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I just installed the GenMar bar risers. Wow what a difference an inch and a quarter makes. I can't believe it. My riding position has only slightly changed but the shift in body weight, to the back, is phenomenal. Much less pressure on the grips/wrists/elbows. Less of my weight on the steering which makes it feel like I suddenly got power steering. Much more responsive because I am sitting back a bit with less force on the handlebars. Turns seem to take place much quicker. I think I found that balance point which places me in the center of the bikes weight.
A couple of week ago I dropped a tooth to 18 teeth on the front sprocket. Again, wow, the bike is more responsive and pulls much stronger in the lower gears, heck in all the gears. But I can run in first gear at an idle, nicely, without the worry of bucking.
I know I shouldn't have but I also installed a K&N air filter. When I rip into the throttle the roaring sound combination of the exhaust and intake is orgasmic. Remember what a four barrel carburetor sounded like when you punched the accelerator pedal, oh ya. That in combination with the mufflerectomy and the 18 tooth front sprocket have change the way the bike performs. It is quicker on the get up and go but moreover it just purrs at 4k in 6th running 70 mph through the countryside.
I love my Sprint ST,
ctballos
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