Quote Originally Posted by barnone View Post
Anyone take a hole saw to their catalytic converter on their 2012? If you look up the tail pipe with a flash light you will see it.
I runs real hot as my infrared temperature indicators showed.


I have not. I found a video online where a guy drilled his entire pipe billet style so it had a bunch of holes. I melted my boot to my exhaust today.. so now it looks kinda ugly lol. This being said.. i agree is runs hot. I don't understand this talk of people having their bikes on the freeway doing consistent 60+mph. I ran her flat out on a decline and hit about 50-55 with a 35 rear sprocket. As soon as I hit any variation of incline, she would only do about 40 mph (indicated) in 4th gear at full throttle (5th being more of an over drive or on flat road). I was hoping to do a few short slow lane trips on the highway, but it looks like she will just be a go around town weekend bike. I don't know if i would trust this bike on the highway even if it could do the 65 mph required.