Let's make a list!! - What exhausts fit the XT600E
 

Hi all. Yesterday I got this idea..

Let's make a list with all the exhausts that fit the XT600E and don't forget to tell which year model it fits!

If you can also post some pictures and a website that sells them leave that info to!


Contribute! :thumbup1:

Vando :innocent:

Marving
 

Why not,there can never be too much info here.
Im useing a Marving silencer. Bought it on Ebay one year ago.
It´s stainless,and the fit was excelent just bolt on to a set of original Yamaha stainless down pipes. Sounds okey,and it´s not too loud (at least not for me)

Marving home page: www.marving.com

Oh and the bike is an 86 Tenere,with a 94 3TB engine. But They make the same exhaust for later models as well.

cheers.

Tom

Leovince X3
 

good compromise, road legal, LEOVINCE X3

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...347#post145245

CRD Absolute Power 2 for my '02 model.Bolt-on 100% and Stainless.A bit noisy for little villages and requires upjetting but if you just pootle along you'll probably be ok without.Mines for sale (hint, hint) when i get back to Blighty as my insurance won't allow it.

lazer pro'duro can with motad downpipes on my '97 3TB, stainless throughout. ive heard the wheel/swingarm can hit the can on really rough roads, but i think thats rubbish as the two dont go anywhere near each other.

stainless steel car and motorcycle exhausts - YAMAHA XT600 E (4PT1-7) 1995-04 SPORTS SYSTEM IN STAINLESS STEEL

Seems Ok to me

Ste

Laser Pro dura is hit by brake caliper!
 

Hi,

I have fitted lazer pro'duro cans with motad downpipes on both my 1988 3AJ Tenere and my partners 1991 XT600E. Both have been heavily loaded with all our gear for our big trip, with their standard rear shocks set to max preload and both have rear caliper shaped dents in the underside of their silencers.

Another minus point for them is that although the outer case of the silencer is made of stainless steel, the inner baffles already had surface rust on them when I received them new. As a result I presume that the baffles are made of mild steel. If that is the case then they will rust away due to the exhaust waver vapour condensing in the silencer and other exhaust gasses dissolving in that water to make a corrosive liquid. Having said that, our systems have done about 60 000 miles and still seem OK, I assume that this is partly because the bikes are never used for short trips, so getting the silencer hot enough to drive off the condensation.


On the plus side, no re-jetting of the carb's was required and they are quiet (possibly too quiet for some, there is a race can option)

Mark

Micron NOT good
 

Hello again,

Both my, and a friends Tenere came to us with micron exhaust systems fitted to them, and we both disliked them for the followqing reasons:

Never managed to get the down pipes to seal properly to the silencer

Very loud

Silencer got very hot, melted side panel

Poor engine running

When I replaced mine with the Laser Pro-dura with motad down pipes my bike ran much better and the occasional loss of power problems disappeared.

It may be that re-jettimg the carbs would have helped, but it would still be very loud for a long journey, and a pig to (almost) seal.

Mark

Hello All,

i had a micron system on my honda XL a few years back, was ok apart from a mounting bracket in the wrong place and the silencer internals collapsing after a few years use.

I plan to get a Quill system for my 03 XT when funds allow.

andy5600

My 02 came to me with a full stainless Predator system. Seals fine, but is a little on the noisy side. Not offensively so (to me...), but is louder than standard. Has apparently sailed through the MOT test last two times, will see what my tester has to say. It is all BS stamped.

It feels a touch lumpy / surgy below 3000 rpm, but not badly so.

Hangs a little low from the top silencer mounts, but doesn't get too close to the side panel. Looks like it will last for ever, and from me, it's recommended.:clap:

I have a race core Supertrapp,and it's very loud...but gives good power.I made the link pipe....and the frame brace as it's a '92.

Other than buying another muffler,I think I might attack the stock one and clear out all the garbage.

