FZ-10 Graves 3/4 Ti/CF Exhaust System

This will be an ongoing review as I've just been able to do brief high speed runs to test various tunes due to weather and some delayed parts.

The exhaust arrived nicely packaged from a Graves drop-ship.  The mid pipe fit perfectly and the provided clamps were very secure.  The mid pipe does not have bungs for the stock sensors so an ecu flash is about the only real option if you're considering this exhaust.  The mid pipe does have the standard size bung and cap used by PC, Bazzaz, and FTECU AFR sensors.  

Graves provides a new right heel guard that when installed, repositions the exhaust can mount upwards slightly.  This provides for more of a high mount look but has a minor drawback.  If you plan to install aftermarket rearsets, you may have to modify or even fabricate a new mount to match the altered mounting location of the pipe.  The can mounts to the mid pipe perfectly and the overall mounting is very secure.

I selected the Graves 3/4 system for a few reasons.  Mainly it was because I knew that they produced tunes for FTECU licensees that matched their systems.  I also thought that with having a longer can it might be a little quieter than the Akrapovic mid/slipon combo that I considered too loud for the street.  To my ear, they are about the same.  The boom just off idle could be cured with an EXUP like device which I hear may be offered on future pipes from Graves.  Once underway, the noise is pleasing.

Performance is tough for me to rate because I didn't tune my bike in stages and no dynomometer was used. The pipe, along with the appropriate Graves map enhanced by ActiveTune adjustments, transformed the bike.  I expected a bike that liked to wheelie but Holy Crap!!  The power seems very linear without any perceptible surging.  I'll be working with a local tuner soon to see if we can better the results from the Graves/ActiveTune configuration but for now I'm very happy with the pipe and tune.