I did option 1 of the airbox mod very soon after I'd got my 2008 9er and didn't know if any difference had really been made. I decided to do option 2 as well and that seems to of done the trick. I have since found my bike coasting along in 30 & 40mph limits and have less than 2500rpm showing and it seems smooth enough for me! I'm not sure why doing options 1 & 2 have made the difference, because I thought just doing one would work [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/excl.gif[/img]