Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???

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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???

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Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:34 pm You dont exactly see much of your £500 akra do you! I'd buy it for noise but if it make no real noise difference, then i'd not bother and look at another system. TBH i'd probably look at another system anyway as for me Akras are crazily overpriced.
Have you seen the price of the Akro silencers for a Ducati V4 :shock:
https://ducatistore.co.uk/shop/ducati-v ... ncers.html

And there there's the full system :lol:
https://ducatistore.co.uk/shop/complete ... em-v4.html
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???

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Front flips are starting to appeal to me in an odd way.


Them I look at the pic of my lid after those fly strikes. :sick:
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???

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Supermofo wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:16 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:34 pm You dont exactly see much of your £500 akra do you! I'd buy it for noise but if it make no real noise difference, then i'd not bother and look at another system. TBH i'd probably look at another system anyway as for me Akras are crazily overpriced.
Have you seen the price of the Akro silencers for a Ducati V4 :shock:
https://ducatistore.co.uk/shop/ducati-v ... ncers.html

And there there's the full system :lol:
https://ducatistore.co.uk/shop/complete ... em-v4.html
:shock:
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???

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weeksy wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:48 pm Tried the helmet on 5-6 times now and i'm just not quite feeling it, so it's toast.

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Incoming is a Shoei Neotec after some discussions with a mate.
Same as mine, I only wear it on the Tiger cos flip fronts aren't allowed on cool bikes ;)
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Same lid as me, but mine is white....
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Just back from an hour out playing on it. I didn't use the QS all the time, but it's very addictive to do so.

Had an epic ride though, loving it lots.

Boy does it get hot!!!!
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G.P wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:04 pm
weeksy wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:48 pm Tried the helmet on 5-6 times now and i'm just not quite feeling it, so it's toast.

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Incoming is a Shoei Neotec after some discussions with a mate.
Same as mine, I only wear it on the Tiger cos flip fronts aren't allowed on cool bikes ;)
RSVMAN talked me into it as I wasn't really feeling that HJC and didn't want to risk wearing it on the bike as that's obviously the point of no return, he was saying how nice it is at times to flip it open and cool down and on days like today I could truly appreciate that. But also overall comfort.

So it arrives tomorrow and we'll give it a whirl
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???

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Most modern bikes get super hot. The more power the more heat, also I suspect that cats in exhausts add to the overall heat output, they need to be hot to work properly.
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Fyi
The ecu flash gets the fan working at lower temps
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weeksy wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:17 pm
G.P wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:04 pm
weeksy wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:48 pm Tried the helmet on 5-6 times now and i'm just not quite feeling it, so it's toast.

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Incoming is a Shoei Neotec after some discussions with a mate.
Same as mine, I only wear it on the Tiger cos flip fronts aren't allowed on cool bikes ;)
RSVMAN talked me into it as I wasn't really feeling that HJC and didn't want to risk wearing it on the bike as that's obviously the point of no return, he was saying how nice it is at times to flip it open and cool down and on days like today I could truly appreciate that. But also overall comfort.

So it arrives tomorrow and we'll give it a whirl
I'll get it in before couchy does, assuming he hasn't already-

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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???

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Do you really 'need' a new exhaust or is it just a nice-to-have?

I've just came back to a triple, albeit a Trumpet, after several years with IL4's and twins and love the motor - the noise along with pops on deceleration are great, I actually had to have a dig around the exhaust to see if it was fitted with the TOR optional exhaust as it sounds that good!
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:29 pm Fyi
The ecu flash gets the fan working at lower temps
Will you stop trying to spend my money :thumbdown:
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v8-powered wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:41 pm Do you really 'need' a new exhaust or is it just a nice-to-have?

I've just came back to a triple, albeit a Trumpet, after several years with IL4's and twins and love the motor - the noise along with pops on deceleration are great, I actually had to have a dig around the exhaust to see if it was fitted with the TOR optional exhaust as it sounds that good!
Need no. But the headers are poop
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weeksy wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:42 pm
v8-powered wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:41 pm Do you really 'need' a new exhaust or is it just a nice-to-have?

I've just came back to a triple, albeit a Trumpet, after several years with IL4's and twins and love the motor - the noise along with pops on deceleration are great, I actually had to have a dig around the exhaust to see if it was fitted with the TOR optional exhaust as it sounds that good!
Need no. But the headers are poop
Surely that gives you the opportunity to clean them even more than usual then> :D :thumbup:
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:29 pm Fyi
The ecu flash gets the fan working at lower temps
Who's good for ECU flashes on these?
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rusty wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:57 pm
Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:29 pm Fyi
The ecu flash gets the fan working at lower temps
Who's good for ECU flashes on these?
Hillt.... I've no idea 😇
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rusty wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:57 pm
Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:29 pm Fyi
The ecu flash gets the fan working at lower temps
Who's good for ECU flashes on these?
Phil Seton of Seton Tuning.
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:18 pm Most modern bikes get super hot. The more power the more heat, also I suspect that cats in exhausts add to the overall heat output, they need to be hot to work properly.
WADR, I spent 15 years spanking sports bikes on track, harder than 99% of folk on her ever will. Never had trouble with heat. They are designed to cope.
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rusty wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:57 pm
Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:29 pm Fyi
The ecu flash gets the fan working at lower temps
Who's good for ECU flashes on these?
For a generic post and return map and fiddle, Wiz tuning
Steve Jordan and others do the full monty customized map for twice the price.