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xt600 E - after market can ?
2001 xt600e - I commute on it so i need a louder can to get me noticed - anyone know which the good ones are - anyone know of one for sale secondhand?
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Search in youtube & you can listen to them all, a lot of guys mod other cans to fit the XT.

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I've replied already on the ABR forum.
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With respect I'd point out that it's illegal to fit aftermarket exhaust systems which are louder than the OEM fitment.

Why would anyone want to wake kids up in their beds by using loud and illegal exhausts?

Loud exhausts are anti-social and quite honestly if you need a loud exhaust for drivers to notice you more, perhaps you need to slow down a bit and learn better defensive riding techniques...

I can never understand why anyone would wish to upset people they don't know and have never met?

Perhaps I'm just an old fart ex bike cop who doesn't get it. Then again I have been riding nearly 50 years and survived (to date that is).
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Noisy exhaust
I totally agree with Kentfallen. Loud exhausts are a good way of raising anger towards motorcyclists. Be quiet and creep up on them I reckon. Yes, get an exhaust that lets the bike breathe better but keep it quiet and ride with stealth. :-)
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Having done the commute in & out of Londonistan on a daily basis on my old Ducati, im glad i had a set of Termi`s to wake up some of the prats i encountered to be honest & London is so frigging noisy anyhow i don't see it as a problem.

Nowadays my exhausts are nice & quiet, but then again im older & i don't commmute in to London anymore.

Horses for courses lads.

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With respect I'd point out that it's illegal to fit aftermarket exhaust systems which are louder than the OEM fitment.

Why would anyone want to wake kids up in their beds by using loud and illegal exhausts?

Loud exhausts are anti-social and quite honestly if you need a loud exhaust for drivers to notice you more, perhaps you need to slow down a bit and learn better defensive riding techniques...

I can never understand why anyone would wish to upset people they don't know and have never met?

Perhaps I'm just an old fart ex bike cop who doesn't get it. Then again I have been riding nearly 50 years and survived (to date that is).
+1 Kentfallen. Not old, but respectul.

Wake up your neighbours, but don't expect comprehension from them. Loud pipes do not help to build a nice opinion about bikers.

I'm quite extreme, I know, but when I'm about to park my XT in front of home, I release the gas down the road and don't rev it, get closer to the parking lot and then stop the engine and push it backwards. Minimum noise and no fumes for pedestrians and the people sitting in the chairs of the café.

By no means I want to be taken for a cool street fighter/urban warrior with a noisy supermoto. I didn't suffer an overdose of "Kill Bill" sessions, nor carry a katana (hate that attitude, almost as much as TMax with Akrapovic).

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To answer the original question I have an Arrow can on my XT and it is excellent. It is not meant for road use but it is not that loud. It has never raised an eyebrow from the police nor failed an mot. It looks the part and makes my xt sound great, unlike the original can. I live in a rural location which perhaps makes a difference as the sound isn't bouncing off of houses everywhere I drive.
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I have the Arrow can also and without the baffle in it was quite frankly embarrassing.

I'm not averse to a slightly louder exhaust but this sounded like a cruiser with open pipes.

Loud pipes don't save lives, good obs saves lives.
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Loud pipes don't save lives, good obs saves lives.
Gotta disagree there Rev, good obs & loud pipes in combo save lives when commuting in & out of London.

Anywhere else in the world id agree, good obs.

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For the OP: I have heard good thing about Arrow cans, but there are quite a few different ones available. Some are straight bolt-ons, if you really want you can adapt a muffler from a different bike to yours, but unless you have the skills and equipment to do it already, it wont be cheaper than buying one.

For the naysayers: Seriously? That's a lot of unhappyness about someone wanting a louder bike. Do you know the OP? Do you know if he revs it loudly while in his street, or any other street, in the wee hours? Relax, if he wants to fit a loud can then it's his choice.
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Oh I agree it's his choice, I was just surprised quite how loud the Arrow was without the baffle in. I've had different types of bikes with different loudness of cans but the Arrow sounded like heavy artillery firing.
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