up.

 

[swrsmik]

My first max was stage 7,it ran great,idled great.only problem was the hair trigger,very touchy throttle when pulling out and turning.I got sideways more than once & any bump seemed to be enough to jar the throttle wrist.

 

[CaptainKyle]

Go for it nothing a matter with stage 7 or Morleys Kit. No drivability issues at all with stage 7 if tuned right. I have a stage 7 with Vboost still hooked up & it works wonderful.

 

[RaWarrior]

I've heard (and the one Max I've driven w/ stg 7) have a pretty touchy throttle and the street manners are somewhat compromised. It's tougher to drive smoothly. The one bike I drove ran well, but after idling in traffic for a while it started to run really rough and would sometimes stall when you touched the gas. Didn't like to get too hot.

Carb kits are easy to install especially with the help of the excellent carb rebuild tutorials in the carb section. And unless it's a shop that's familiar with the Vmax (like PCW) chances are it won't be well tuned, or not as good as it could be.


hmmmm....negatives.....
-The full system will probably be illegally loud, so if you happen to find a bike checkpoint(at least in NY these pop up around Americade time), you may get a slip inviting you to donate to the local coffers

-It will be faster, so you're more likely to "accidentally" speed

-It will add virtually nothing to the resale value of the bike.

 

[njwhit]

Warrior,
You hear of any good runs in your neck of the woods ? Love the Lake George area.