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20 Sep 2007
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Hi,thanks for replying.
I also agree with you guys,Im just looking for some more
top end so that my beloved xt can better suit my favourite routes.
Forgot to mention the bike is motard with wp springs and oversize brake(Great handling,light feeling),I ride it just for fun as i have another bike for commuting and i never take it off the road.
Trading it for a xtz doesnt fell right,guess i just love it to much.I reckon the xtz is fun to ride thow.
lol aukeboss,the excaust isnt k&n indeed.I have crd headers and used to have a remus silencer until it was..stolen.so its back to stock.
You couldnt be more right about the noise/power gain ratio.Ive heard like a hundred diffrent silencers and they all make soo much noise..
Kedo.de are great,Its just I live so far way from them so i can only order a cam and an oil cooler from them.
Ill also drill the airbox(get rid of the nozzle completly?)
and post wat it was like.
Ill also try to trade my carbs for some tt carbs(what year?)
Regards,Val.
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20 Sep 2007
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Not Sure what year you have, but I have seen 1990XT that had the exhaust opened, and part of the baffling removed, welded shut again.
It wasnt much louder than stock. perhaps someone here knows more.
Steve
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20 Sep 2007
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I must agree with the other responses the XT is built for purpose, its a dual sport do anything go anywhere bike. Having come from a sports bike I must admit its not amazingly quick in a straight line but mine is certainly quick enough to keep up and even blast down the motorway and on twisty roads I have destroyed blades and R1's. Low down grunt is what I like and especially here in the UK where speed traps and cameras are everywhere. Mine has got a pipercross filter and full stainless system I have decided not to mess with the engine because I don't want to lose reliability or full consmption. I think if the XT is not quick enough go for a different bike maybe a supermoto like Husaberg or Husqvarna having tried both you will not have the comfort and long distance ability the XT gives.
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21 Sep 2007
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Yes
Get rid of the nozzle completely, certainly if you never go offroad.
Exhaust: the original is shit, basically a cheaper version of the earlier Tenere exhausts, but now with the expansion chamber just removed.
On my Tenere I have a Laser Duotech, enormous silencer body containing a large absorption damper and a chamber at the end. The noise is civilised, the grunt is up.
Auke
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