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B King Mods

RacingJake

RacingJake

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Started a few mods this week on the B King.

Installed the X TRE box and running 4th gear map which now which gives alittle more timing in the first 3 gears and the 155 mph limit is history now. I'll run it until I get the ECU flasher and flash it as a Busa.

Had a few credit cards points so got some mini bar end mirror's for free and no problems going past 120 mph so far. I think the OEM mirror's and steel steel ends weighed over 4 pounds compare to these's that weigh less than a pound total. Gotta be good for 1 mph more in topend speed ha !

Got a 17 tooth front sprocket to replace the OEM 18. But still need to get the Speedohealer to dail the speedo in.

Then next on the list is a slip on exhaust and air box mod.

Looking forward to taking it to the track but so far this thing is a blast to ride around the town and goes ballistic down open country roads !

 
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Thanks Ray

I can ride for hours and my back loves it not being bent over the tank superman stye.
Roll on power is great plus you don't see many B Kings out there so it's nice being a little different, I even like the stock exhaust.

Gotta try and save some money cause I really like to put a stage 1 turbo on it next year.
 
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Jake I looked at One also. Hows it handle? Looks like a comfortable Bike for older guys. (im58)
 
Rob S. said:
Those tank side flares sure look wide from the seat! What do they do/cover?
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Purely cosmetic. The most plastic covered naked I've ever owned....
The 1340 is awesome. Step one is to get reflash. The X-TRE is ok but causes the bike to run lean and may cause it to throw codes. great machine but I swapped to the Connie for its way more practical for the type of riding I do.

Exhaust is a +1. The stock muffler basooka things weigh allot. Great day ride bike but I did 3k miles in 5 days with it it and I couldn't wait to sell it... When I got back home.

Great drag bike and handles Fing awesome. Have fun with it.
 
madmikeracing said:
Jake I looked at One also. Hows it handle? Looks like a comfortable Bike for older guys. (im58)
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I'm 55 and love it ! I wanted another bike cause my back doesn't like being bent over with clipon's and the standard handle bars work good for me. The side pods on the tank take awhile to get use too but she handles fine at slow speed. If your taller than 6 feet your knee's might touch the side pods but you can do a Buell peg mod and drop the pegs about an 1" if needed. The best

I'm no knee dragger but she'll take the corner as fast as I want but gotta be easy on the throttle cause she'll lite up the rear on command. Handles great and you can really push it and get on the brakes and dive into the next turn. The bike runs so smooth before you know it your doing over 120 mph.

The seat is a little hard but I got some extra foam in mine and my butt is still happy after burning through a tank of gas.

If I had the money I'd get a second one !
 
Rob S. said:
Those tank side flares sure look wide from the seat! What do they do/cover?
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There is an air opening in the front and the frame has a hole so they do allow some air to the air box but it's not ram air.
Some guys mod the air box with a hose and run it up to the side pods. I took mine off to see if there was enough room for a nitrous bottle but wasn't.

I guess they needed to mount the front blinkers somewhere ?
 
At least they're not like those fake air scoops on the first gen V-Maxs. I wonder how it would look without those tank flares. :confused: I'm from the less is more school.
 
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I've seen a smaller version of the side pods that look nice from an over sea's vendor. Under the pods is more of the frame, wiring and brackets.
I'll popped one of them off and post a pic.
 
You can see part of the air box, fuel tank, brackets and wiring.




Here's a V Max when I was picking up my B King, don't know what year it was but they wanted 13 K for it.

 
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RacingJake said:
If I had the money I'd get a second one !
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I'm currently building a nest egg for a sportier bike to crank around the mountains with for next year. The rocket propelled lazy-boy I have is awesome but it's heavy and I would like to get into a sportier ride come next year for the weekends. However if another B-king popped up in my area again in $5500 range or less I"ll likely snag it... It was a blast and would make a great weekend warrior.

Enjoy!
 
Did you see the Motorcyclist/SportRider mad articles on B-King mods and the Granddads Turbo King?
I can copy them for you if you like.
G
 
Thanks guys

gmansyz said:
Did you see the Motorcyclist/SportRider mad articles on B-King mods and the Granddads Turbo King?
I can copy them for you if you like.
G
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No I didn't but I've seen a few turbo B Kings on youtube.

Bought a few things like a speedohealer, 17 tooth front sprocket and ECU flasher. Plan on flashing it to a Busa that way I can let the ECU control the nitrous, shift light and 2 step. I was amazed at what this ECU can do. Also planning on doing the air box mod cause this thing suck air through 2 openings the size of a 50 cent piece.

This thing run on rails !

Used my mobius camera on this run, not the best video but maybe someone and tell how fast i was going while I was sitting upright ?

 
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That's a good one ! I keep a spare one inside the gas tank too.

Just got done flashing the ECU as a Busa. Time for a few more test runs.
 
Don't forget the new 2016 RECALL!!! The newer R&R units are under recall and need to be replaced, might be the next mod to look into ;). 2008-2015 models are all effected 65K units.... The B-king is on the list and it's the newer R&R that needs to be replaced. This would be recall number 2 for the same issues for the King.
FYI
 
Picked up a spare B King rim off of Ebay last week and ordered the 190 shinko hookup tire yesterday at noon from Bike Bandit and FedEx drop it off at my house tonight. Talk about fast service from them both.

I wanted a second tire for drag racing and the other for street use. Gotta get the MPS kill switch hooked up, 17 tooth sprocket and Speedohealer on cause in March our 1/8 track opens up and want to have a little with the B King.

Bike pulls strong in 1st and 2nd with the 18 tooth but I'd like 3rd gear to feel the same so hoping the 17 tooth gives me that feeling I want. If not then I'll swap out the 43 rear sprocket for a 45. Gotta a feeling I'll be going through the 1/8 mile traps in 3 rd gear.

For next year I've been thinking a 4 psi turbo would be really nice.
 
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Slapped on some extensions and think it looks pretty good. So far I'm at 6.74 at 109 mph in the 1/8. I did get 20 runs !!!

Takes a little more input in the twisities but it's still fun.

 
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