What have you done to or how's your Scram 411 recently?

[Roy Gavin]

Make / modify the bracket so it slips on stress free, you want as little stress / tension in the system as possible.

 

[2LZ]

Anyone else tried a AEW slip on muffler/exhaust? This is my first time not doing a full exhaust system swap on a bike so I am unsure if this is normal or not.

I can't seem to slide it on flush while also having it line up with the top mounting nut in the OEM configuration.
I can either mount it on the OEM bracket and not have it slide on all the way, or I can slide it on all the way and not have it line up

It seems to be on pretty tight, and I didn't have any issues in a 60ish mile ride. But I can not lie it is bugging me a bit.

Maybe I need to look into adding a different bracket/hanger. Just a bit surprised since this model is "advertised" as a scram slip on.

My PoweRage muffler was the same way, regardless of the stock or Delkevic header pipe. I ended up making a set of small brackets, one on each side of the frame hole.
This is actually a bad pic, but you get the idea on the brackets. I got the muffler to fit more snugly on the header pipe than this shows, after I went to a different exhaust gasket where they join together. It also helped relieve any stresses, especially where the header pipe meets the head.

 

[Jogi 411]

The Mistral exhaust Euro 5 is fixed now - I like it very much:

 

[2LZ]

Nice looking exhaust. Clean.

 

[Learningcurve]

Replacement LED headlight unit fitted. Very impressed with the result

 

[Geezer]

Replacement LED headlight unit fitted. Very impressed with the result View attachment 12477View attachment 12478

Neat, have you got a link for seller, did you need to make any wiring mods and most important is it good in the dark (don't ya just hate people who ask too many questions)

 

[Geezer]

These adjustable levers I got from Ali Express were for a Scram, although I have a 2022 Himalayan. I got the ones for a Scram as I don't have the choke lever and I think the levers are different on the bikes with the choke/bi starters. Pleased with them, quality seems good, although if you don't hear from me again you'll know the brake lever was below par

 

[Geezer]

These adjustable levers I got from Ali Express were for a Scram, although I have a 2022 Himalayan. I got the ones for a Scram as I don't have the choke lever and I think the levers are different on the bikes with the choke/bi starters. Pleased with them, quality seems good, although if you don't hear from me again you'll know the brake lever was below par

Also photo of the brake lever

 

[Learningcurve]

Neat, have you got a link for seller, did you need to make any wiring mods and most important is it good in the dark (don't ya just hate people who ask too many questions)

another brilliant buy from Ali Express, at less than £15.00!

 

[Steeze_train]

Anyone know where I can get one of these OEM bolts? Located near the rear fender. Guess I didn't reapply the locktite and it has seemed to shoot loose on a trail ride

 

[Laserman]

Anyone know where I can get one of these OEM bolts? Located near the rear fender. Guess I didn't reapply the locktite and it has seemed to shoot loose on a trail ride

You could ride to your local small hardware store, pull out the other bolt, and then match it up in the store. Shouldn't be hard to find, it's not proprietary.

 

[Steeze_train]

Passed 1k miles over the weekend. This bike has been a blast. Got the aew slip-on exhaust, fuelx lite, and the DNA air filter installed.

This bike really smooths out and becomes and absolute joy as the miles rack up.

 

[cosmotraveler]

Has anyone else had their clutch REALLY break in around 2000 miles? Maybe just over the past 200 miles or so I've noticed a HUGE change: it used to be super-grabby if I released the lever even a bit and now it almost feels like it doesn't want to fully connect until I'm completely off the lever. It still seems to be holding under acceleration and whatnot but I'm really amazed by the change. Cable adjustment looks fine.

That said, this is my first bike and I can also get that I may just be getting more comfortable with operating the clutch smoothly.

I have had the same experience. I'm just past 2k miles, and I noticed in the past couple hundred the clutch feels a lot less grabby than it did originally. I know from driving a manual car that a brand new clutch will have a strong bite like that in the beginning and sort of relax as it wears in. But with my Scram it seems a lot more noticeable just recently. The free play is good and there's no slipping. It just doesn't bite nearly as hard and it's not until the lever is like 80% out, whereas before it felt closer to 50-60% out.

This is my first bike too, however, so I don't have a reference point, and I'm questioning if it's just that my riding skill is improving as well. I'm pretty confident in my understanding of manual shifting and not to ride the clutch excessively. Can anyone with experience weigh in on this?

 

[Roy Gavin]

Early bikes like my 2017 model had a soft clutch which some managed to burn out PDQ , and latter bikes got harder plates.
I never, ever , ride the clutch and It took around 45,000 km for mine to bed in and it is still fine at 65000 km.
14/40 gearing might help me here, off road.
Some are happy to ride the clutch a little, perhaps on a particularly taxing section of off road and are prepared to put up with a much shorter life, 50 KM of heavy slipping will probably kill it.
So you make the choice, but for road riding you should never need to ride it , off road your choice, just don't complain about clutch life!

 

[tom_d]

I have had the same experience. I'm just past 2k miles, and I noticed in the past couple hundred the clutch feels a lot less grabby than it did originally. I know from driving a manual car that a brand new clutch will have a strong bite like that in the beginning and sort of relax as it wears in. But with my Scram it seems a lot more noticeable just recently. The free play is good and there's no slipping. It just doesn't bite nearly as hard and it's not until the lever is like 80% out, whereas before it felt closer to 50-60% out.

This is my first bike too, however, so I don't have a reference point, and I'm questioning if it's just that my riding skill is improving as well. I'm pretty confident in my understanding of manual shifting and not to ride the clutch excessively. Can anyone with experience weigh in on this?

I suspect is is both riding skill and breaking in. I recall a similar experience on my Himalayan including a small honk noise for the clutch’s first engagement of day. All is very smooth now and skill and muscle memory has improved so that occasional stop light starts in second are non-events.

 

[Ike208]

.... I recall a similar experience on my Himalayan including a small honk noise for the clutch’s first engagement of day...

Haha! The HONK! Perfect description of the sound/feel. Same thing here. My research online had others suggesting sticking clutch plates as the cause of it, but I've never really figured out how to stop it from happening. Yeah, one time only on cold starts, huh.

 

[brotherpaul]

So guys, after 2 months and a true Odyssey to get shipped and delivered to Athens, Gr, I finally got my hands on the indian made LED Vaishnu led touring light. Man it's well made stellar quality and perfect packaging. It's a bit of work to install that requires to cut a small hole 2*3 cm wide to the back of the plastic cover but I think it's worth it. I ll keep you updated when I install I ll leave some pics of the item.
I used a company called Shopper that takes care of the purchase and delivery anywhere, if someone is interested.

 

[brotherpaul]

Company called shoppre* , misspelled there.

 

[2LZ]

As mentioned in another thread, I told Mrs. 2LZ that "no bike play until the gazebo is done". I should know better than that by now.....
Anyway, it;s done so I finally got the clear coating my tank and side plates today. I wanted to put some clear over the new lettering I did. I went with satin clear over the factory matte. The 2K clear coat went on great. Very happy with the application aspect of the product. Nice, wide fan. Three even coats. It's still drying in the pics.

 

[2LZ]

Finally got 'er done. Still need to wet sand the satin clear coat some to knock out some impurities from my "Gravel Driveway Paint Booth".
I bought the tank pad kit strictly for the one that goes on top to protect the tank from my beer belly. I really struggled with the placement of the small side pads and almost left them off. Too low, they didn't look right. In the middle, they looked lost to me, so i scooted them up a little higher to match the tank curve.....and still got it a little crooked on the right side. Oh well, main thing is my new lettering is buried in clear now.