Heat shield - do I really need it?

[discotex]

no nothing on order at the moment, but next will be a gear indicator i think.

i am planning on a new pipe but not for a while. coming from a car back ground i cant get over the cost them.

if your looking for hard to find (in nz) parts id suggest these guys bloody brilliant and fast.

Hell yeah. Just a slipon is heaps. Full systems are insane prices. Then you have to factor in the PCIII and dyno time.

I personally don't mind not having a gear indicator but if you're going to add one you should check this guy's work out. Only problem is you'll need to send your gauges to him. http://www.motydesign.com/index.html

Check out the gallery: http://www.motydesign.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2

[325rocket]

yeah i was looking at that the other week. looks fantastic but a little expensive for me, works out to be about $500 +.

if you just go for a slip on do you still need to tune the bike to suit?

[discotex]

Pretty sure slipons are fine as they don't stuff up the tuning tooooo much. Still better to get the PCIII and get it mapped though.

Full systems it's a total must because you lose the exhaust flap which helps with the low down torque and noise regs.

[imdying]

Wouldn't take the shield off with a stock can, they get hotter than aftermarket ones due to the bafflers.