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Rode for a little over two hours today. Bike ran flawlessly other than having to switch over to reserve by the time I was nearly home. No hick ups or poor running, and the electrical system worked perfectly. The off throttle popping is still gone so I think that is gone for good. It cruises a lot better and more easily now too. The engine feels smoother and it feels like it takes less throttle to hold 50mph than it did before, I'm still amazed/embarrassed to have never tried replacing the air filters sooner. One thing I haven't heard that I expected to was more intake noise due to the exposed filters but I can't really tell any difference.
I know from experience it's easier to make a vehicle worse by modifying it than it is to make it better. Even though I know I'm biased I can't help but feel this motorcycle keeps getting better and better. I do wish the clutch actuation was better so maybe that's something to look into eventually. It's time to just ride for a while now though I think.