Tightwad option
 

Hi people, some people who are as tight as I am may appreciate this suggestion.
The Yamaha SZR660 has a BS stamped can, stainless steel external and internals, it is Lafranconi (so slightly louder), slightly lighter (but not by much), needs no rejetting, is the correct diameter and only needs the manufacture of a simple bracket to fit.
Owners of SZRs always fit aftermarket cans to make the back end look slightly less ugly, so the standard can can be picked up on e-bay quite cheap, mine cost £1.75.
Also fits the XTZ660 (old model).

Well, I started the thread and haven't posted yet....

I'm looking forward to get the stainless steel downpipes from KEDO - Performance Products and maybe the exhaust from Remus(one of the 2models they make) or the LeoVince X3 or a Laser Produro (BUT ONLY IF THEY HAVE ONE WITH THE NEW LOOK and not that DAKAR type)... :innocent:

Vando! :cool4:

Or maybe the GPR exhaust... but I do want one which is "homologated"....

What a total waste of money - Are you guys really proposing that I remove my existing standard exhaust system with one that costs an astounding £400 or so!!!!!!!

No thanks I prefer to make do with the standard set up. It is QUIET and is lawful. What is it with you guys who like going round upsetting people and waking people up in the early hours? All for the sake of getting an extra 6 bhp WOW what a performance boost!

Yes I know it's an ugly, heavy lump of a thing but who cares it's a standard fitment.

When the time comes to get rid of your bike you will put a lot of people off if it isn't completely standard. Personally I always like to see a standard bike which hasn't been tinkered with in any way...

The only add on which makes limited sense to me is a standard lawful and quiet Stainless Steel system but even this will cost hundreds... In my opinion those silencers where the baffles can be taken out should be taken off the shelves. The law should be changed to make it an offence to sell these anti-social impliments.

weigh
 

Would any of these exhausts mentioned be significantly lighter than the standard one?

I am considering this bike (among others) for my next big trip. If a new exhaust could reduce significantly the weigh of the bike I would consider changing it.

Let me know your thoughts on that. My current bike is near 200kg, and it was sometime hard on tough trails... for my next bike, I would ideally like something near or below 150kg (without luggage).

Cheers,

Maria,

With respect I can't honestly imagine that a replacement exhaust system will make that much difference to the handling or performance of your bike. Surely we are talking in terms of a few pounds at most?

You need to weigh this weight gain against the likely cost - likely to be £300 or more!

If I were you I'd stick to standard and have an extra £300 for the trip. I guess it's important to pick the right bike in the first place...

Stay safe. :mchappy:

I'm getting it because I was ran over by a car (which bent the exhaust and some other parts such as fuel tank, broken sidecovers, broken master brake cylinder ........... ) and even before that it was starting to have some holes on both downpipes and on the silencer because of the rust...

my bike is from 1990 and spent some years outside with just a plastic cover on top of it...

and an homologated exhaust is what I want because it can only be (at maximum level) only 4db louder than stock exhaust and I do care because I hate those loud exhausts.

Vando :cool4:

hi mark, that is what ive heard but on my '97 they dont go anywhere near eachother, theres about an inch clearance even with the shock taken out. my can is offset to the right more than the original was, perhaps thats it but the bracket came from lazer with the can so i thought it was standard.
as to the rust, welding breaks down the intercrystaline structure between the iron chrome and nickel so you get dissimilar metal corrosion. the "stainless" exhausts on both my triumph and varadero have rusted, but nowhere near what a mild steel one wouldve done.

hi neil, yes they cost a lot brand new but i got mine 1/3price 2nd hand and i bought it because the oem had rotted out (like most of us?), not for performance or noise.

hi maria, my system is quite heavy but probably about the same or a bit lighter than the original.

Dave,

Apologies if my message seemed like I was having a go. That wasn't my intent at all. Sometimes I like to take a different line than others just to encourage healthy discussion and debate. Yeah I know I'm sad!

