I see the gigot deal on ebay for like 300, so it looks like that replaces your oem pressure plate? Also i assume if you have a lockup clutch cover it will still work with this but its not necessary?
Lol at a pro level its not about the bike its all money and sponsor related, whatever the newest shit is, is what your gonna see out there regardless if the bike sucks or not, its all marketing, sponsorship and whatnot.
501s are great for traction and weight but they arent a tough tire and they dont last all that long, i ride all sorts of very rough terrain and the kenda kutters i have do extremely well but they are a very heavy tire. Im also gonna try the ambush tires next although they are a pretty thin tire too.
Something is very wrong if you have honestly used 916s and actually think they sucked...They are one of the best non drag banshee pipes made, period and i dont think many people realize this. Imo they are under rated even going from toomeys to 916s the difference was nuts. Ive also heard from people making a switch from fmfs, PC and a few others to 916 and they noticed it ran better also.
I had them on my old warrior, they worked great, compound seemed a little harder then the holeshots but i liked them that way they lasted a very very long time with little signs of wear.
Damn if they say t-5s are too loud theyll probably bitch about anything, but sparkies or a hush kit is probably your only options. At least you dont have a yfz with a sparks pipe or something or theyd really go nuts.