HPE install
 

A bit of European lovliness showed up the other day, and after figuring how to route the O2 sensor wires, and hook up the pan brackets, I was good to go. It's hard to believe the belly pan bracketry was designed by anybody who actually worked on a motorcycle, because you had to hold a nut from spinning BEHIND THE PAN! :rolleyes: anyway I think it looks pretty awesome! I got to get the pan off to the painters!

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Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous bike. I'm still not a fan of the 12, but this does send the right vibes. This is how it should have come from the factory.

thanks TM, I agree it is the way it should be as a sport bike, but half the fun of owning this bike for me was in the transformation!

Looking sweet. My daughter has that same Barbie jeep.:)

Hey guys, I've got that exact system for sale! $1000.00 It has less that a 1000 miles on it and is perfect.

That is one BEAUTIFUL bike.

Looks great Shred. Any difference in Hp with the new pipes?

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That is a nice looking header pipe, did you already have the slipon? I thought you had a Hesa belly pan, I am haveing trouble keeping up with the upgrades. :)

The bike looks good!!

I DID :)

I bought the bike with the full Remus installed, and it didn't come with the stocker. I hated the rocket nozzle look of the Remus canister, and didn't like the fact that it didnt even match the space under the seat. it looked like a car exhaust on a motorcycle. I sold the Remus and bought the HPE slip on, which worked fine with the Remus header, and really cleaned up the lines on the rear. I wanted a belly pan, and after deliberating the Schnitzer, Hesa and Ilmberger, went for the Ilmberger which I posted about here. The Ilmberger (gen 1) was a high quality item but really seemed like a bolt on, it didn't match the lines of the bike, it was made to fit the stock exhaust, had a strange flip at the front, it also made the bike look LONG, which I didnt like. I sold the Ilmberger (at a loss of course) and bought the Hesa, which I documented here as well. It had lines more fitting the bike, but now the exhaust headers looked like they were really hanging out there, and the pan looked like a catfish. Once I got wind of the Ilmberger GenII with the new HPE header it was a simple decision. Yeah I sold the Hesa at a loss, but it's only money. I actually think it looks as good as its gonna get. Now I just have to figure out if I want to do anything fancy with the paint, or just do basic black with some stark white die cuts of my favorite racing brands, or maybe nothing and just go for that stealth look.

Next up, winter upgrades: head mods, front Ohlins Pro Pilot upgrade, new tires, maybe cams if I can find the right ones, and possibly a custom saddle. It is nearing completion! If I land the corporate gig I am chasing, I will put an SKRR in the garage next to it! Rock on Brothers! SmileWavy

I think you might need some JATO bottles too shreddr.

The bike looks great! But I think, considering the exotic look you're moving toward, I would paint the frame and body red. Just my 2 pennies.

With all the money you have tied up in her I would want her to scream exotic instead of just whispering it. ;)

Nice job Shreddr....
 

As always it is fun to read and see your post. Beautiful bike, beautiful headers and I like the belly pan from most angles, it does make the bike look long, but more like a racer.:D

You sure you can handle her with all the upgrades..... JK;)

Nah, Motorsports colors!

I have always been more into the understated exoticism. When I think of the chromed, custom painted, nitrous injected, stretched, yadda yadda yadda, you get the idea, being more eye catching is not the category I am striving for.

There is only one "red" bike and we know what that is, so that option is out.

I like the bike like this because people do a double take when they see it. At first its like "black sport bike" and then all of a sudden you see these looks like "what the hell is that?" most bikers have never seen one of these things. I have been told many times by riders and bystanders that they didn't know BMW made bikes like this. I like that....

in keeping with my habit of changing many things at once before dyno testing, I will not know if they add any power, because I will be testing the FRK at the same time. I guess I could disconnect the FRK and compare the base setup with the previous run. I will do a run soon. They sound gnarly though! :D

Bling-y !!
... just go w/ black, stealth paint on the pan.

Or, on second thought, keep it carbon, and add a carbon front fender. The top half of the bike would be high gloss black paint, the bottom half, full of the carbon weave.
Nice one, man.

if I start wanting that kind of acceleration I will get the SKRR and run the "Slick" setting! :eek:

I would consider that, but the Ilmberger pans are made of a tight weave CF cloth. It doesn't really have that bling CF look that the other parts have. I am sure it is for more strength with the least amount of weight. I will go with a nice high gloss black to match the top. hot stuff!

Dude! Suh=weet!! But that rear wheel hub is the she-it!!

...NICE, NICE, NICE !!!...


...think (hope) I will recieve my goodies at the end of the week...