I appreciate that sometimes riders are forced into this situation by rusting exhaust systems. I suppose that standard systems are not normally considered because genuine parts are always so damn expensive. We've all been there - a small bolt that costs £30 etc...

My main gripe is with those morons who ride around upsetting everybody with excessively loud (and unlawful) exhaust systems.

Us XT'ers must stick together...

My two pennies worth...

6 hp is actualy pretty significant, when you consider we are talking about a power increase of over 10%. Couple that with a good weight saving on a needlessly heavy part of the std bike, and the potential lifetime of a full stainless system and come replacement time, if you plan on keeping the bike, why would you not be tempted?

I agree, you have to go for the road legal baffled version, (which is what was on my XT when I bought her), but a significant weight saving AND a significant performance gain is a no brainer, if the cost is OK.

I also think that if you're looking to make modifications purely to get more power, you're better of buying a more powerfull bike to start with. KTM spring to mind...(But don't forget the AA membership!) :scooter:

I'm interested in that end can. Please PM price and pictures.

I have the predator full stainless system (road legal) on my 2003 XT. I am not bothered about performance or weight saving, just wanted to have a rust fee alternative to the original system which is a rusty pile of crap. It sounds and looks miles better than the original and I was amazed at how heavy the original system was when I removed it. I would not get to excited about weight saving and performance on the XT as that is not what the old thumper is about, if I wanted that I would buy a cr250 or somehing like. The predator system is really nice and well worth the money, I do think I need to sort out the jetting though because she does tend to backfire sometimes.

Pops a bit on the overun? Mine does too.

A plug check says the mixture is fine, I'm sure I read somewhere on here that there is a reason and a fix, but I can't find it again.

Carbs are not my thing!!

I would really like to know of a fix. Predator says it should not need rejetting and I am not a mechanic. Some garage offered to fit a dynojet kit and mess around with it for £400 but I am not going for that!!! Any help would be great.

It was something to do with the tickover, and how fuel keeps flowing when the throttle is closed. They don't all do it, do they?

I struggle with the search function on this website. Google seems to find answers on this site easier than it's own search does!

Let me know if you find anything, 'cos it annoys me too.

From Mikunu themselves. This explains the problem, but how do you adjust the idle air mixture screw? Trial end error?

Mikuni American Corporation

Check this out too:
KTM "popping" on deceleration - ADVrider

Air mixture screw
 

You probably find on user manual position of idle mixture screw, it's under the carb, left, front. It's not very confortable to tune also, space for fingers is almost zero. Once that you found a practical system to screw it, turn clockwise writing down exactly how many turns it needed (say 2 and 3/4 for example). Now bring it back to original position and unscrew it half a turn, and test if popping\cracking problem is reduced.

Screw closed, all clockwise, lean mixture

Brilliant! Thanks Cyberzar, especialy this!

Screw closed, all clockwise, lean mixture


Thanks again.

XT Exhausts
 

Hi, I've fitted Motad downpipes and Arrow can on my 2002 (4PT) XT I wanted to get over the rust problem, as I live near the coast, it was a weekly chore re-painting the pipes and box. I looked at the Predator system but was advised by a guy called David Lambeth who supplies a range of after market parts for XT's to fit the Motad and Arrows, I voiced my concern to him about noise as it is a race can but he said it would'nt be too bad and he's right it's not offensive, louder sure but deeper and it fit's a treat. He supplied it for just under £300 and it probably weighs half what the original does.
Lambeths got a shop on ebay page No. 370074567903
Cheers Rob.

Sir your total lack of any laws here in the United Kingdom astounds me. There is no law stating excessively loud exhaust systems are Unlawful there also is no legal requirement to have a BS kite on a silencer here in the UK and there is no legal noise limit for noise emmited from a silencer for road vehicles.

arrow race can
 

i just bourght the arrow can for my xt600e 2002 i didnt know it had not for road use stamped on it dont know iver to keep it or sell it what is the penalty for a race can on the road

Don't sell it, it's a really good can. A bit of effort will buff the stamp off. Mine used to say the same but now it's just extra shiney.

arrow exhaust
 

im not selling the can now ive polished the words off and bourght a bsau 193a stamp that the legal cans have but dont no were to place the stamp on my can does any one know?

