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Not to be a wet blanket and although I applaud the ingenuity of all you guys coming up with a Freak alternative, I wonder just how much you are really saving considering the time you have to put into them. Is your time not worth money?

After all, you do still have to go through all the steps needed to do a Freak and then the time to mod an airbox, deal with a carb brace, etc.



You are absolutely right. I charted out the wifes mensturation cycle and picked "PMS timing". So, instead of curling up in the fetal position in another room with my ears covered, crying "Why dear lord me" with the male dog, I worked on the bike. This way all the complaining is done concurrently.

Actually like you pointed out, part removal/install takes the same amount of time as the freak. The only extra time is in fabrication. It was very refreshing getting away from the computer and that inane television set and doing something constructive. Must be a labor of love, or skip it and pay the man. So, if one does a little "self-research", seeing exactly how much time they watch such classics as "American Idol", "Survivor", and pointless WWW surfing, I'd bet a lot of people would own up to a bunch of wasted time.

Remember also, I fabricated mounts to the outside of the filters, so there is the additional steps of removing/re-installing them when it comes time to service the filters.