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Old Feb 28, 2014 | 11:15 PM
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Hood vent + rain

Is there something different about the BS or 507 hood and vents? I'm feeling some extra vibration from the throttle when accelerating at low speeds in heavy rain. My first thought was that water was getting on a belt somewhere.

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Old Mar 1, 2014 | 12:51 AM
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and we are certainly getting rain this week. I'm awaiting some responses bc I always wondered about this myself. did you post pics of your painted vents?
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Old Mar 1, 2014 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by m a x i m u s
and we are certainly getting rain this week. I'm awaiting some responses bc I always wondered about this myself. did you post pics of your painted vents?
It hasn't been a month yet so I can't paint it. While it's raining, I'm driving the C63 instead of the Ducati so I definitely wouldn't have the time to paint it. I'm actually liking how it looks as is.
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Old Mar 1, 2014 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by CoolBDPhenom03
It hasn't been a month yet so I can't paint it. While it's raining, I'm driving the C63 instead of the Ducati so I definitely wouldn't have the time to paint it. I'm actually liking how it looks as is.
dang, man, you commute from wc to the southbay on the bike? that's a long ride.
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Originally Posted by m a x i m u s
dang, man, you commute from wc to the southbay on the bike? that's a long ride.
It's not that bad. I get to use carpool lanes and split lanes during traffic. That saves me 30 minutes in the afternoon. Plus I get ~48mpg.
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