Hippo, ok - I swear I'll leave ya alone till next season after this question/concern. I have an 02' FXSTDI with appx. 1800 miles on it. At the 1000 mile mark I installed a set of V&H Big Shot Staggered & SE Stage I breather. During the 1k dealer check I had them reflash the bike for the pipes/breather upgrade that was installed. When I picked up the bike, and up until about 250-300 miles ago it had ran flawlessly. The bike now is sounding weird - weird meaning it has sort of a hollow sound coming from the pipes. The bike also has seemed to have lost the original power that I gained from the pipes/breather (not that it was much, but it is noticeable). To top off the problem, the motor has a new vibration when taking it up through the r's. All of these problems seemed to have occured after one particular day coming home from work... I ride 28 miles one way, and was caught in bumper to bumper traffic for appx 10 miles. After that trip home from work, the bike has never been the same. Am I being paranoid? - The woman even says is sounds different when she's on back - so I KNOW there's gotta be somthing going on. Should I just wait for the 2500 mile service, or should it be looked at now? I've contacted the dealer, they said the bike is gonna start to sound different as it breaks in - I think that's a load of B.S.
Again, Thanks in advance!
Tom Z
Again, Thanks in advance!
Tom Z