That's reassuring, I will likely invest in a kit then, as I would rather be running ruicher anyways. I did do the washer mod which helped, but I've been itching to drill the baffles out and get some more sound. Before any of this though, progressive fork springs and a SS brakeline are going in to hopefully eliminate the horrible nosediving when braking. Thanks for the help!
On Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 12:37:17 PM UTC-6, Greg wrote: > > As far as I know they only made a stage 1 jet kit. No bigger. She'll purr > just the same. You'll get better midrange. I have 55,000 on mine and runs > just like when I bought it. > > > > Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Dan Molenhouse <drmole...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > Date: 3/2/17 1:32 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <nighthaw...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: After market exhaust > > That's what I was thinking, would a stage I dynojet kit be enough? I am > scared to start messing with the carbs- I know I have the mechanical skill > to do it but the bike runs so well as is I am afraid to mess with it. > > > > On Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 10:22:09 AM UTC-6, jrhoyt0895 wrote: >> >> To be safe, it's always a good idea to rejet the carbs when you modify >> the exhaust. Whether you replace the exhaust or just remove the baffles >> from your stock pipes, you should rejet. >> >> On Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 10:45:39 AM UTC-5, Dan Molenhouse wrote: >>> >>> Out of curiosity (not trying to hijack the thread here), but is it >>> recommended to rejet the carbs after doing the Hodge mod? I wanted to make >>> my 750 a little louder, but don't want to burn up my valves because of >>> improper jetting. >>> >>> On Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 5:20:02 PM UTC-6, Greg wrote: >>>> >>>> The Hodge mod is a must then, unless you go for the jet kit. I have a >>>> jet kit with a k&n air filter and the Mac exhaust. Your fuel economy will >>>> suffer though. I get around 42 in the city. Highway? 36 to 40 depending on >>>> how you ride. Of course the higher the rpm, the worse the mpg. I would >>>> start with the hodge mod and see how you like it. This way you can keep >>>> everything stock. Even with the stage 1 jet kit, you can keep the stock >>>> pipes. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- Original message -------- >>>> From: Tom La Fleur <tsla...@gmail.com> >>>> Date: 3/1/17 4:14 PM (GMT-05:00) >>>> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <nighthaw...@googlegroups.com> >>>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: After market exhaust >>>> >>>> Any better performance would help too... I live up at 9600 feet in >>>> Colorado so the air is thin and reduces power a bit >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to nighthawk_love...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to nighthaw...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_love...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to nightha...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
