New Toy - VT750c2

[Zilli]

http://www.perfmoto.com/

Great site.

Got the order within 5 days.

Unsure if pipes for the 400 exist yet.

I ordered the o2 sensor eliminators, baffles and k&n from

www.cruisercustomizing.com

[Zilli]

also just an FYI... http://www.shadowriders.net/forums/index.php is an amazing resource for Shadowriders...

I think the frame and attachments on the vt400is exactly the same as the bigger 750 shadow, so accessory wise you can use the same part as a vt750 aero (thats what theyre called in the US)

[EuroAccord13]

Yeah, I've been reading a bit on the ShadowRiders forum... The frame is exactly the same as the 750 but I'm not too sure about the engine bits i.e Air Filter and exhaust... Need to find answers to those!~

[Zilli]

I got the final package today!!!!

Cobra O2 Sensor Eliminators to go with the exhaust




K&N drop in filter - will do some intake and airbox mods before i put this in, the current box is very restrictive




Finally, a comfort mod - 6inch Forward Control Extensions, hopefully make me feel less as though im sitting on a kids ride-on! Great quality piece at an amazing price!





Now, to finish my last exam for the year and spend some much needed time tinkering!

Finally, some updated happy snaps!

[EuroAccord13]

Can you take a photo of the air filter please?

[Zilli]

here you go mate....

sorry i havent taken it out of the wrapping

[EuroAccord13]

Just wondering if it would fit in my bike.. It sucks air from the inside of the filter and releases it on the outside right?

What's the model number? ....... Maybe I will bring my OEM filter down and see if they measure up....

[Zilli]

hey mate, the part number is HA-7504... im relatively sure the airbox is exactly the same on both bikes... cant be certain but they look exactly the same... to be honest i havent played with the box much so unsure of its design in terms of the in-out you explained... i do know im buying a dremel (always wanted one!) to do some mods to the intake at the same time as i put the filter in...

[Zilli]

here is how the bike is sitting now after a marathin 6 hour effort (with lost of beers along the way) on Friday night... going in to do some more today, hopefully finish it off



we started by removing the stock pipes, with a view to putting the new ones on... but soon realised if we didnt put the forward control extensions on before we put the new pipes on we'd have to remove the front pipe again...



So we installed the brake side forward control extension... couldnt believe the quality... for 200 australia, compared to 500+ for mapalms etc... my vision for this bike is to make it nicer to ride on a budget... mapalms will wait for the harley once i am 100% confident riding!






Amazing difference... 6" further forward and higher than the stock ones too... which means i wont peg it as much anymore! this is going to be my favourite mod, i can tell already... at the moment i feel like im sitting on the toilet while riding...!

We started putting the Vance and Hines straightshots together, and i can see why shops charge so much labour... quite fiddly... but im sure they'll be worth it in the end...

more updates to come soon

[Zilli]

all done and mounted, what an unbelievable difference!

will post up pics when ive had a chance to wash and detail here!

[EuroAccord13]

Good job dude!!!...

Let us know how the V&H sound~~~ The ones I've found on the internet do no justice even with good speakers!

Gosh.. Your photo sizes are huge :P

[Zilli]

the sound is pretty sick... i put in the quiet baffles before i even started it, as i read you lose quite a bit of backpressure resulting in huge loss of performance. COnsidering the thing is slow as anyway i didnt want to risk this!

On idle it sounds weird to be honest, doesnt have that crackle and pop of a big bore twin motor, it kinda sound more like a car, in that its deep. but on throttle it really does sound beautiful, and it has given it a bit more urge without losing low down torque

The problem i have at the moment is that i was sent what seem to be the incorrect O2 sensor eliminators... what i was sent was a male plug, and what i have remaining at the end of the loom from the ECU is a male plug... so i rode with with the FI light on. Not an issue, just a warning i've read...

anyway hopefully get some vids and pics up this weekend