How about putting that stamp on the place you polished?!

;P

Vando :cool4:

Hi shifty, I have the chance of an szr660 end can from a 97 bike (not as cheap as you got yours unfortunatly but a lot cheaper than most aftermarket cans). Mine is a 1996 XT and was wondering, is its just a case of slipping the szr can onto the existing exhaust and making up a bracket to hang it and are there any other issues with the rear bodywork fouling or does it sit at the correct angle etc?

Szr
 

Hi Elv, fits straight onto link pipe, as long as you are on standard tyres there is loads of clearance, bodywork not a problem. You need to fabricate a short (about 75mm) drop bracket preferably with 15-30 degree kink at the end to rotate the can for godd alignment. Only get it if it is really cheap though, I picked an arrow can off e-bay for £30 recently and that is massively lighter than original and SZR can.

Thanks for the info shifty. The SZR can is actually on ebay but the guy is asking £50. Emailed him with a lower offer but he's not interested so I think i'll just leave it for now and see what else comes up.

Thanks for the advice!:thumbup1:

I'd like to know where you guys get your friends from! I was following this item on eBay (Arrow can for XT600E), and it went for nearly £130.

If anyone knows one for a fiver, perhaps they could give me a shout!

Right time, right place.
 

You just have to rely on luck, mine was a used Arrow can, buy it now for £38 inc post. It had only been on there an hour, those sort of deals you are never aware of because they disappear so quick.

I'd say that £130 odd quid is way too expensive for a secondhand Arrow Can! What idiot paid that? A fair price would be about £80 tops...

Goes to prove that Fleabay CAN often be a rip off. Personally I have had so many problems with delivery that I no longer use it.

It is sometimes fun to watch these overpriced items and see what they go for, in comparison with how much they are new from a stockist. I have regularly seen things (such as spares for Series Land Rovers) go for twice what you can get them for from an independent dealer. I think the words 'rare' or 'hard-to-find' seem to give some people auction fever and bypass their common sense.

I just put on the CZR kit that i bought off Ebay. It fit nicely, looks to be made well, but is LOUD. It's no louder than all the Harleys with straight pipes that run around by me but where noise is a concern this is not the exhaust for you. I like the "loud pipes save's lives" approach so I'm cool with it. What a difference in air flow compared to the stock can. Should help in the power output over factory. Won't know until spring when the snow melts.

That is the one I have got and it is a nice barky pipe for traffic (let them know you are there) without upsetting the public. The old boys look round thinking its and old british bike sometimes.

Nice :) My can is a Micron, and that has a nice bark to it. Not too loud, but with a nice edge when you open it up. If I take the pretty way home from work, I go under a railway bridge. I always open it up fully while passing under the bridge - only for a moment, but it sounds like a Proper British Motorbike too. Blat, blat, duff, duff.

a Supertrapp off an XR250
 

for my '85 34L. it will fit

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Nothing sounds as good as my Buell X-1 with a supertrapp pipe on it....bliss!

A most excellent idea bacardi23. and thanks everyone for all your input and ideas. of 11 manufacturers I think I've narrowed it down to 2. the Arrow 72034PD Stainless and the Marving Y/AAA/58/BC or EDR/27/NC. I'm still deciding so I'm going to post another thread and try to get some reviews in genereal, I've compiled some info in the link below.

Motorsports Forum. - Exhaust.

Ive added a Laser produro exhaust on my '03 xt600, looks nice, sounds really nice. The sound is very bassfull and deep: Thub, thub, thub, thub...:

http://motorcykelgalleri.dk/uploads_...-2010 15:13:05

I've got a Leo Vince X3 laying around, My dad got it with his KTM Lc 4 640 but it actually reduces the performance, so he put the stock exhaust back on which he got with the bike aswell.

