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[ultrarider123]

The sunlight really makes that baby pop, Simon. Beautiful ride and congrats again on waiting and getting the color you wanted. Well worth it I would say

[Robmay]

I looked back up but didn't see any info regarding new bars. I thought they looked like the standard pushed up until the last few pics.  Details?

[DesertHOG]

I looked back up but didn't see any info regarding new bars. I thought they looked like the standard pushed up until the last few pics.  Details?

They are the standard bars, pin pulled, and moved up as far as possible without hitting the windshield. See my review on the '15 FLTRUSE for my views on the handlebars and then add your own review.

 

[DesertHOG]

Got up early this Saturday and installed my second Fullsac 1.75" Power Core (I had installed one last week before I went on a biz trip). This one went much quicker than the first one. Only took me slightly more than an hour. Then I took my '15 FLTRUSE off to Duke City Harley to get a Dyno Tune. Mind you, I decided to keep the stock header and just open up the baffles. Right now I do not feel much, if any, heat coming off the header. So it will stay this way unless next summer proves to be too hot with the catalytic converter. If so, then a DX pipe will be installed.

Anyway, here are the results. I don't know how much is attributed to the tune using a richer air/fuel ratio and how much, if any, gets credited to the baffles.

[FLSTFI Dave]

Simon,

That looks pretty good for a head pipe with a cat.  Torque is only 1 foot pound less than mine with the Fullsac 2.25 baffles and DX head pipe, using the same SAE with 5 smoothing.

HP is where it looks like the DX head pipe helps, I have about 5.5~6 more HP.

When I get home from Vegas I will post my Sheet

[DesertHOG]

Simon,

That looks pretty good for a head pipe with a cat.  Torque is only 1 foot pound less than mine with the Fullsac 2.25 baffles and DX head pipe, using the same SAE with 5 smoothing.

HP is where it looks like the DX head pipe helps, I have about 5.5~6 more HP.

When I get home from Vegas I will post my Sheet

 

[hdctss]

it would be interesting to run the same dyno run with no cat in the stock head pipe...a dx pipe for a 6% horsepower gain from a pipe with a cat is worth the money, but...

[ultrarider123]

it would be interesting to run the same dyno run with no cat in the stock head pipe...a dx pipe for a 6% horsepower gain from a pipe with a cat is worth the money, but...

I'm running the stock head pipe with cat removed, stock SE mufflers with plugs removed and a SERT on my '12 (which is a bit different than Simon's '15 with twin cooling and such) but got 95 HP peak at 4500RPM with a very smooth curve and 110 lbft of torque at 3800 RPM with it peaking around 2000 RPM.  Not too bad and I'm happy with it.
Simon already has a torque peak of 112 lbft so I'm thinking a decatted stock header or a DX pipe should really help with both hp and tq

[DesertHOG]

I'm running the stock head pipe with cat removed, stock SE mufflers with plugs removed and a SERT on my '12 (which is a bit different than Simon's '15 with twin cooling and such) but got 95 HP peak at 4500RPM with a very smooth curve and 110 lbft of torque at 3800 RPM with it peaking around 2000 RPM.  Not too bad and I'm happy with it.
Simon already has a torque peak of 112 lbft so I'm thinking a decatted stock header or a DX pipe should really help with both hp and tq

Would I be correct in assuming that with a decatted header that the noise/sound level would increase fairly significantly?

[ultrarider123]

Not as much as you would think, Simon.  I'm still running the stock mufflers, just have the plug removed so when you are "idling" down the road at 70 or so, it's not bad.  It is louder but I can still hear the radio quite well not even halfway loud and Vickie and I can hold a conversation at a without raising our voices.  Get on it or rev it at stop lights or on a faster than normal take off and you can tell it's more open sound wise and power wise.

I went with stock because I like doing stuff like that....looks stock but isn't.  If I had not been pleased with the results from this change, my next option was Fulsac.  You can tell it's not a stock header with the Fulsac but using the stock heat shields give it that stock look. 

[FLSTFI Dave]

I'm running the stock head pipe with cat removed, stock SE mufflers with plugs removed and a SERT on my '12 (which is a bit different than Simon's '15 with twin cooling and such) but got 95 HP peak at 4500RPM with a very smooth curve and 110 lbft of torque at 3800 RPM with it peaking around 2000 RPM.  Not too bad and I'm happy with it.
Simon already has a torque peak of 112 lbft so I'm thinking a decatted stock header or a DX pipe should really help with both hp and tq

Not so sure on the Torque helping near as much as the HP.  Here is why I know 3 wet bikes tuned with the DX head pipe and Fullsac cores.  The Torque has all been 112.9, 113.6 and 113.8. 

Doc told me before mine was ever tuned that the wet bikes with a Fullsac DX and Cores is usual 112~114 torque, with an occasional bike hitting 116. 

HP has all been around 96.

[porthole]

So I got to see a red one this week, although only in a store. Played with the radio a bit. Sounds real good not running and inside the dealership. How is it on the road?

[DesertHOG]

So I got to see a red one this week, although only in a store. Played with the radio a bit. Sounds real good not running and inside the dealership. How is it on the road?

Well I have 2 issues and they are not necessarily fault of the radio/speaker/amp system.

1. My windscreen is too short, so I get a ton of wind noise in my helmet. When I get above 65mph, I pull the shield down and the noise increases.
2. The automatic volume control that is suppose to adj the volume doesn't work on it's own. So I am adjusting volume by hand. I need to learn to set up the AVC or, per some threads, the MoCo needs to fix it.

Overall, the sounds is great at speeds up to 65-75mph. Above 75mph all the wind noise drowns it out in my case. Once I get a new windscreen I believe this will be better.  Regarding the windscreen, the standard windscreen is 14" or there abouts and probably the top of it is around the top of my neck or at my chin. I need another 4 inches of height.

Simon

[FLSTFI Dave]

2. The automatic volume control that is suppose to adj the volume doesn't work on it's own. So I am adjusting volume by hand. I need to learn to set up the AVC or, per some threads, the MoCo needs to fix it.

Simon

Three software updates for the radio and they sill do not have it fixed.  The AVC will work, if once you start the bike, you go to Setup, then to AVC, and turn it off then back on.  This has to be done each time you start the bike if you want it to work.

Also when do not Do this AVC is actually on in the muted mode.  So volume is limited a lot on the upper end unless you turn ACV off and then on each time you start the bike.

[porthole]

'Nuther one for you Simon. Since you just came form the 11 to the 15.
Does your BSR have an opinion on the 15's lack of lumbar adjustments?