How to make a gen 2 the best bike you ever owned

B!tchin Man!!!!

Beautiful work.


You'll need some black wheels to go with those black rearsets. :laugh:



Tell me something Pitbull/Frank, that mps box in trunk is it fairly waterproof, water resistant or don't get wet? Just curious.


You do have a Gopro right? Better be some vids in our future. :thumbsup:
 
B!tchin Man!!!!

Beautiful work.

You'll need some black wheels to go with those black rearsets. :laugh:

Tell me something Pitbull/Frank, that mps box in trunk is it fairly waterproof, water resistant or don't get wet? Just curious.

You do have a Gopro right? Better be some vids in our future. :thumbsup:

That and what about all the water sucked in the intake? Or is this now a fair weather only ride?

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wow that looks sweet! Powerhouse takes a lot of pride in their work and Frank and his tech Jay are extremely anal which is a great thing for the customer. ur gonna chit ur pants on that thing.

and as far as riding in the rain I have never rode in the rain and have no plan to. these turbo bikes are tough enough to control on dry pavement and they can break the tire loose at 100 mph pretty easily. in the rain it would be utterly dangerous.
 
Wasn't really thinking about rain as much as hosing it down to wash.
But yes I imagine here in SoFla no matter how hard you try not to you wind up riding in rain at some point.
 
Wasn't really thinking about rain as much as hosing it down to wash.
But yes I imagine here in SoFla no matter how hard you try not to you wind up riding in rain at some point.
yea thats true. flash showers are pretty common there and heavy as well. I have the same setup but have never washed my bike down with a hose so im not sure. it is contained under the seat so I dont see it being an issue but I guess anything is possible.
 
wow that looks sweet! Powerhouse takes a lot of pride in their work and Frank and his tech Jay are extremely anal which is a great thing for the customer. ur gonna chit ur pants on that thing.

and as far as riding in the rain I have never rode in the rain and have no plan to. these turbo bikes are tough enough to control on dry pavement and they can break the tire loose at 100 mph pretty easily. in the rain it would be utterly dangerous.

This would be the one time that you would be praying that it does not come onto boost. You would certainly need to know your bikes boost levels intimately because coming onto boost in the rain and on a corner would be deadly!!

All I can say is keep it for the dry weather and live to ride another day.

I wish you all the joy in the world... I guessing there are at least 1000 of us members drooling over your machine.

What a great result..............:cheerleader::cheerleader::cheerleader:
 
Thanks, everybody. The pictures do not do the bike justice, PB will see when he receives the bike back this week. The attention to detail by my turbo builder- Jay - is the main reason it took so long, but came out so good. In regard to washing the bike: if you have to take a hose to it, you just put a plastic bag over the shootout filter and you will be fine. You can also ride the bike in the rain if you have to - I wouldn't do it for reasons already mentioned, but an oil/gauze type air filter will repel water somewhat. Of course a downpour or trying to navigate puddles is unwise, but if you get caught out there, you can still ride the bike - it won't choke out and die.

PB, take note on the controls: on the left panel is a blue indicator light that tells you your water pump for your Ultra Plenum has power; the chrome switch in the middle is for the air shifter: down is for the horn, up turns your horn button into the air shifter button; and of course, the gauge to the right of it shows air pressure in the system.

Left handlebar switches: left - fan override switch; middle - auto shift; right - compressor. The fan switch will turn both fans on when the bike is off, and will override the bike's normal fan relay when necessary while still allowing the fan relay to work at all times. The auto shift switch in the middle is connected to the shift light: when this switch is on (up) the air shifter will shift at your shift light setting, which right now is 11,000 rpm. As long as there is air in the system, and that switch is up, when that bike hits 11,000 rpm, it will shift to the next gear. It will do this regardless of where the chrome shifter switch on the panel is (the horn button switch). If you have the horn button switch on the left black panel "up", you can still use the horn button to shift before the autoshift kicks in, if you want. The right switch for the compressor is another "auto" switch: when you put it on, the air compressor automatically pumps up to 140 pounds and stops. With this switch up, you can ride around all day not worrying about your air pressure. As you use the air shifter and pressure goes down, the sensor will see this and turn the compressor on again to maintain pressure regardless of how much you use the shifter.

Right handlebar switch: the simple one, a toggle and a kill lanyard. The toggle switch on this side is your map switch: up for C16, down for pump gas. Because this bike is mapped throughout for both, it does not matter what boost level you are at. Just don't go past 18 pounds on pump gas - your 400 hp setting in the boost controller.

I will be sending a package to you with some instructions you may need, like how to change the programming in your digital launch/shift light, and the boost controller and so on. Any questions or concerns you have should be directed my way before, not after, okay? :laugh:
 
I see a few concerns about riding a turbo bike in the rain with the filter exposed. My answer to this would be, "have you ever been worried about riding in the rain with a late model sport bike?" Have you ever stopped to consider how much rain gets pushed through factory ram air tubes, into the airbox, then into the engine? Also on another topic, free water injection, small amount of water being drawn into combustion chambers has no negative effects, it is actually beneficial.

Richard
 
Thank you all for your support :beerchug: . I do have a gopro :thumbsup: but of course all Video's will be done on a closed roads and tracks. As for the rain Frank has programed many maps for my bike so I can turn the Boost way down to like 6 lbs If I want to.. But I never liked riding in the rain anyway's
 
I just want to thank Frank for what he did for me today. Looking out for me and my investment. I trust this man and will always always. Keep in contact. He is the most stand up guy and shop. So thank you Frank. And Powerhouse. You freaking rock.
It sucks I gotta wait a extra week for my bike now. But better safe than sorry.

I contacted a shipping company and what they sent to pick my bike with and how they were going to load and strap it down is just crazy. Frank took my bike back in his shop and told them there's no way he's going to release my bike to them and then called me to make sure that it was ok.
Frank can get into the details. I just want to thank him for his outstanding work and judgement. And treating his coustomers bikes as his own. Frank you are awesome. Thank you.
 
Jees, how cheap are you getting it shipped? Shouldn't cost more than $300 in gas to go there and back!

:rofl:

It's 960-miles one way, x2 (to/back), rent a trailer, hotels, food, lost work, etc...you are talking $1,200+. He can probably have it shipped for $600-800 and not loose a day of sleep or work... ;)
 
Ok, so let's say 950 miles.. Truck gets 19mpg, that's 50 gallons each way. 100 gallons total, gas is what, $3.50/gal? So I was $50 off...

:laugh:
 
Wait a minute did Frank say 'shifts at 11,000 rpms'????

Is that when the Flux Capacitor launches him into another dimension? :laugh:

11,000 RPMS on that?! Geesh his arms are gonna be six feet long afterward!
 
well my jeep gets less than 18 mpg.. now add weight of trailer and bike.. and rent trailer.. cost is to much.. ill just pay shipping place.. sucks it wont be picked up till next week but it will save me gas and sleep..
 
When a "bike hauler" shows up with no equipment - no wheel chocks, no motorcycle skids, etc. - and tells me he is going to put straps across the seat and strap it up against the back of a car, I just gotta say no. . .:wtf:
 
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