KDT,
First of all, glad to hear you are going to make the Big Trailie ride next week. I'll see you in Princeton.
I feel your pain with the Touratech bars. I too have had them on order since the day I bought my HP2 back in March. No word at all as to when they will start shipping these but I also heard it would be mid/late summer.
I also wanted the full Akra system and if not available, the full Ti Remus. The only reason I didn't buy it yet was the fit issue. Both systems will not allow the use of the BMW service stand. The Remus has no problem with the side stand.
I have not heard about the sidestand issue with the Akra. Are you sure about interference with the side stand? I sure as hell am not going to prop my bike against a pole every time I park it. If this rumour is true then it's the Remus for me.
I also did not know that the Akra interfered with the TT bars. I have no idea about the Remus in this regard.
Damn. Maybe I'll just cancel my TT order and wait for the dust to settle. I would like a new exhaust *and* a set of bars. They need to work together.
One thing I thought up yesterday. I borrowed the HP2 stand from the shop to swap wheels and when the stand was mounted on the bike I saw why the full Ti Remus wouldn't fit. The stand already touched the right header pipe on the left side. If the Remus is but a fraction larger it will stop the stand from working. I may just cut the stock header pipes at the weld, just before they curve to the center. Then I will just fabricate a "Y"- pipe to replace the cat section and just buy the Remus end can. It would still give a good boost as ridding the bike of that heavy congested Cat will help the flow and the Remus end can should help a bit more. Maybe not as good a a full system but pretty damn close, for less money, and the service stand and the TT bars would still fit the bike.
I will look into it as soon as I get back from Summerland in July. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Bario