No I'm looking for a new exhaust for my 3AJ tenere and I must say the Leo Vince looks quite good on it. The original damper is completely rusted so it really needs to be replaced. I think I can make the Leo Vince fit, but I do need to make a piece of pipe to connect it to the headers. I will also have to replace the headers because it is not such a good idea to connect the stainless damper to mild steel headers. And the headers are pretty rusted as well.

Did anyone fit a Leo Vince x3 to a 3AJ? If so how did you connect it to the headers (pictures maybe)? And where could I get a set of stainless steel headers for the bike?

for the connection between header and silencer, look in Leovince X3 website, there are all technical drawings.

For the headers, original yamaha header from TTR600 are stainless and sometimes you find them on ebay for 50\70 euros, if your budget is higher and want something NICE you can buy headers from kedo (KEDO - Performance Products)

Thanks, I'll check the leo vince website for info. I also found the Kedo website and have ordered stuff from them before and I think they are very well priced, certainly cheaper than original yamaha stuff.

I didn't know the headers for the tt600 would also fit the xt600. If so this gives me more to search for.

Thanks

wr450 or yzf450
 

Got one cheap NZ$50 to replace the rust bucket on my 96 xt600e.

It will fit, but needs a bit of work.

1) At rear its a bit long. either need to move plate and indicators or shorten end can by a couple of inches.

2) Need small bracket to mount up to frame at top

3) Keeps bolt onto frame by footpeg.

4) Is longer than standard at the front. Will need to cut a couple of inches off headers for nice match.

Hi folks,

I need some help picking the right exhaust for an 02 4PT. Mine currently has a Zorstec system but the pipes are too wide to allow me to fit my pannier rack.

I need something that fits, that has pipes the same diameter as standard, that isn't stupidly loud or stupidly expensive.

The Motad downpipes and Arrow can seems to be a popular choice. Can anyone tell me the diameter of the pipe (specifically the section running past the pillion footpeg mounting bracket).

The only Arrow can I can find on line states it's for 95 - 01. Is it still going to fit an 02?

Cheers.

Never mind, I've answered my own question and have just ordered the Motad / Arrow combo.

Hope it fits!!

Anyone wanna buy a Zorstec? (No, I've never heard of 'em either...)

Anyway, soon to be for sale a complete stainless steel Zorstec system. It's in very good condition, sounds very meaty. Some might say offensive, but it puts a grin on your face if you're secretly a bit of a hooligan.

Oh sod it, back to square one. Didn't read the thread properly and now realise that the Arrow can is not road legal.

Can anyone suggest a legal, currently available alternative?

LEOVINCE X3 road legal, not very loud.

BikePics - b4nz4i's 1990 Yamaha XT 600 Home Page on BikePics.Com

"wr450 or yzf450"
This is real good info to know - especially in the USA where aftermarket parts for the XT600E are very hard to come by. Does anyone know what other bike exhausts can fit the 50mm header pipe (or better yet, replace the whole system)? I already see that the TTR600 could work, but there are many other brands that have a dual-header setup like the XT600E (e.g., KLR650) and have much better aftermarket (or OEM replacement part) support here in the USA.

it fits
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Re: bacardi23

Not sure what year that 450 exhaust is off. Was cheap - didn't ask many questions. Sorry can't be of more help.

Did you fit a Quill system to your XT?
 

Did you get a Quill system? I've also got an 03 XT & would appreciate feedback from anyone who's fitted a Quill system (& which specific model).

Thanks

Exhaust Leak
 

Hi,

I got Motad downpipe with arrow Dakar, sounds nice, i found the engine a bit more revy from 4500 rpm ...
But the problem I have is the leak between the two, I thought I could fit the previous seal but it doen not fit.
So I ;m left with exhaust sealant, does not last more than 400/500km, I wonder if anybody has had the same problem, any solution welcome

gwel:confused1:

Blimey that was loud........
 

