What is the best way to cut/trim the Bearclaw?

[xhdskip]

Will,
Looks good.

 

[Willtill]

Thanks Skip.

Well, it is finished. I just hobbled my 'ole broke self out to my shed and mounted the BearClaw; I found some nice trim that matched the colors of the OuterWear prefilters. What do you think of it? Is it too much? (looks better in person than the pic):



I'm going to "cant" the filters to the left, after I do Idk's "balancing the throttle bodies" sticky that he posted in the "How To" forum.....

Got the coolant catch can hooked up as well (finally). Not sure If I'm going to seal up the airbox too keep it nice and clean. We'll see.....

 

[Blastedbones]

Red edging stip on Claw is a nice touch!

 

[Willtill]

I haven't started it yet though, I still need to download a diffent Tune into the ECU.

I imagine that the pleats of the K&N's will be more visible (in shape) under the OuterWear prefilters; when the engine starts breathing air?

 

[Gothlander]

You do realise that by cutting the bearclaw you will have released the crickets. ops2:

P.S. It's looking good.

 

[Willtill]

You do realise that by cutting the bearclaw you will have released the crickets. ops2:

P.S. It's looking good.

"Crickets"? ....negative Ghost Rider; I hope that I have unleashed the "Kraken" from within my beast, by doing this......

...though I am very curious to hear what she sounds like; with the OEM intake removed and all. At any rate, "crickets" won't bother me; I wear a Fullface and normally plugs on the roads anyway.

 

[tdragger]

After doing the 3x K&N install, I rode for several months without the bearclaw on. At first, the "crickets" and the intake sound, i.e. roar, were welcome. However, over time the intake noise was a bit overwhelming and I re-installed the bearclaw. I still get some noise but it's now tolerable.

 

[Willtill]

If you put the screws that held the secondary butterflies back in their little holes after removing the secondaries, tighten them up with a little loctite, you will kill the crickets.

Really? Naw. Yer pulling me leg. :?

 

[Geek_Law]

I haven't mounted it yet but this is the bottle that I bought.

Oooh that looks nice. I might do that. Right now I have my stock overflow under the LH side cover kind of shoved in at an angle. It works, but just seems half assed.

 

[Willtill]

Oooh that looks nice. I might do that. Right now I have my stock overflow under the LH side cover kind of shoved in at an angle. It works, but just seems half assed.

That's EXACTLY why I didn't want to do that.