On the 959, is this a common mod?
Was wondering if it had any downsides, other than a little more noise from the stock exhaust at lower RPM...
I have done it on other bikes to get rid of some surging at the area where the valves opens and closes, plus some bikes it gets stuck, or squeaks after a few thousand miles, etc...
If it has no performance deficit and all one has to do is disconnect the cable from the valve itself, I will probably want to do this unless someone has a sound reason not to...
When you pull off the cable, does it keep the valve in the open position?
Most bikes have the spring tension set up so that if there is a failure of some sort, the valve stays open, rather than being stuck shut...
Thoughts?
Was wondering if it had any downsides, other than a little more noise from the stock exhaust at lower RPM...
I have done it on other bikes to get rid of some surging at the area where the valves opens and closes, plus some bikes it gets stuck, or squeaks after a few thousand miles, etc...
If it has no performance deficit and all one has to do is disconnect the cable from the valve itself, I will probably want to do this unless someone has a sound reason not to...
When you pull off the cable, does it keep the valve in the open position?
Most bikes have the spring tension set up so that if there is a failure of some sort, the valve stays open, rather than being stuck shut...
Thoughts?
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