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$450 for labor? That sounds like a good deal.
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yes, stock carbs. the 904 kit was roughly 1000.00 the air box kit was 250, clutch was 150 and labor for all was 450...i already had the pipes and the sprocket. but the pipes were 600...so rougly 2500 total i think the carbs are 1200 but they propbably would have changed me the same price for labor (really cheap)
glad to hear you are enjoying your 904.
IMHO you will have to go away from the stock carbs to really get that motor dialed in right. With the stock carbs it is hard to get enough fuel, fast enough. I messed with the CVKs and think I wrung everything I could out of them, and still couldn't get above 90rwhp. Switch to the bigger flat slides though, and oh boy, that motor will really come to life. 
05 speedmaster - 1100cc, 11:1 racing pistons, Carillo rods, thunderbike cams, ported and polished head, 2mm over intake and exhaust valves, Barnett kevlar clutch, scepter pipes, oversize manifolds, 45mm HSR's, TTP stage 4 firestarter
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yes, stock carbs. the 904 kit was roughly 1000.00 the air box kit was 250, clutch was 150 and labor for all was 450...i already had the pipes and the sprocket. but the pipes were 600...so rougly 2500 total i think the carbs are 1200 but they propbably would have changed me the same price for labor (really cheap)
glad to hear you are enjoying your 904.
IMHO you will have to go away from the stock carbs to really get that motor dialed in right. With the stock carbs it is hard to get enough fuel, fast enough. I messed with the CVKs and think I wrung everything I could out of them, and still couldn't get above 90rwhp. Switch to the bigger flat slides though, and oh boy, that motor will really come to life.
Really? i mean i was able to get mine up to 110 without the windshield with the stock system and just the pipes and sprocket??? now with the 904 kit and air box, it was easy to achive the same with the shield on.
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yes, stock carbs. the 904 kit was roughly 1000.00 the air box kit was 250, clutch was 150 and labor for all was 450...i already had the pipes and the sprocket. but the pipes were 600...so rougly 2500 total i think the carbs are 1200 but they propbably would have changed me the same price for labor (really cheap)
glad to hear you are enjoying your 904.
IMHO you will have to go away from the stock carbs to really get that motor dialed in right. With the stock carbs it is hard to get enough fuel, fast enough. I messed with the CVKs and think I wrung everything I could out of them, and still couldn't get above 90rwhp. Switch to the bigger flat slides though, and oh boy, that motor will really come to life.
Really? i mean i was able to get mine up to 110 without the windshield with the stock system and just the pipes and sprocket??? now with the 904 kit and air box, it was easy to achive the same with the shield on.
duh, not using my glasses again, i saw 90mph not 90rwhp...disregard. 
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$450 for labor? That sounds like a good deal.
well it is bill's brother doing the work. great guy. the whole family races, so the labor is sort of a promotion for getting the word out on the products and the races etc. i gave him 500 because dude went 75000 miles beyond what he needed to do. put on new tires for me. changed a few homemade electrical connections i had done. drilled out the battery side side cover so it sucks air on both sides. went over my bike with a fine tooth comb, test the battery, put on pro oil coolers, and then also when they found out i needed the racing clutch, it went in for free, and if i had gone with the carbs that would have been in the 450 too, so yeah, dude is a total star. very happy with the experience...of course since i rode it home in 34 degree weather i have been sick as a dog; but hey...good with the bad LOL
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i will say that it may have been because i was effectivly in a leather space suit and feeling very out of touch; but when i cracked it open and it answered like it did; i was a little intimidated....and aroused. 
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UPDATE: i have had a chance to put about 500 miles on the new big bore engine. I AM IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN! first off when i took it to steve he told me that the bike would have more torque and more speed; but not to expect a whole new bike. a little while later i got a call from him saying that he had good news and bad news. the good news was that the speed and torque increase was significant (mind you steve has mostly done standard bonnie's that apparently have the same engine but different transmission) the bad new was that at 4.5 RPM in 4th gear the clutch slipped like mad (i was giddy and still waiting for bad news LOL) so since they didn't see that coming they sold me the racing clutch and springs at cost and added nothing ot that labor. keep in mind this is a labor of love for this guy. when he is not working on the race bikes he does this with his grandson. he charged a flat rate of $450.00 for labor. and for that he went over the bike with a fine tooth comb, installed pro oil coolers, removed the airbox and put in the kit, put on new tires, installed an oil pressure gauge, and of course did the big bore and tuned the carbs. as for the steel lady? she flies. the engine sound is deeper and throatier, the output is beyond words (i have not had it opened all the way up yet; but i can go ton up very easy) in the words of FJ, she runs like a raped ape. i can not stress enough how great this upgrade is, utterly thrilled.
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Next upgrade BRAKES.Glad to hear your enjoying it,it truely is night and day.
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BRAKES? Brakes are for quakers.
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