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

[weeksy]

I've got cleaner exhausts than that

The one you've got now + black ceramic coating.

That depends which one is now, now this morning, now 2pm or now right now

[Skub]

The XSR looks far worse with what we'd class as a standard shape exhaust.

I like that better than all the others,so far.

[weeksy]

The XSR looks far worse with what we'd class as a standard shape exhaust.

I like that better than all the others,so far.

https://japan.webike.net/products/22799286.html

Well. It's over a grand, made in Japan and takes months to build and ship.

[Skub]

Well. It's over a grand, made in Japan and takes months to build and ship.

Yeah,I don't like it that much either.

[Yorick]

The XSR looks far worse with what we'd class as a standard shape exhaust.

I like that better than all the others,so far.

https://japan.webike.net/products/22799286.html

Well. It's over a grand, made in Japan and takes months to build and ship.

Will takes minutes to make. Same as all exhausts.

[weeksy]

An added bonus is that Zircotec ( the lot I mentioned who I got the quote for the Dragster exhaust quote from , and arguably one of the most experienced/established at it ) are only just down the road from you

Thanks for confirming this, you have a couple of options to consider.



Volcanic Black is a polymer ceramic coating aimed mainly at aesthetic coating applications, it is between satin and matt in appearance with a smooth finish and is suitable for temperatures up to 1050C. The coating comes with a 1 year guarantee.



Endurance Black is a plasma applied ceramic coating for aesthetic and thermal barrier applications, it is a matt finish with a slightly rough texture. The coating will reduce the surface temperature of the pipes by up to 25% and comes with a 3 year guarantee.



Please see pricing below.



Volcanic Black £245 ex vat and shipping

Endurance Black £358 ex vat and shipping



We can also offer a courier collection and return delivery service, the price for this is £20 ex vat each way for packages up to 1m in length. Would you like to book this in?

[KungFooBob]

Can't you just rattle can it with a £15 tin of VHT paint from Halfrauds?

[weeksy]

Can't you just rattle can it with a £15 tin of VHT paint from Halfrauds?

That's pretty much where I'm seeing it going mate yeah, even if it means whipping it off every winter to repeat it. There's no way I'm paying the best part of £400 for only 1 year warranty.

The MT09 system is on there currently and I'll do some thinking on things

[KungFooBob]

Every winter, lol!

It'll be lucky to see one with your record.

[weeksy]

Every winter, lol!

It'll be lucky to see one with your record.

Hard to argue, but I do really really like this thing. It's very very good.

[IOU0]

I cannot believe no one has has told the ideal solution.
Exhaust wrap tape.........it's what all cool bikes have on them.........















goes and hides sonewhere with thick walls and no internet access!

[Supermofo]

Yeah sod that. £400 squid to maybe keep it black.

I doubt if the bike was new it'd have gone off as it did with you as an owner in the first place. So maybe re-finish it and it'll be job done. As I said on Fri I'm surprised the finish is so shit in the first place. That's as bad if not worse than my 99 model Fazer

Although me I'd leave it with the MT system on and have no bother

[IOU0]

Are Akras really worth almost twice the price of black widows.




https://www.blackwidowexhausts.co.uk/xsr-900-601-c.asp

Yes is the simple answer.
The carbon has a full length intermediate pipe hidden where the cat would normally be. Giving it a big fat midrange and a screaming top end. Not used a BW but looking at the design i imagine its all top endy.
Doubt the headers are tapered as well.

[G.P]

I think the one that's on there is fine. The OEM shapes fit the bike better IMO

[Dodgy69]

How well does the ceramic coating deal with stone chips. Fender extenders do nowt in my experience.

[Taipan]

That does look nice poking out there, growling...

[weeksy]

That does look nice poking out there, growling...

But now we have the header quality debate with them.

Currently I'm good with mt09 set on there in terms of looks and quality. I'm still not convinced it fully matches the bike, but meh, it's nice.

I'll likely have a crack at painting the stock system in the next few weeks and see if it holds up at all.

[Yorick]

I can't remember which can you have on now ???

[weeksy]

2020-06-27_01-47-39 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr

It's very tight in the context of poking out, it simply doesn't, it's flush to the swingarm, so from the back it's great.

From the header perspective it's great too.

Just not quite sure it flows with rest of the look of the bike. Along with being a bit too stealthy on noise. It's only 1-2Db more it needs, but would be nice

[Skub]

Looks stock,in a good way.