@FranBunnyFFXII that's definitely not the ugliest peg relocation I've seen. It almost looks like that's how it's supposed to be.

 

Did a 5,000 mile oil change.

 

Replaced the ‘TAB’ Zombie baffles that came with the bike with TABs 2.25 Medium baffle. Sounds a little softer and less metallic. Was easy to remove the Zombies but boy what a chore it was to get the Medium baffle in. I could not line the baffle up to slip over the small, internal tube inside the muffler. Finally my wife came out and suggested using 4 long skewers to guide the baffle over the inner-tube and after a few trials it worked. Was able to slowly tap the baffle in without getting hung up on the perimeter of that inside tube.

Pipes sound great!

 

I installed a Kodlin lowering kit on the rear of my '23 Breakout.

 

That's good to know. On a bike designed for touring, it's not all that noticable. But when I strip down the bike into race mode, they're going to have to come off.
I'm going to have to drill locating holes for the pins that are on the relocators.
Wont to be too hard. My GF says she actually has some real foot purchase on the bike now.
I can't believe my bike doesn't have the upper bolt holes. Honestly annoying.

 

love the look….how does it ride? Any trouble with the install? Any advice on the job? Thanks

 

Thanks. The ride quality seems quite similar to stock to me, but I'm a real lightweight at only 135 lbs so I don't compress the suspension much at all even with the preload at its lowest setting.

The remote preload adjuster makes getting the shock in and out a little more complicated but nothing major. Just a couple other things to unbolt.

I opted to buy the Kodlin shock compressor tool which made that part of the job very easy.

Having a second set of hands available makes re and re of the shock a little easier but it's certainly doable on your own.

Hope that helps, let me know if you have further questions.

 

Heeey another feather weight rider!
I only weigh 135lbs too, but I'm fairly tall at 5ft 10.
Trying find shocks for low weight is hard haha, but the SE Ohlins one seems to be great for me.

 

You are right about that! Luckily I'm fine with a firm ride on this kind of bike.

Cheers,
Steve

 

SKM348: You probably gained some low end torque by replacing the zombies with the 2.5's