Chap passed me the other day on an XT fitted with a CZR can-it was very, very loud complete with plenty of popping & banging. I could hear it loud as anything 100m away with my visor down. Wonder where he parks it? Where I live everyone would think someone was being shot!

Hi
could have been me if it was near Highgate station I did pass an XT600e a few days ago.
My bike pops and bangs alot. It did have a decibel killer to make it a bit quiter but that fell out, I rode it for a while like that but just to loud.
I also have a leo vince on an old XT very nice sound and also an Arrow also sound nice and not to loud.

ahhh popping and banging...the beautiful signs of bad carb tuning :rofl:

Well, I bought an used exhaust of a 2006 WR450 and "moding it a little" and will be fitting it on my XT600E :D


Vando :innocent:

Arrow can stainless bolts straight on, extremely loud 1989 xt600z 1VJ
Love it

Bsm vampire with db killer. Stainless and lovely build quality, Bolts straight on original downpipe. Very nice sound with db-killer inserted and will not dent underneath like the produro. Full open exhaust without db-killer with acceptable sound.

Ah, it was you! Your bike sounds nice (that's what attracted my attention), I was just surprised by how far away I could hear you after you passed me.
(& it does pop & bang alot!)
It is pretty difficult to tell how loud an exhaust is unless you're behind it-
it wasn't until I swapped bikes with my boyfriend recently that I realised how quiet my XT is & he realised how loud his VFR750 is...

I like the sound of my original exhaust :) More and deeper of the same sound would be nice though.. but I dont like the sound of some new exhaust i think they sound like too much of a modern 4stroke superracing bike. too clean sound, not good :p Tractor Factor ftw :thumbup1:

You can remove the bolt in the rear of the exhaust, and then ypu'll be able to remove the baffle.

You can buy replacement baffles with less restriction, to make it breathe better, and sound more "umf"

Or you could just saw off the pipe, when you've taken the end out.

http://tenere.dk/forumnew/uploads/17...0078_Small.jpg

Did you get a Quill system? Which one and do you have pictures,sound clip and powerchange-report?

BUMP...

just to see if anyone has had any other idea...

I've read somewhere that the FMF for the Honda XR600 fits the XT..straight bolt on...


Vando :cool4:

Quill
 

Just in case any of the original enquirers are still looking, I've just fitted a Quill can and Motad downpipes. The pipes went straight on, with no lining up problems at all. The can was a bit trickier and I had to mess around with the bracket to get it to line up, but it went on OK in the end. Sounds great and not too noisy. Seems to rev easier too, with no carb adjustments needed.
This is how it looks. I've also saved about 4kgs in weight - an added bonus.

Geoff

Is it the Quill t-3 or evo-2 ? I couldnt quite see on the picture..
My quill evo2 arrived yesterday after along wait,but havent mounted it yet :)

Mine is the T3, oval. Mine took a long time too, but was worth the wait. Ley us know ho you get on with fitting it and post a pic too, if you can.

Geoff

This is quite the cool list you guys. some of this stuff I wouldnt have ever thought of adapting to an XT.

I have a marving SS silencer but recently bought a stubby titanium blueflame and what a difference it has made to performance of the XT.

OMG :p

I just fitted the quill, it said t3 on it though. Is it supposed to be so open? I could see through it..

About the sound.. geez its the most awesome thing ive ever heard, its so extremely deep.. On idle it sounds like theres a air cannon behind you..not too loud on idle but incredibly extremely deep and nice sound, like a harley..

When you give gas its more sound actually a bit loud..louder then i would have thought..but i think ts strange that i could see through the whole thing. Is this thing really street legal?

Sounded like it was more soothing sound when just cruising at a fixed rpm though, im gona have to test it more i havent tested it at 80km yet.

