Originally Posted by Pleiades (Post 207401)

Well spotted... it is!

There's nothing wrong with the Exan bracket supplied which fits to the rear upper pannier frame mount. However, for fitting a tool tube, a two-sided mount is required and it really needs to be further to the front of the bike so it can support the tool tube in the middle.

I was lucky that I happened to have an Akra bracket to hand, but it wouldn't be too difficult to fabricate something similar. I had to make something to support the front end of the tool tube anyway. Just saves a bit of time if you recycle old stuff!

AFAIK spare parts for all Yamaha approved Akrapovic exhausts are available to order from Yamaha dealers.

Originally Posted by heinrich (Post 207625)

This week is my new exhaust arrived. And today I had the time to install it on my Tenere. Of course I was curious, and took it for a spin. The exhaust sound is quite harder, and he sounds like a real motorcycle now. What I did notice was the loud backfire and, when closing throttle, I looked back and saw fire coming out... . Of course I do not want trouble with my neighbor, and other road users. Did you had this problem too?

Originally Posted by Pleiades (Post 207880)

I see no reason why it wouldn't fit with an Exan exhaust. The Exan silencer fits within the external dimensions of the stock system (in fact it's narrower), so it shouldn't be an issue. Sorry I can't give you a definitive answer.

I'm not aware of any member who has one fitted with a MM rack? We've seen Exan systems fitted successfully with Givi, Touratech and Holan racks. However, I do know the MTC system fits with the MM rack and the Exan exhaust is narrower and more compact.

TBH, the Exan silencer mount will actually be easier to fit with an MM pannier rack. The MM pannier frames use top of the subframe for a fixing so it will be independent of the silencer, which mounts to the side of the subframe (where almost all of the other manufacturers' pannier frames fix to).