Ecu remap and pipes

[westers151]

If the cat on the Duke 690 had been less visually offensive and hadn't interfered massively whenever I do an oil change (which is quite often), then I might have let it be. But it looks hideous and in order to clean up properly after an oil change it has to be removed every time, which quickly gets old. I've still got it, stashed away somewhere at the back of the shed, so I could re-fit it just for the MoT if needs be but hopefully that won't be required.

Here's the kind of crap left behind after an oil change:


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And a comparison between cat and delete pipe:


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And the bike with the delete pipe fitted:


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The defence rests its case.

For a leftie you don't half show some Torry character traits. "F**k everyone else, this is inconveniencing me, so I'll do what I damn well please."

I used to do this in my 20's and 30's, but now I'm in my 50's I've learnt that it's obnoxious, women don't drop their knickers at a loud exhaust, and I much prefer the stealthy side of things.

WTF are you bringing politics into a bike chat.?
Grow up FFS.

Fuck off

[mangocrazy]

For a leftie you don't half show some Torry character traits. "F**k everyone else, this is inconveniencing me, so I'll do what I damn well please."

I used to do this in my 20's and 30's, but now I'm in my 50's I've learnt that it's obnoxious, women don't drop their knickers at a loud exhaust, and I much prefer the stealthy side of things.

I'll have you know I'm on the libertarian wing of lefty-think...

I honestly fail to see how I'm hurting, diminishing, or inconveniencing anyone by deleting the cat on a bike I own. The Akra can was OE with the R model and has a very efficient db killer. The bike is only very slightly louder than standard in any case and by no means obnoxious.

And now I'm in my 70s I've given up worrying what people think of me and have never been under the delusion that women drop their knickers for anything bike-related.

[westers151]

For a leftie you don't half show some Torry character traits. "F**k everyone else, this is inconveniencing me, so I'll do what I damn well please."

I used to do this in my 20's and 30's, but now I'm in my 50's I've learnt that it's obnoxious, women don't drop their knickers at a loud exhaust, and I much prefer the stealthy side of things.

I'll have you know I'm on the libertarian wing of lefty-think...

The Akra can was OE with the R model and has a very efficient db killer. The bike is only very slightly louder than standard in any case and by no means obnoxious.

And now I'm in my 70s I've given up worrying what people think of me and have never been under the delusion that women drop their knickers for anything bike-related.

In your opinion the noise isn't obnoxious. Have you measured the noise, through the entire rev range, to back up your claim that it is "only very slightly louder than standard"?

[mangocrazy]

In your opinion the noise isn't obnoxious. Have you measured the noise, through the entire rev range, to back up your claim that it is "only very slightly louder than standard"?

I do have a working pair of ears, and I'm able to make comparative judgements. I also have an MoT tester that is very quick to tell me if the exhaust noise of any of my bikes is even slightly excessive.

[Skub]

There's no emissions test for motorcycles in NI,dunno about the mainland.

I wasn't sure about that as here it's a government run agency responsible for testing.If a vehicle fails they tell you why and you arrange yourself to have the work done,then make another appointment. The rest of the UK have garages do the job.

[westers151]

In your opinion the noise isn't obnoxious. Have you measured the noise, through the entire rev range, to back up your claim that it is "only very slightly louder than standard"?

I do have a working pair of ears, and I'm able to make comparative judgements. I also have an MoT tester that is very quick to tell me if the exhaust noise of any of my bikes is even slightly excessive.

"No" would have been a quicker answer.

[mangocrazy]

In your opinion the noise isn't obnoxious. Have you measured the noise, through the entire rev range, to back up your claim that it is "only very slightly louder than standard"?

I do have a working pair of ears, and I'm able to make comparative judgements. I also have an MoT tester that is very quick to tell me if the exhaust noise of any of my bikes is even slightly excessive.

"No" would have been a quicker answer.

Whatever answer I came up with would have been unacceptable.

[KungFooBob]

I do have a working pair of ears, and I'm able to make comparative judgements. I also have an MoT tester that is very quick to tell me if the exhaust noise of any of my bikes is even slightly excessive.

"No" would have been a quicker answer.

Whatever answer I came up with would have been unacceptable.

I dunno, maybe photographs of a professionally calibrated decibel meter, before and after might be good enough... then he could move on to the baby murdering additional hydrocarbons you are emitting.

