that would have been my advice as well! Good on the mechanic 😀

Cool pipes... we all goona get greedy n soon you ll be putting stage2 with cam job n aftermarket tuner other than sh@@ HD tuner. NEVER ENDING MODS N STORY CONTINUNES... looks nice 👌

haha yeah I can't control it - it is either out of excitement or shear nervousness/anxiety. In this case, it was excitement! The offroad experience was the latter haha

you are not the minority! I am also on board with 2 into 1 exhaust!

I have a bassani road rage "ripper" 2-1 stainless exhaust on my 2020 standard and love it. Really love 2-1 exhaust on Harleys, probably never use anything else. Stealth pipes makes a really nice 2-1, if I didn't have my bassani already I'd grab their polished stainless steel 2-1

Nah man I love 2-1. Don't get me wrong I like the double pipes too but 2-1 just tidies up that whole side a bit.

yeah buddy!

Im jealous! Enjoy your ride!

Light? It's like 650lbs wet.

thanks Jason! I am looking forward to seeing what you chose for your first bike soon!

Apparently you can work the 107 to 128

@@soulstripper you sure can! But there's point of diminishing returns and I think 128 might not be worth the bang for the buck

yeah Bill, I do feel blesses to be able to ride what is available. But as long as there is value to my viewers I will keep pushing to do them!

thanks man! 2 into 1 is definitely growing on me

@@KSMotoCafe Vader is the first bike I’ve owned I haven’t switched but def going to consider it soon

yeah man but it does get pricey

brother I couldn't stop smiling afterwards

The fat boy is a beautiful bike, but the handling is pretty clunky due to the larger tires. The softail standard is a lot more nimble. I love both bikes but went with the standard myself

right on man! thanks for waiting to watch it!

yes!!

oh--- rhinehart pipes sound soooo mean! congrats on your upgrade! Did you always know that you would eventually move to a HD bike?

@@KSMotoCafe yes. It was always my plan but I wanted to make all my mistakes on my Honda before I bought an HD. I really hadn’t planned on buying a brand new bike but I fell in love with the Standard. I’m so happy I got stage one done though because she sounds really thunder like.

@@christinebrayshaw4691 you made the right call! everyone should work their way up like you did. Now you can appreciate the big v twin way more :)

@@KSMotoCafe absolutely. I highly recommend everyone learn on a less expensive, less powerful bike. I was ready for the new power and ready for the upgrade and I truly appreciate it.

Nice, i just bought one last week, dealer told me a stage 1 will cost $1400, im wondering if thats a good deal or no?

oh definitely get it if u can afford to - stage 1 fxst is badassss

nothing wrong with looking like a bigger sportster! Stage 2 would be amazing

oh TBR makes really nice 2 to 1 exhausts! I enjoy a nice throaty sounding exhaust but never at an obnoxious level. If I have to wear ear plugs due to noise of my own making, I would feel too bad for others around me to even enjoy it lol

decel pops are signs that you are running too rich. Best to get it tuned (as you indicated) to slow down the wear of the engine

@@KSMotoCafe Thanks KS

@@KSMotoCafe I thought about Wide Band tunung also

​@@KSMotoCafe decel pop means it's running too lean.

right!?

cool! do you have bags to go with it?

I DNT I just got it so has absolutely no accessories or Customizations just yet

Stage 3-4 is saved for truly determined riders who have deep pockets or really want to keep their current bike without falling behind

wait so I have the same slip-ons and you are saying with better air cleaner and fp3, it improved the performance noticeably?

