I finally broke down and tweaked my '02 BMW R1100S Boxer Cup. I had to- my riding buddy has a Ducati ST4 and I was in serious danger of getting left behind far too often. I seem to have more midrange, so getting the jump on him by suprise isn't hard, but once he gets his revs up that thing flies. One minuite he's dropping well behind, and then all of a sudden my mirrors are full of Ducati red.
Now after the mods he might still have a better top end, but mine is much better than it was, and my midrange power is even better. All you really need in the real world of country back roads and 'suprise' farm vehicles (leaned over hard on a blind corner, the kind that tightens and makes mockery of your late apex entry, and Suprise! A full tobacco wagon towed by a tractor at the breakneck speed of 25mph is full in your face) is a fat midrange. It seems that around here there just isn't much unpatrolled straight road.
These are the mods, and for this bike the worked well. The shop guys at my local BMW were very impressed with the results, and the parts weren't at all difficult to fit if you have some mechanical skill. All I added was a Z-Tecnik exhaust, a Laser chip (the same ones the factory Boxer Cup Bikes use) and a San Jose BMW intake and K&N. The sound is much improved w/o being obnoxiously loud. I haven't dynoed it yet, and will post the results when I get around to doing it if anyone is interested.
Now, if I could just lose about 60 pounds of body fat, I might just catch that little bastard on his Ducati.....
Now after the mods he might still have a better top end, but mine is much better than it was, and my midrange power is even better. All you really need in the real world of country back roads and 'suprise' farm vehicles (leaned over hard on a blind corner, the kind that tightens and makes mockery of your late apex entry, and Suprise! A full tobacco wagon towed by a tractor at the breakneck speed of 25mph is full in your face) is a fat midrange. It seems that around here there just isn't much unpatrolled straight road.
These are the mods, and for this bike the worked well. The shop guys at my local BMW were very impressed with the results, and the parts weren't at all difficult to fit if you have some mechanical skill. All I added was a Z-Tecnik exhaust, a Laser chip (the same ones the factory Boxer Cup Bikes use) and a San Jose BMW intake and K&N. The sound is much improved w/o being obnoxiously loud. I haven't dynoed it yet, and will post the results when I get around to doing it if anyone is interested.
Now, if I could just lose about 60 pounds of body fat, I might just catch that little bastard on his Ducati.....