[westers151]

I do have a working pair of ears, and I'm able to make comparative judgements. I also have an MoT tester that is very quick to tell me if the exhaust noise of any of my bikes is even slightly excessive.

"No" would have been a quicker answer.

Whatever answer I came up with would have been unacceptable.

I asked the question: "Have you measured the noise, through the entire rev range, to back up your claim that it is "only very slightly louder than standard?"

You haven't answered it; all you have done is offer something about ears and an MOT tester. Neither of those comments address the question I asked.

[mangocrazy]

"No" would have been a quicker answer.

Whatever answer I came up with would have been unacceptable.

I asked the question: "Have you measured the noise, through the entire rev range, to back up your claim that it is "only very slightly louder than standard?"

You haven't answered it; all you have done is offer something about ears and an MOT tester. Neither of those comments address the question I asked.

No, I haven't measured the exhaust noise throughout the entire rev range or any part thereof. I am also blissfully unaware of any additional baby-murdering hydrocarbons my illegally tampered-with exhaust system is now emitting.

I would also submit that I have a long and inglorious history of fitting non-OE exhaust systems to motorcycles going back as far as 1970 or thereabouts. I am an habitual and incorrigible offender and quite frankly my dear, I don't give a fuck.

[westers151]

Whatever answer I came up with would have been unacceptable.

I asked the question: "Have you measured the noise, through the entire rev range, to back up your claim that it is "only very slightly louder than standard?"

You haven't answered it; all you have done is offer something about ears and an MOT tester. Neither of those comments address the question I asked.

No, I haven't measured the exhaust noise throughout the entire rev range or any part thereof. I am also blissfully unaware of any additional baby-murdering hydrocarbons my illegally tampered-with exhaust system is now emitting.

I would also submit that I have a long and inglorious history of fitting non-OE exhaust systems to motorcycles going back as far as 1970 or thereabouts. I am an habitual and incorrigible offender and quite frankly my dear, I don't give a fuck.

You could have stopped at your first word, "No".

No idea what murdering hydrocarbons have anything to do with my question about sound.

[mangocrazy]

No, I haven't measured the exhaust noise throughout the entire rev range or any part thereof. I am also blissfully unaware of any additional baby-murdering hydrocarbons my illegally tampered-with exhaust system is now emitting.

I would also submit that I have a long and inglorious history of fitting non-OE exhaust systems to motorcycles going back as far as 1970 or thereabouts. I am an habitual and incorrigible offender and quite frankly my dear, I don't give a fuck.

You could have stopped at your first word, "No".

Ah but that's what you wanted me to do...

No idea what murdering hydrocarbons have anything to do with my question about sound.

See KFB's comment. I was being proactive.

[westers151]

No, I haven't measured the exhaust noise throughout the entire rev range or any part thereof. I am also blissfully unaware of any additional baby-murdering hydrocarbons my illegally tampered-with exhaust system is now emitting.

I would also submit that I have a long and inglorious history of fitting non-OE exhaust systems to motorcycles going back as far as 1970 or thereabouts. I am an habitual and incorrigible offender and quite frankly my dear, I don't give a fuck.

You could have stopped at your first word, "No".

Ah but that's what you wanted me to do...

No idea what murdering hydrocarbons have anything to do with my question about sound.

See KFB's comment. I was being proactive.

No, you were being silly.

[mangocrazy]

See KFB's comment. I was being proactive.

No, you were being silly.

Beware; the self-ordained 'Silly Police' are in town.

[westers151]

See KFB's comment. I was being proactive.

No, you were being silly.

Beware; the self-ordained 'Silly Police' are in town.

Well done, I bet you passed the Silly Police test with flying colours.

[mangocrazy]

OK, I'm out.

[Yorick]

Is this guy the local council house nutter off his face on The Special cider?

[Bustaspoke]

Is this guy the local council house nutter off his face on The Special cider?

He appears to be one of those people that you would avod in the real world but they get a voice on the internet,that's the problem with internet forums compared to real world conversation.

[weeksy]

WTF is going on here guys... seriously... Have a word hey.

[Cousin Jack]

No, this is IMPORTANT.

Mango is guilty of noise pollution AND emitting baby-killing emissions. He must be stoned to death.