exhaust help

[mitchdublin]

Hi, I started thinking my standard exhaust is too quiet. What would you guys recommend that would give me a bit more grunt. Don't want to wake the whole neighborhood though.
Is there any point trying to take out some baffles in the original exhaust?
Thanks

 

[irieco]

I bought a second set of stock pipes on ebay. I got them for $60 delivered (no one wanted to bid on them because there was no photo). Not a scrath on them but the previous owner had drilled all the way through from the ends of the pipes up to the bend (that's one long drillbit). Anyway I tried them on the bike for the hell of it. You could hardly tell the difference. The reason is probably because you can only fit a 5/8 drill bit into the pipe opening. It's Mickey mousing it anyway.

Also don't waste your time on the Triumph offroad pipes either. My buddy got a set and they don't make much of a difference.

I thought I saw pipes that had multiple baffles in them once. You could adjust the number to your preference.

Good luck.

 

[Steve S]

Mitch, I bought the TORs and cat bypass and found it too loud for me and had a lot of backfiring on the overrun, now I have cat bypass and stock pipes and its good for me, the cat does most of the silencing I think.

 

[rubber2burn]

As Steve says the cat bypass is a good start , get rids of a hunk of metal , helps a little with the haet , and allows some more noise , that will not upset your neighbours

 

[RHD47]

When I bought my bike it already had the D & D pipes on it. I thought they sounded great until I heard the Jardines yesterday....WOW!! Then I heard a stock bike....no GRUNT to it! The Jar's are probably $1000 more than the D & D's.....ya git what ya pay for!

 

[simonr]

Mitch, I bought the TORs and cat bypass and found it too loud for me and had a lot of backfiring on the overrun, now I have cat bypass and stock pipes and its good for me, the cat does most of the silencing I think.

Cat bypass and stock pipes for me as well.

Sounds about right IMO - definitely louder than standard but not enough to upset the neighbours. I have the bypass that's sold on ebay, on the basis that it was cheaper than the Triumph one - been on nearly 2 years / 10,000 miles and it's fine.

 

[simonr]

Simonr, did you have any retune done? maybe just 12 minute retune, or fit and run?

Initially just fit and run. My "seat of the pants" dyno suggested a slightly better mid range response. I bought a tune-boy a few months later and have now loaded the specific tune for the cat removal with standard pipes.

 

[azzdog]

preds

Try the preditor pipes travelguy makes, I've had stock,jardines and nothing compares to the sound and performance of these!

 

[JT]

Not wishing to hijack the thread....but can you guys tell me if it is necessary to remove the headers to get the cat off? I will be fitting a cat bypass and need to know if I have to get some new crush seals.

Ta!

 

[Triple Trouble]

Just remember that there is a hot cable to the starter just above the cat box and it might be a good idea to disconnect the battery before wiggling it off.