for the size, speed and preference of
the pilot (plus excess weight of fuel and
navigational equipment), the former as
a necessity for powering equipment as
well as a way to accomplish ultra-fast
conversion.
The most elaborate modification is
a custom wiring harness and electrical
power plant. From battery up, Cody
uses a custom rally loom from Motowire
to reliably power the equipment he's
dependent on. It operates independent
of the stock wiring harness, isolating
the extra circuits and eliminating the
chance of gremlins crossing over to the
circuits that make the engine run. Fur-
ther, it isolates every component of the
navigation system (odometer, roadbook
reader, compass, computer, backup
odometer, etc.) so electrical or compo-
nent troubleshooting is easier to trace.
To produce juice, the race team
steals the electrical plant out of an
EXC. Now, you're thinking: "That's a
different engine than a 2016 XC-F, so
how does that work?"
Well, they went to the future and
stole the goods from a 2017 EXC. A
mortal could upgrade the XC-F power
output in a less expensive/exclusive/
show-off–ee sort of way by calling Baja
Designs (www.bajadesigns.com), or
build their rally bike out of an EXC like
I did—although that's a different bike/
experience altogether.
On the power front, the only up-
grade to the engine system is the full
FMF exhaust system. There's no doubt
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"THE MOST ELABORATE MODIFICATION
IS A CUSTOM WIRING HARNESS AND
ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT."
