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Re: [ST] 06 ST Underseat Exhaust



You might also give some thought to the various ceramic coatings out
there. A buddy here in Seattle had "Jet-Hot" coat his '05 FJR's system
inside and out. It seems that the bike was purchased -new- with a
"defective" exhaust system (wink, wink) that did not have any catalysts
in it. Looks stock but for an extra bead of weld (and a right pretty one
if I do say so myself) (oops! You didn't read that...) around the
catalyst chamber and the Remus can. He swears by the ceramic coating,
and says it made a major improvement in his riding comfort.  

Mike 
'06 ST
Seattle
 

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[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian Pitman
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 11:59 AM
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Subject: [ST] 06 ST Underseat Exhaust

<last of four posts for today!>
 
This is the biggest and most expensive bugaboo for me.
 
After a lengthy discussion with Dave, my favourite parts guy (JohnS, I
just know you would like this guy at the Ottawa Goodtime Centre!), he
made several "bolt-on" suggestions.  In order of cost effectiveness,
they are:
 
Add an air-cushion on top of the stock seat for about $100 Cdn.  This
would supposedly add comfort and provide insulation from the heat.  On
the down side, it would increase seat height by a cm or two (not a big
problem), however, I am not convinced that it would be all that
effective.
 
Next up is the Triumph "competition only" pipe (~$700 Cdn) which
foregoes the catalytic converter, makes more power, sounds better (as
well as being louder - more "acoustically pleasing" as Dave said!) and
is a tad lighter.  While all that sounds good (yes, pun intended), the
part that caught my ear, since I had not given this aspect much thought,
is that since the cat needs to run very hot to work, removing the stock
exhaust (incl the cat) should produce less heat under the seat.
 
Again, is anyone on the list prepared to comment on this aspect of the
Triumph accessory pipe?
 
Moving along in the same vein, in my early days tripping through the
archives (before I started taking notes, of course!), I saw a beautiful
set of after market triple pipes installed on a 05+ ST.  Could someone
be kind enough to repost the website for this option as well?
Has anyone else ridden with these MV Augusta look-alike pipes (OK, three
instead of four tips is close!) to offer any heat-related commentary?
 
Also discussed with Dave were various "home made" options such as adding
extra heat insulation under the seat and cutting extra venting into the
sidepanels.
 
I am open to exploring any combination of these options so any
constructive viewpoints would be most welcome before I open up my
chequebook and/or AMEX card in the near future!
 
Cheers,
 
Brian
GWN
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