Carpenter 210+ VS 240+ on the street

HansO said:

You wont regret getting the RX-4040-1 filters it is what I run and love them but make sure you make a strap to secure them as I did in this thread -- Bigger is Better | R3Owners

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slick rick said:

Im running the 9000 rpm tune, and I hear you when you say asap, but you don't know my missus ( hope she don't see this ). Do let me know how the shift lite goes, I need one to stop bouncing off the rev limiter.

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warp9.9 said:

I believe Les hit it right on the nose about the rpm band. Another thing I have noticed is you might not ever thought you would need it but once you have the larger rpm span you use it. There is nothing like cruising down the highway when a sport bike or Vrod pulls up on you getting spunky and being able to go down to third gear and rip the tire loose at 70 mph. You should see the look on their faces when you go back up to fifth, raise your helmet and scream at them 'go ahead I'll catch you!!!!!!
Most Harley's that want to race me I let them know I will spot them a block two head start to make it fair
Now as for the sport bike in my area the words out about me and they leave the Millennium Falcon alone. Which is kind of a bummer now

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Brenna1960 said:

V-Rod? You should be able to spank them in stock form...unless maybe you have a Touring??

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Tripps said:

You might get 40 mpg at a steady 50 mph, but how often would you do that. I ride mine pretty briskly, I get 33-35 average.

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Brenna1960 said:

I Cant Drive.......55!! Cant get my bike outta 2nd gear!

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Brenna1960 said:

V-Rod? You should be able to spank them in stock form...unless maybe you have a Touring??

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Tripps said:

Finally I'll have someone to ride with that can keep up with me....

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bcskier54 said:

Well, I just read every post in this thread and I'm even more excited to get my bike. I've purchased a 2007 R3 with the 210+ package from Bob Carpenter. It dyno'd at 224 HP and 176 lb.ft. of twist. I had him send the pipe to be polished and it should be ready to ship later this week (fingers crossed.) The bike had 26 miles on the odo prior to the dyno session, so this is pretty much a brand new bike. Bob gave me a killer deal and I'm totally stoked. Now I can turn it into the bike I want. Probably bags, windshield or fairing, floor boards, remove the back seat....

He has 2012 for-sale too if any of you are looking and it has less than 100 miles on the ticker...

BTW -I'm brand new to the R3owners forum. Cheers!

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bcskier54 said:

Thanks for the greetings and input. Being new to R3, I have no clue what the various screens are or where to get them (Triumph dealer, or?) Also, I've seen reference to PCV in some posts. Call me "old school" but PCV was something on old cars that needed to be replaced or cleaned during a tune-up (Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve.) So, what is this?

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teraeric said:

based on my interpretation of your dilemma, my bet would be you want the 210... the general way it always seems to works for a given motor (non-huffed) is: more power = more rpm = power hits higher = less fun unless you are winding it up... unless you are a pretty aggressive rider the way your bike sits right now is pretty nice...

how much time do you spend over 5k rpm and 3/4 throttle now?

not taking anything away from carpenter's stuff, but i think most people who buy a torque heavy bike in the first place would be happier with a supercharger kit - other than the complexity and looks...

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