If it's possible I'd like the mods to be incremental so we do not need to do an all or nothing build. Maybe stages. Example,
Stage 1 could be tuned exhaust, K&N or other free flow filter and a reprogram to optimize. Something fairly low budget, and diy, from a kit.
Other stages could get into packages that you do in your shop, or the parts shipped to us or a willing local Bullet dealer. I know "local" when it comes to Bullet dealers is a relative term, but I think you will get the idea. I probably have the wrong impression of your fireball program, but it seems, the bike needs to come to your shop for the work. Understandable, but not terribly accessible for some folk.
If I'm off base with how your fireball upgrade works I apologize in advance. I am really just thinking, I anyway, would like the build accessible in logical combinations of parts so I can do it some now some later as I get the money together.
Incremental build-up is a good idea, and we do that to a certain extent with the Fireball.
I will try to work that in.
Originally, the Fireball was always intended to be a parts kit for users to install, and it still is. But what happened was that quite a few of the people were not comfortable enough with doing their own builds, so we ended up doing them.
In the case of the UCE, where we *think* we might be able to use the existing bottom end, it might be more possible for the everyday owner to do just a top-end build.
We'll have to see about all of that.
A lot of it comes down to money vs power. If don't know what the customer base feels, regarding that. I mean, I could do a moderate power upgrade which doesn't really overstress anything too hard, and wouldn't cost near as much as a big power upgrade.
Here's a fictional example of what 'could' arise.
Let's say we find that the bottom end bearings aren't really up to a Fireball power level, but could withstand something more moderate, but still be faster. And without having to tear apart the bottom end and do a whole crank rebuild with new bearings, the cost could be a whole lot less, and be much easier for the end user to do.
This might be preferable to many.
Regarding the crank, I have heard pretty reliable rumors that the crank is only available as a complete assembly, and no rebuild parts are available from RE. This is not a real problem for us because we can make new crankpins and get main bearings and rod bearing(and even rods), and rebuild it anyway. But maybe people don't want to pay for all that, ya know? Maybe they'd rather have a few less hp, and leave the bottom end alone. These things need to be considered.
So, there's a lot to think about.