Yes.

No. Install and go. It will run fine with the stock fuelling (or as well as XTs do anyway in their rather lean state of standard tune! ;) )

The bike will benefit hugely from either a Kev Mod or Power Commander (which ever suits your budget) together with an O2 controller/optimiser, regardless of whether it's standard or modified with pipes, filters etc. You won't believe the difference - be like a different bike.

Thanks Pleiades, as I said in the other thread I've gone down your exact route with an Exan exhaust from mad4exhausts. They've been very responsive to my questions so all being well I'll have a new exhaust early next week!

Prepare yourself for stupid questions on tool tubes next...

Thanks,
Penfold

Just out of interest... Which version of the Exan did you plump for?

No worries mate. Ask away...

Hi,

The Exan oval x-black titanium body, same as yours I think looking at the pics. Had a debate over stainless v titanium but price difference is relatively small and I liked the look of the Ti body.

Cheers,
Penfold

Hello again,

Exhaust arrived this morning and has been fitted to the bike, looks good!

I thought I'd do a comparison video to try and give a feel for the difference in noise, a point of concern I had and others have shared too.

Before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZARVsOX7nzs

After: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=A7hM3pyniZc
(number plate has since been tightened!)

So nominally the same conditions, cold start, same location, videoed from same position and same day (albeit a few hours apart), so best comparison I think you're going to get! From my point of view, similar to Pleiades I think, the exhaust is not too much louder and is a nice sound. I'd probably describe it as having more bass rather than truly noisier, would you agree Pleiades? It won't offend the neighbours in my opinion.
As you'll not from the video, the popping on the overrun appears a little more explosive. I'm waiting for the Loctite on my fasteners to set before I take her for a run so can't comment on ride noise/changes in the engine just yet.

In terms of attaching. The Yamaha exhaust came off really easily, I was surprised at how easy it was. Fitting the new one, well I wish they gave instructions for these things! I ended up going out and purchasing a new, longer fastener to fix the exhaust hanger to the pannier mounting point, (M8 x 100, but could be shorter than this). Not ideal, but works. A bracket was supplied with the exhaust, but I have no idea where this would go and I'm inclined to go down the route of making my own when I get a chance.

Pleiades, how did you attach yours? I can see that it wasn't on the pannier mount, so did you create your own bracket?

Now some obligatory pictures!


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3902/...bb98073a_o.jpg


https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2895/...ba91b2e7_o.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/...4214907f_o.jpg

And another thing...

Taking the old exhaust off leaves a big hole in the underseat. Temporary fix from me was a sheet of plastic to stop the bulk of water spray/crud getting under there. I'll need to engineer something a bit better, anyone solved this already?

Thanks,
Penfold

Yep. We're singing from the same hymn sheet on this one.

Yeah, I used a double-sided hanger bolted through under the seat so as I could mount the tool tube on the other side. Plus I was lazy and couldn't be arsed to remove my pannier rack to get at the mounting point that Exan suggest using!

...and a sheet of plastic is the best solution to the under seat gap (I also siliconed round mine so it's totally water/mud tight).

Good stuff. I cut my plastic poorly so gaps were verging on a bit big for silicone sealing, I'll go back and do it properly as I was thinking along the same lines.

Did you buy your double hanger? If so, where from? As I said before, I am going to rip off your tool tube idea, and the front mudguard, want TKCs... my bike might turn into a clone of yours!

It is one I had from a previous set of cans, but I would have made one if I hadn't had one lying around. It wouldn't be difficult. Just a folded length of steel with four holes drilled in it and a couple of spacers. If you want to make one the same as mine I could get you the measurements, drawings and photos?

Funny enough, I did actually buy some bar today to do just that. If you could give me the rough dimensions that'd be great. It'll save me scrapping metal unnecessarily.

I assume that you used the yamaha exhaust mounting threaded holes as the securing point.

Thanks