Desmog

[mikeb311978]

Hey guys just wandering what the benifits of de smoging are my bike runs fine now but would like more input I have stock pipes that were Ragnar cut when I got  it. Running a kn filter with pre filter other than that it's stock I believe except for the darkside mod which I just took on  would like a little more performance without a lot of cost if possible?

[hubcapsc]

desmog will get you nothing, unless it coincidentally fixes
a vacuum leak.

-Mike "sorry about the ragnar cut  "

[peter]

In my view, the benefit of a desmog is that you eliminate most sources of potential vacuum leaks which becomes more of an issue as the bike ages.  It also greatly simplifies pulling the carbs should you have to do that down the line, and it looks better with the pair valve and associated plumbing removed. 

To me it's a nice-to-have mod, particularly if you work on your bike yourself.  But there is no impact on performance what so ever.
Peter
desmogged '98

[Jess from VA]

All the above is true, but you can expect the vacuum caps on the intake nipples to self destruct every few years, apparently.

[Steve K (IA)]

Don't "fix" what isn't broken.   

[john]

pull the trigger on the desmog ....     

[big poppa pump]

pull the trigger on the desmog ....     

^^^^^^

What he said!