Yes, the Airbox Mod :shakehead:.
I have lived with this mod for about 2 weeks, and to be honest, as soon as I get a few spare moments I am going to order a new Airbox Cover and bring it back to OEM.
I jumped in a bit to enthusiastically at this mod as I have had my bike for 3 years with no mods, so when I ran across and joined the forum, I felt like a kid in a Candy Store :drool:.
I enjoyed the novelty of the Airbox Mod for the first couple of days, but,
- after reading other comments, Wavex's insightful comments in particular (See additional Airbox Mod Threads for more on these),
- lifting the tank and removing the airbox to do bd43's headlight mod, and seeing the beating that my airfilter has been taking,
- and, growing tired of the new sound and feel of my bike.
I have decided to return my air intake system to the carefully thought out and engineered specs originally utilized by the fine engineers at Yamaha.
For all of those with the mod, I am sorry for defecting, I appreciate the How To on this, I am a firm believer in modding, but this one just isn't working for me.
Lesson learned: Put a little more thought and research into the mods that I am going to make in the future .
I have lived with this mod for about 2 weeks, and to be honest, as soon as I get a few spare moments I am going to order a new Airbox Cover and bring it back to OEM.
I jumped in a bit to enthusiastically at this mod as I have had my bike for 3 years with no mods, so when I ran across and joined the forum, I felt like a kid in a Candy Store :drool:.
I enjoyed the novelty of the Airbox Mod for the first couple of days, but,
- after reading other comments, Wavex's insightful comments in particular (See additional Airbox Mod Threads for more on these),
- lifting the tank and removing the airbox to do bd43's headlight mod, and seeing the beating that my airfilter has been taking,
- and, growing tired of the new sound and feel of my bike.
I have decided to return my air intake system to the carefully thought out and engineered specs originally utilized by the fine engineers at Yamaha.
For all of those with the mod, I am sorry for defecting, I appreciate the How To on this, I am a firm believer in modding, but this one just isn't working for me.
Lesson learned: Put a little more thought and research into the mods that I am going to make in the future .