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Old 23 Sep 2010
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I,m looking at putting an ttr 600 exhaust onto my xt600 ,no performance gain but save a few kilo,s in weight and it loks better..
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Custom Exhaust
This is a "Coby" automotive "straight through" type muffler/resonator with a custom made intermediate pipe using the factory teflon slip ring where it connects to the front pipe.
It is very LOUD but just legal here.
It has given more low and midrange power, and is half the weight of the factory lump of metal, sounds good, and is safer.

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how exactly is it safer? the loud pipes thing is a bunch of BS created by harley riders as an excuse to justify having deafening pipes. all they really do is annoy those behind/beside you. sound does not travel forward that well when the pipe's outlet is aimed to the back. pure physics.
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I thought someone might "pipe up" (excuse the pun) over the safety issue.
On a bike there is nothing worse than being cut-off by a motorist who is lane changing and who obviously didn't see you. Probably because you were in the blind spot of their mirrors, a bike being far smaller than a car.
A louder bike reduces the chance of this.
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I thought someone might "pipe up" (excuse the pun) over the safety issue.
On a bike there is nothing worse than being cut-off by a motorist who is lane changing and who obviously didn't see you. Probably because you were in the blind spot of their mirrors, a bike being far smaller than a car.
A louder bike reduces the chance of this.
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I've heard this claim far too many times. wear bright colors on a near silent bike, then try dark colors on a loud bike. you'll be our new test pilot for a study. I'll bet bright colors like yellow, or green gain attention FAR more often than the LPSL crap. it isnt improving your safety at all, its merely a bandaid for people who cant ride where they're most VISIBLE.
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As for the loud pipes verses quiet pipes issue, how about you start your own thread and go whine somewhere else.
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Can you pretty much fit any silencer you like? So long as you get the carbs sorted, and fabricate brackets and link pipe? I have a Fuel silencer that was bought for an SV650 sitting in the garage.

Or are exhaust meant for the bike designed with a certain amount of back pressure, etc, etc?
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