Custom link pipe with exup /O2 and silencer

Hi R&D



I think Im as happy as can be



Sound wise with that can has a deeper tone than the stock on the same link pipe and noise level wise is still a little loud at under 5k rpm
. The stock can is much quieter than this can with the link pipe but I like the tone of the round carbon better

The top end has no drone and seems to be not as loud as I thought it might be. When hard on the gas it barks quite nice and comes back to quite a nice volume above wind noise when cruising
 


The Exup knocks a little noise off at low rpm but my power band now is much more linear and the bike has more pull from 5-7k

I assume it was this way when stock but cant compare as I pretty much changed the can when I got the bike. I did have a slight hole at 4-5k with just the can but that's gone now
with the link pipe fitted


Ill have to put it on a dyno when the funds allow



Ive also noticed that when I rode it back from the fabricator without the exup connected it popped quite alot but fitting the cables made that less of an issue and very much livable
. I am not getting hard bangs just gurgle and occasional slight pop


I find that it will pop more when the exhaust gets heated and Im playing with the throttle at low rpm on off through traffic

There are a number of reasons to decat

More sound and the possibility of  better HP gains when tuned

Leovince make a decat with the inline silencer and Graves make a decat utilizing the exup valve but no one makes a decat with both

They both have advantages and I thought I would see if the gains with both the valve and inline silencer made any difference

If your not familiar with the exup have a search and read up...some good interesting info plastered throughout this forum

Heya Bill

yep Im happy with the workmanship. It was done by an exhaust fabricator who makes cans silencers and resonators. I wasn't looking for a show piece underneath but raw and practical. I think we achieved that

I did it because I wanted more noise than what the end can and cat offered but not a straight through pipe like yours. At the same time I really didn't want a loud as bike that would annoy and scare the shit outa every car I passed

I didn't go 3/4 system because I couldn't find one that offered both for a reasonable price
As mentioned earlier a Graves link pipe here in NZ would set me back $2000.00 and that's a lot of gas and riding time plus I didn't want titanium
The leovince would have been $400 landed at my door but was still missing the exup

My fabricator done the whole shebangle for $400

Am I happy yes I am.  I got good sound  a noticeable performance boost and cash for gas in my pocket