Did yours have something in the end of it or is it open?
No wonder it has a deep sound haha..ouch, at 80km/h below 4000rpm its like a loud harley davidson, not to mention below 3000rpm.
I noticed mine is completely open, i can see straight through it, it looks a bit suspicious, i would think some kind of insert at the end was supposed to be there hmm.

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In aftermarket exhausts, this is quite ordinary. the sound waves expand through the fiberglass packing in the sides, which absorbs a lot of it, and smooths out the sound IMMENSELY. dont believe it run your bike for a second without a muffler, then tell me how it sounds. actually dont, the short tract could easily pull cold air back and damage an exhaust valve or two.

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Hey bergspre.... How did you post that picture?

I still don't know how to put pictures on here from imageshack unless they are full size picture and not like a thumbnail like you did...

BTW... I looked at your other pictures on there... I might add that you live in a pretty cool region! :thumbup1:


I'm almost home...10 days left.. hope to get some pictures on here as soon as possible!


Vando :clap:

:D
I live in a valley so theres alot of mountain roads everywhere :D

On Imageshack go to "my images" and you get a list of your images shown in small thumbnail size. On the side of each image you can see some icons, click on the one that says "Image detail", this will take you to a new page for that image. The page will show you the picture but to the right side of the page you will see different links that you can use on forums etc..

I usually use the "forum" url under the "Embed thumbnails of this image"-section.

Also, a tips for when putting in the url is hitting the preview button before posting the post so that u will see for sure how it will look. after hitting preview you can also edit and remove that "uploaded with imageshack.us text.. I like imageshack, i think it also has a local software for easy uploading.

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If anyone has an old Arrow for a 99 XT600E give me a shout. I need to scare some bears away, BIG bears !

Anyone know if CRD Absolute Power 2 is street legal in the UK?

Well I decided to bite the bullit and buy the Arrow, it arrived today, only 17 days all the way from Italy to my front door, I bought it from an Ebay seller called EM Lineamoto. total cost was $ 424.59 Canadian.
This pipe is nothing short of WICKED !! the quality is superb with beautiful welds and it fits perfect, I've heard Yamaha even contract these guys to build pipes for their bikes in Europe.
The sound with the silencer installed is not noticably louder than the stock exhaust, but much deeper, without the silencer the sound is absolutely HEAVENLY !!! when I fired the bike up I thought I'd died and gone to heaven, the idle sounds amazing with a really nice Thump Thump Thump Thump, when you rev it it's LOUD ! Sweet :thumbup1:
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I'm fitting a GSXR 1000 end can to mine, having a mid pipe made at the moment, I got this one out of the scrap bin at my local bike shop, light as a feather & it won't be noisy. Looks good too....


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Hiya chaps. Been looking at all the differant cans you have fitted, so many to chose.
So, im off over to quill tomorrow after a call to them they say they wiil make me a can and link pipe to fit my xt600 2kf 1990 vintage. I have a evo3 on my BMW R1200GS and im well pleased with it.

Dave.

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..

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. beer

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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.

Safer
 

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. jeiger
Bob

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.

As for the loud pipes verses quiet pipes issue, how about you start your own thread and go whine somewhere else.

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?

Yes to all of your questions :P

Vando beer

Thank you sir!

Anyone know where I can buy a link pipe?

Yeah... your local welding garage =P


Vando :laugh:

I love the sound of my WR450 exhaust :biggrin3:

Vando :innocent:

I'm having some link pipes made up to fit a GSXR 1000 titanium end can....

That simple? OK.

I used to work in an exhaust factory and the CNC machines that extruded or compressed the end of the pipe to the right diameters to make the sleeve joint, wasn't something I expected my local garage to have.

I think the diameter of the silencer pipe will not be the same as the diameter of the XT's downpipe, either. So significant extrusion or compression at one end of the pipe will be necessary.

How do the local garages achieve this, or do they just take two different diameters of pipe, split one end of one into a cone section, and weld it all back together?