I have had this exhaust for a couple of weeks now I really like it. I was leaning towards a Zard, but then I saw this one for about half the price and I really liked the look. I did purchase it from the IXIL USA website for $1195 US and received it after about 2 weeks. The install was not too bad, although no instructions were included.
Where I live, most of my riding is steady highway speeds, so I decided to leave the baffles in. I didn't want to hear a constant drone all of the time and also didn't want to be so obnoxious to those riding behind me, which a lot of the time my wife. It still sounds great though. I agree that if you have panniers, I would not recommend this exhaust.