I just swapped the crappy stock tire that went bald in 5500 miles with the Kenda 130/70-10. It fit well on the 170i, the mud fender is just a bit tight on the left side. A little blowtorch and oomph fixed it.
Anyway, while I had the pipe off I decided to match the horribly restricted transition. I took a grinder to it for a half an hour and finished blending-in from a Dremel sanding drum.
First ride is surprising. I certainly felt and expected the better turning grip, the extra width really improves the handling. The surprise was that I hit 72 BMPH. The best I have ever done before that was about 69. I checked to make sure, there was no wind assisting me.
Was it the slightly larger tire (1 mm increased radius), or the better flowing exhaust?
What made me faster?
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exhaust pipe mod pic, Buddy 170i
It was the pipe I opened up, to match the gasket.
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Stock exhaust pipe
Here's the stock exhaust pipe. When I took it off, I forgot to mention that only one header bolt was attached. It looks like they shipped it that way, the naked bolt had no thread scratches, like it was brand new. Another high-quality Buddy product...
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Re: What made me faster?
I agree that the stock tire on the Buddy is nothing special - I use Continental Zippys. You will find, however, that any rear tire wears fairly quickly on a 10" wheel. 5,500 miles is not really bad, and certainly not unusual.Argee wrote:I just swapped the crappy stock tire that went bald in 5500 miles with the Kenda 130/70-10.
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One exhaust bolt = just lucky
I think the crush gasket did its job. I never heard any exhaust leak, nor did I notice a power loss. Maybe it slowly fell off and I didn't notice, but like I said, the bolt shows no scratches whatsoever. Well, now it does.