Spike Intake Options ebay? - Page 2

Tartarus · #11 10-12-2009, 12:19 PM

Question about the spike if any of you know

can you put one of the rain covers under the spike to make the filter last longer and keep water out of the engine?

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Dooderhead · #12 10-12-2009, 01:30 PM

Ok, I SWORE I wasn't going to spend another farthing on my Fatty until Christmas, but it looks like Christmas

may be comin early at Dooderhead's

Just have to decide if I want chrome or black now. Decisions, decisions.....

BTW, the coupon code 'oct30' applies to lots of items on the site too. A K&N SE Air Filter listed for $69, and when I put in the code, it dropped to $48.30.

Dooderhead · #13 10-13-2009, 06:50 AM

For those of you that may know, is this kit considered a high-flow? ie IF I replace my K&N with it, will the high air intake remain the same, or will it suffer. The website does NOT id it as high flow.

superblue10 · #14 10-13-2009, 12:42 PM

i would think it is high flow, it is showing more filter then the stocker would and it is a k&n style filter. I could be wrong , but i hope i am not as I already ordered one, intended to tune using my pcIII with my big radius pipes. (fingers x)

Dooderhead · #15 10-20-2009, 06:16 AM

UPDATE: So far....so bad. Ordered the spike intake (IK002) from D2Moto last Monday (12th), and within hours someone was using my Visa to order shit from an online store in Hanoi, VN. Cancelled the card and got the charges cleared, but a real PITA.

So the intake arrives yesterday MINUS intallation instructions. I contacted customer service and they emailed me the pdf with the instructions within minutes.

However, once I got the instructions and parts list, I find D2Moto has FAILED to include the collar needed to attach the intake elbow to the plate on the throttle body! I'm pretty frustrated by now since I had the old intake in pieces on the garage floor and now have to put it back together without my new toy attached

So I called customer service back and they say they will UPS me the missing piece.

Should have it in 5 days or so. Sheeeeesh.....

Tartarus · #16 10-20-2009, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dooderhead

UPDATE: So far....so bad. Ordered the spike intake (IK002) from D2Moto last Monday (12th), and within hours someone was using my Visa to order shit from an online store in Hanoi, VN. Cancelled the card and got the charges cleared, but a real PITA.

So the intake arrives yesterday MINUS intallation instructions. I contacted customer service and they emailed me the pdf with the instructions within minutes.

However, once I got the instructions and parts list, I find D2Moto has FAILED to include the collar needed to attach the intake elbow to the plate on the throttle body! I'm pretty frustrated by now since I had the old intake in pieces on the garage floor and now have to put it back together without my new toy attached

So I called customer service back and they say they will UPS me the missing piece.

Should have it in 5 days or so. Sheeeeesh.....

did they ship the missing part for free?
I might just call them if I end up ordering, as it sounds like they don't have secure payment

Spartaman · #17 10-20-2009, 05:23 PM

I bought the chrome one from them and am quite happy with my purchase. I paid with Paypal so I didn't have any problems there.

Here is what I like and dislike about it. The performance change was quite nice. It seems like you get more torque due to the increase in air flow. Also, it really looks great on the bike. The filter is usually made by K&N too.

What I dislike has to do with those piston thingies that let out the vapour. They splash oil residue all over your oil tank and allow for the vapours to exhaust right by your leg, making sitting in traffic even more annoying. Lastly, driving in the rain causes your bike to sputter due to water getting inside. Possibly there is a cover for this.

Dooderhead · #18 10-22-2009, 04:35 PM

UPDATE: It's Thursday 10/22, and still no replacement part. When I called on Monday, I was told it would be sent via UPS that at the end of the day. I never received a tracking number, so I called D2Moto just now and was told by Victoria that the part wasn't sent out until yesterday, and that I might have it by Monday or Tuesday.

Will I ever deal with these guys again? Doubt it! The price for the intake seems GREAT, and that's what drew me to buy. But the headaches I've gotten from having my CC compromised, and D2Moto's sucky customer service have turned me completely off to them.

(Having read Spartaman's review of the product, I guess I'll need to have plenty of wipes on hand should I ever get the part and get it installed.)

Dooderhead · #19 10-30-2009, 06:31 AM

For those of you scoring at home, the remaining part arrived on Tuesday and I FINALLY got it installed!

Once you have the instructions and ALL the parts, it was pretty simple and took maybe 40 minutes to swap out the assemblies. The G/F thinks it looks like I should be riding the Fat Boy to a medieval festival, but I like the look. The red tank pinstripe compliments the red filter IMO. I wasn't expectng any sort of performance boost since I was replacing a K&N setup, but I will take it to Bikers Dream and have it re-tuned and dyno'd to make sure the mix is right.

If you've been thinking about getting this setup, hopefully the photos will help you decide if YOU like the look. For me, the price was a big selling point, but is outweighed by the headaches I got from dealing with D2Moto. A real PITA!

This is what it looks like installed.

dennyo · #20 10-30-2009, 10:20 AM

Congrats , finaly done , Looks Good Too