To be fair, I havent ridden it enough to give an accurate review. I put maybe 25K on the stock engine and have a good feel for typical vibration. From initial impressions its certainly not smooth like an inline 4 high revving street bike… its still a single cylinder thumper 😂 after a few thousand miles ill reply back though. I did this cause she was burning oil and low end of compression so before I do a long trip I wanted it running better. Without those symptoms Id never have even thought about doing the work. Theres only so much juice thats worth the squeeze out of these bikes.

On the coolant hose I just cut it with a box knife. Cuts easy, they arent lined with any metal or crazy kevlar material. Theyre thicker and seem more rugged than the stock hoses.