I had my Holeshot headers put on yesterday at Cycle Imports in Soquel, Ca. near Santa Cruz. Richard, who owns the shop and wrenches is helped out by his wife who not only does the clerical work but helps in the shop. Dale uses Richard for some of his work and recommends him highly as do I after watching him work.The install went good as it is amazing to see a talented mechanic do his thing. The plastic came off the radiator loosened and drained and the oem headers removed. Dale showed up to help as he used my bike in his audio/video on the Holeshot site. I also got to lend a helping hand in polishing the header and cans and installed the fender extender.
Reinstalled my power commander which was taken off to get the ticker fixed. Then off to the Dyno. Richard is also an approved Dynojet tuning center. Started with Dales map for the header/cans and Richard customized it for the way I ride and the way my FJR runs. This thing rocks. I thought at times to redline this thing is gonna blow. Great smoothness across the band from 1100 rpms to redline.
Put all the plastic on , paid the man for his excellent work, which by the way is way below Bay Area averages. Said good bye and was on my way. This bike now rocks better than it ever has. The sound is improved over just the HS cans only and the improved performance is very noticable through all the powerbands. We tweaked the cruising rpms for better gas milage but apllied the gas during perfomance runsMore testing to come but I can't believe how smooth and how much more this bike gives me just in the little riding I got to do on the way home.
Dale is such a great guy. He showed up to make sure the bike got on the dyno at his cost. He also makes a great product with high quality across the board for fit and performance. He hp gains are not what some would expect but enough in the performance range with the removal of the cats and most of the heat issue to be a very good buy and farkle. The sound is really neat that the header has been installed. Very aware of the bike's performance but not annoying and almost non existant at cruising speeds. I could not be happier with the product.
Two thumbs up for Richard and his wife at Cycle Imports. I would recommend anyone with any need for a motorcylce on or off road to use them if you canAnd many thanks to Dale for his help .