Note : I am very well aware that these things are debatable, But after I saw a few threads, I thought that I should share a thought. Mods, please let it be an individual thread, none likes to scroll through many pages.
I have been a sleeping member over here since 2006 when I had apache RTR, this is my second account as I lost credentials of the first one. Anyways, This is my story.
I am avin45h, I ride coz I love doing it.
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So recently, I shelved out my money to get some extra power to my steed.
I ordered parts for this from south India, and got a installed here. Yeah, that's about it. So what's the point of the thread?
Well, lets keep aside the facts about whom I ordered it from or who did installations. We live in an online world, and that is where we search for the things we need these days, and I did the same.
When the idea of "let's see how much more power can I extract from my steed" comes in, we often tend to forget a few things.
1. The places where we get parts from vs a full blown facility like Yamaha has. There will ofcourse be substantial differences in quality of parts. Even how much we can say that Bajaj installed a poor stuff, they have done enough calculations to not let their investment in making bikes just go to waste. So with this idea, you always share a risk of getting something which wont be as reliable.
2. The mechanic, We all know how much a mechanic earns, right? If the mechanic you find is a guru, he will be not a mechanic but someone at a good position. I found a bad mechanic, but then to compensate for this, I learned a bit about bikes. Well kind of a little more than a bit.
3. A performance modification is never about buying X and installing it and going vroom. The real sense here is that when you go for this, you do this as a part of your passion, and you need to put in yourself into it as well. These things are way more than just a plug and play thing.
4. Something I learned from the mechanic, beating a donkey doesnt make it a horse. When you get something out from a place, you need to research a bit on the scenario over there and act accordingly. Like in my case, parts delivery took 3 weeks, and there were a few incidents where I felt like just storming in with a katana at the supplier's place. But I knew that this might happen. As for the mechanic, when he opened engine and acted noob, I knew it the instant that this is going in a bad way and I need to step in this. I cant just make a stupid work like an elite.
5. This thing requires patience, if X goes wrong, find out why. Research on it, try as much as you can. Money invested is money gone, you wont ever get it back. The only way you can earn it is to gain knowledge.
6. When you think X is definetely wrong. Fire up a poll. :) A poll can do wonders.
7. Remember, there is never a disclaimer in this case when you get X and get it installed. You always have a risk, Like in my case none ever discussed, neither I thought about the fuelling changes. And now I wonder what to do about it.
8. My gf says that I am bad with English grammar.
It's an open discussion about what goes in your mind when you go for modifications, how you prepare yourselves and tackle situations when they go odd.
I have been a sleeping member over here since 2006 when I had apache RTR, this is my second account as I lost credentials of the first one. Anyways, This is my story.
I am avin45h, I ride coz I love doing it.
So recently, I shelved out my money to get some extra power to my steed.
I ordered parts for this from south India, and got a installed here. Yeah, that's about it. So what's the point of the thread?
Well, lets keep aside the facts about whom I ordered it from or who did installations. We live in an online world, and that is where we search for the things we need these days, and I did the same.
When the idea of "let's see how much more power can I extract from my steed" comes in, we often tend to forget a few things.
1. The places where we get parts from vs a full blown facility like Yamaha has. There will ofcourse be substantial differences in quality of parts. Even how much we can say that Bajaj installed a poor stuff, they have done enough calculations to not let their investment in making bikes just go to waste. So with this idea, you always share a risk of getting something which wont be as reliable.
2. The mechanic, We all know how much a mechanic earns, right? If the mechanic you find is a guru, he will be not a mechanic but someone at a good position. I found a bad mechanic, but then to compensate for this, I learned a bit about bikes. Well kind of a little more than a bit.
3. A performance modification is never about buying X and installing it and going vroom. The real sense here is that when you go for this, you do this as a part of your passion, and you need to put in yourself into it as well. These things are way more than just a plug and play thing.
4. Something I learned from the mechanic, beating a donkey doesnt make it a horse. When you get something out from a place, you need to research a bit on the scenario over there and act accordingly. Like in my case, parts delivery took 3 weeks, and there were a few incidents where I felt like just storming in with a katana at the supplier's place. But I knew that this might happen. As for the mechanic, when he opened engine and acted noob, I knew it the instant that this is going in a bad way and I need to step in this. I cant just make a stupid work like an elite.
5. This thing requires patience, if X goes wrong, find out why. Research on it, try as much as you can. Money invested is money gone, you wont ever get it back. The only way you can earn it is to gain knowledge.
6. When you think X is definetely wrong. Fire up a poll. :) A poll can do wonders.
7. Remember, there is never a disclaimer in this case when you get X and get it installed. You always have a risk, Like in my case none ever discussed, neither I thought about the fuelling changes. And now I wonder what to do about it.
8. My gf says that I am bad with English grammar.
It's an open discussion about what goes in your mind when you go for modifications, how you prepare yourselves and tackle situations when they go odd.