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Mavic is correct, a member is scheduled to come pick up the bike in a week and half. Thanks for everyone's interest!

The O2 sensor was connected. The reason for the discoloring of the pipes is because I would let it sit and idle too long. During the times I wasn't riding I would crank it up and let it sit just to let the engine run and recharge the battery. I took the bike to a performance shop that tested...

I didn't keep a close eye on the time, I just used 15 minutes for the sake of conversation. The guy that did the test today has been in the motorcycle engine building/performance business for 20 years and said he definitely thinks the idling was the cause of the discoloration. I have to say...

**** Update. Took the bike to have the exhaust fuel mixture/sniffer test done. The bike tuner said the bike is lean at idle which is by design to meet EPA standards. When you give it gas the mixtures goes to exactly where it should. This explains the discoloration because every couple of...

**** Mystery solved! I took the bike to have the sniffer test done today. The data shows the bike is lean at idle and the guy says that is completely normal and by design to meet EPA standards. As soon as you give it gas the mixture goes to right where it should. Everyone who said it was...

I do still have the OEM shock but I'm not looking to sell it. If the bike doesn't sell as is I will wait till spring and put back the stock suspension and see the AK and penske seperately.

Yes, the motorcycle is still available.

It is possible but I did take the pipe off and shook it. When I didn't hear anything I ran water through it and didn't see any debris come out. If you have a better way to check it outside of buying new pipes I'll give it a shot.

Thanks Fred. It sounds like getting the sniffer test is still worth it but if it does detect the mixture is too rich then take it to a normal mechanic to have them begin checking the sensors. I'd be nice to get the sensors checked on the spot but I'm guessing a performance shop isn't going to...

Haha, how true. If the mixtue is off then I plan to have the bike checked to see if the barbarian jumper mod has been done. If it hasn't then I will just throw in a power commander and download one of the maps and call it good. Although I would like an aftermarket set of pipes, I don't want...

I scheduled a sniffer test with a local performance shop for next Wednesday. If that comes back clean then I will just polish up the pipes with simichrome and go about my business. If it doesn't then I have already printed out the barbarian jumper mod and will let them check to see if it has...

I did take the pipe off and didn't hear anything rolling around and I did run water through it and nothing came out. I didn't turn up the hose too high but to be honest, we the way a muffler is designed, would anything be able to be flushed out?

I decided to do an off the cuff test and put my hand over the exhaust of both pipes. The ride side (the more discolored pipe) seemed to be pushing less exhaust against my hand than the left side. I just took off the muffler and ran water from a hose through it to see if anything came out. So...

I was able to confirm that the blueing only starts with the pipe at point "A". The header and cat dont seem to be discolored at all. Unfortunately I haven't had time yet to take off the mufflers to see if they have anything blocking the flow.

I did that a couple of times. It wasn't every week...maybe 3 or 4 times a year anywhere from 5 to at most 15 min.

A flow problem is a possibility. Every so often I have seen a small mouse in the garage. Is there anything special to taking off/putting a pipe back on other than unscrewing the bolts?

Very nice writeup Radio. I will try and get a pick of the header pipes and see. Call me a chicken but I have been hesitant to take off the fairing. I haven't done it before and I can see doing it my first time and putting a nice scratch or tear in it and having to pay good $$ just for being a...

Thanks Fred. In hindsight I should have started off with the pictures. I am trying to think through my options. If I do get the sniffer test done, what can they do if there is no power commander and with stock pipes? Especially since the dealer said the O2 sensor wasn't throwing any codes...

I think this will work. As you can see half of the muffler has begun to turn brownish as well.

Ok, so silly question. How do I post a picture. When I click on insert image it asks for a http address.