I couldn't remember what TORS meant. I Googled and got this: "Triumph TORs (Triumph Off-Road) mufflers are factory accessory exhaust pipes designed for classic Triumph twin motorcycles like the Bonneville, Thruxton, and Scrambler. They look nearly identical to stock pipes but feature a freer-flowing internal design for a deeper, more throaty sound and minor performance gains." I don't get why Triumph calls them, "off road".
They had to brand them that way to meet noise police government standards. They measure the exhaust note volume and it has to meet a government mandated limit or it's unacceptable for street use. With a louder exhaust that's not 'street legal' they have to market it as "off-road" use only. How you choose to use it 'off-road' is up to you, and the local constabulary.I couldn't remember what TORS meant. I Googled and got this: "Triumph TORs (Triumph Off-Road) mufflers are factory accessory exhaust pipes designed for classic Triumph twin motorcycles like the Bonneville, Thruxton, and Scrambler. They look nearly identical to stock pipes but feature a freer-flowing internal design for a deeper, more throaty sound and minor performance gains." I don't get why Triumph calls them, "off road".
I couldn't remember what TORS meant. I Googled and got this: "Triumph TORs (Triumph Off-Road) mufflers are factory accessory exhaust pipes designed for classic Triumph twin motorcycles like the Bonneville, Thruxton, and Scrambler. They look nearly identical to stock pipes but feature a freer-flowing internal design for a deeper, more throaty sound and minor performance gains." I don't get why Triumph calls them, "off road".
They are illegal for street use in many areas due to emissions standards. The real TORs have a sticker advising of For Off Road (track) use onlyI couldn't remember what TORS meant. I Googled and got this: "Triumph TORs (Triumph Off-Road) mufflers are factory accessory exhaust pipes designed for classic Triumph twin motorcycles like the Bonneville, Thruxton, and Scrambler. They look nearly identical to stock pipes but feature a freer-flowing internal design for a deeper, more throaty sound and minor performance gains." I don't get why Triumph calls them, "off road".
Just now I got curious about how my "silencers" are labeled. I forgot to have my phone with me for a picture but laying down on the garage floor I could see with my reading glasses a bunch of verbiage including, "Meets USEPA Emission Standards". I was hoping they might be TORS but no bueno.
"Illegal" hahhahaah, wink wink, okay. California is the only state I know of that does emissions testing on motorcycles. I live in Massachusetts and hell, depending on the shop, they hardly look at anything. I pulled in this year for annual inspection at the end of May, the guy had me hit the highbeams and horn, okay your good. Such a joke.
Most states is merely a safety equipment check. Texas dropped its required annual safety check because the only real purpose was to see if the owner had current insurance on the bike, other than that it was like you said, lights and horn. I guess they figured out they get a notice when insurance is dropped and require it for registration, so they dropped the annual.
I LOVE the Dave Platts on my '09 R3T....
