Re: New exhaust

["Paul Wilson" <paulwilson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Quirien,

I have the aluminum performance exhaust on my Y2K ST.  In terms of
performance and sound, both the CF and aluminum are identical since they
have the same internals:  only the external wrap is different.  So, it comes
down to your preference of appearance.

With regards to the difference over the stock exhaust system, I can not
notice any difference in performance, but the sound is somewhat mellower and
a bit louder, but not hugely so.  It is not nearly as significant as the
changes I have noted when changing the stock exhaust on other bikes (fitting
Termignoni CF pipes on my Ducati, for example).  The Triumph change is much
more subtle.

IMHO, if  you have the panniers fitted, the exhaust is mostly hidden from
view so appearance is less of an issue.  Given that the performance
improvement is negligible, it basically comes down to the mellower sound.
If I had to do it over again, I would probably spend the money on
improvements to the suspension rather than buying the exhaust system.
That's my opinion - others may disagree.  Just don't expect  a huge
difference over the stock exhaust.

Hope this helps . . .

Paul Wilson
Toronto, Canada
- -----Original Message-----
From: Quirien M. Wijnberg <qwijnberg@xxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, August 07, 2000 10:54 AM
Subject: New exhaust


>Hi there,
>
>I've had my ST now for just over 2 months. I totally love the bike
>(especially compared to my previous bike: a Yamaha Diversion), and have
>already driven 9000 km (6000 miles) with it!
>I have the following question:
>I'm thinking of buying the sport exhaust, I can choose between the carbon
>one or the aluminium one. My dealer says they have the same performance and
>the same sound. The carbon version is about $400 (1000 Dutch guilders), the
>alu version is $100 (800 Dutch guilders) cheaper.
>Does anyone have experience with either one (both?) of these exhausts?
How's
>the sound (the main reason for buying it)? The performance? (and ofcourse
in
>comparison to the default exhaust).
>
>TIA
>Q.
>
>---
>Quirien M. Wijnberg
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>
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