05-06-2015, 01:03 AM
So glad this worked for you! As far as removing the actual O2 sensor, I'll probably never do it. You either have to pull the headers or buy a special wrench (from Koken, $35, see here: http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1779 )
Plus, it seems like the way to maintain value of a bike is keep it as stock as possible -- with this mod, it takes 5 minutes to pull the O2 eliminator from under the side cover and re-attach the stock O2 cable.
On the other hand, I get that people love the feeling of removing stuff from their bike. Some people like to add farkles, some of us like to strip things we find unnecessary. I get it, and I'm more like the latter. Sometimes, I feel like I've bought a used bike in part to rescue it from it's horrible modifications. Peter Egan wrote about buying a bike, then riding it around the corner to carefully remove the iron cross decals that were all over the thing. That's when a want ad becomes a ransom note.
Plus, it seems like the way to maintain value of a bike is keep it as stock as possible -- with this mod, it takes 5 minutes to pull the O2 eliminator from under the side cover and re-attach the stock O2 cable.
On the other hand, I get that people love the feeling of removing stuff from their bike. Some people like to add farkles, some of us like to strip things we find unnecessary. I get it, and I'm more like the latter. Sometimes, I feel like I've bought a used bike in part to rescue it from it's horrible modifications. Peter Egan wrote about buying a bike, then riding it around the corner to carefully remove the iron cross decals that were all over the thing. That's when a want ad becomes a ransom note.