@@KSMotoCafe Yes. Compared to stock, my bike has transformed its entire personality. I've read that the stage one adds about 7 to 10 HP but I feel like it's got to be a little more because I can really feel the difference. The power increase was immediately obvious the first time out. Before I did upgrades, my bike had a tendency to almost stall every time trying to get going from a stop. I'd turn the throttle and it would lug for a second and then suddenly catch itself and lurch ahead. The cooler it was, the worse the hesitation would be. After the slip-ons, that hesitation just disappeared and it sounded so much better. Suddenly it was fun to ride because I'd turn the throttle and it would just go like it's supposed to. There was a little bit more power too but there was a lot of decel popping indicating that it was running too lean, which leads to the engine running hotter than it should. After installing the high-flow air-cleaner and then flashing a new map using an FP3, the decel pop is gone and there's noticeably more power right across the entire rpm range. I just love my bike now. It just pulls like a train. I installed the Progressive 412 shocks (mine are 412-4064C) just this past Sunday and I rode the bike to work and back today for the first time on those shocks and the difference is night and day. I started running over manholes and railroad tracks (without clenching up first) just to try it and the bike rolled over that stuff like a champ. No more spine-banging. Regular paved roads used to make my teeth rattle at times but now they feel smooth and comfortable. I finally now understand how people can ride all day. I never could before because the whole experience was just too rough and tiring. Now it's nice. With the new seat, new shocks, and the stage one upgrade, the Sportster 1200C is an amazing machine. From now on, my advice to everyone will be not to wait and to get the upgrades asap. My stock shocks were 11.5" with 2" travel. It was a very stiff ride and I always found the bike kind of hard to turn corners in town. I installed 12.5" with 3" travel on preload step 3 of 5. I did it myself in less than an hour. I'm lucky that I have a good hydraulic bike jack, a torque wrench, and a T50 Torx bit. The first time sitting on it, I could tell that it had been raised just a little and the lean on the jiffy stand is a little greater but not so far as to become a risk of falling. The bike now tips into turns with almost no effort and I really like the way it handles now. I would not have believed that adding 1" of rear height would effect it positively so much but it did. If anyone dares to go even higher like 13.5" or 14", be prepared to replace the jiffy stand too with a longer/taller one. I went with 12.5" because I didn't want too much rear fender gap but I did want more travel. I also went with the standard rate spring, not the heavy duty spring. I'm pretty heavy at 245 lbs and that's right at the point where it's recommended to go for the heavy duty spring but I read some comments from people who did that and said that the ride was too stiff. I went with the standard spring and on the middle preload and I really like it. Also, I switched from HD Dunlop tires to the Shinko 777 and I like them a lot better. They have way more grip and cornering is easier. I don't know if that's due to their profile or what but I noticed a big improvement riding the first few blocks.

Where did u buy the parts?

this stage 1 is done by the dealership and they are selling it as custom fxst new

hahaha

lol he's a francophone - it's actually Stephane but I guess he went with the Steeve stage name.

just to clarify, are they telling you that a stock FXST is already programmed/mapped to stage 1 configuration? because if that is what they said, its false. Mapping depends on what filter and exhaust combination you install on the bike for stage 1.

@@KSMotoCafe Hello, yes that's what a service guy from HD Dealer told me. He stated, since bikes are already being put out with a high flow air filter, that my bike is the same. I informed him mine had stock air filter. He said, ECM will self adjust. I didn't that sounded correct. I acquired the "stock" (high flow) air filter from a 2020 Lowrider S (114) which bolts right on and the Vance and Hines Big Radius 2 into 2 full exhaust.

well one indicator is if you hear a lot of deceleration pops from the exhaust - you know you are running too rich and will require tuning

@@KSMotoCafe OK sounds good and thank you.

hahaha you know it!

$20k in Canadian Dollars.

$23k CAD

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me too!

Do it. Both of you. Worth every penny.

@@siskothekid4620 lol I just am waiting for the right products to line up to fully dive into stage 1 on my sporty. I dont want to do a stage 1 on my VH slip-ons.

@@KSMotoCafe absolutely! Everything has got to be right, don’t compromise. Get the finish and styles you like. The way a Evo sounds is awesome once done. Couple mechanics I know say it’s the best sounding engine for it.

thanks! i agree but i cant afford the upgrade lol

@@KSMotoCafe I hear ya

sweet - you work in a Canadian Hd dealership? because the cost is in CAD and yes it is $5k for new pipes and mapping at this dealership

​@KSMotoCafe that's insane take a ride across the border maybe because that's literally assanine in cad or usd

@@jayi.4687 yeah lol you should see the prices for stage 3/4 kit 😅 - this is why I go DIY route