Pros and Cons to Consider Before Customising Your Motorcycle Exhaust System

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Few aftermarket projects yield results that can compare to the addition of a customised motorcycle exhaust system. Sure, the best car pipes deliver impressive performance gains, but the gains are rarely as viscerally good looking as the mods found on motorbikes. Still, not all bike exhaust mods deliver the goods. Let’s see why.

Avoiding Chassis Half Measures

Motorcycles don’t need to be raised on a hydraulic platform. Accessibility isn’t an issue, then, but there’s just not as much real estate available when the time comes to bolt on the new aftermarket motorcycle exhaust system. We think that fact represents an installation drawback.

Visually Engaging Profile

The notion that an attractive double-barreled pipe makes heads turn seems like a benefit, but, performance-wise, the good looks suggest the design is coming up short. Basically, some manufacturers see the exposed pipes as an opportunity to show off polished chrome while ignoring the chance to boost engine breathing.

Motorcycle Legislative Mandates

This next discussion is going to vary according to the owner’s nationality. Objectively, many nations use different noise regulations, rules that separate contrasting vehicle types. Motorcycles, for instance, are classed as Category LC and LD vehicles, so, according to this Standardization Act (Australia), there’s a little more leeway available in the two-wheeled exhaust system market. Keep that ruling in mind as a definite pro when adding raw noise and volume to the pipes, at least until the legislature is changed.

Slip-On VS. Full System Replacement

Customising Your Motorcycle Exhaust System


Simple slip-ons reduce the weight of the bike and slightly improve exhaust breathability. The factory muffler tips are gone, with the new tips changing the acoustic profile of the engine, but that’s about all the performance enhancements that you can expect. A full system substitution removes the pipework all the way back to the engine headers. A performance boost is assured, but the installation typically requires a knowledgeable garage, for fuel intake alterations and engine tuning is recommended after such a major system alteration.

Weight reductions are another gain to expect, especially since the motorcycle exhaust system occupies a significant part of the two-wheelers load ratio. Opt for that full system replacement by buying-in a titanium or carbon fiber casing, but do remember that the handling characteristics will alter after the modification has been completed. Otherwise, bear in mind the fact that a svelte new pipe rack doesn’t always equal significant engine enhancements. Make those aftermarket changes at a garage, a place that expertly matches good looks to augmented engine breathing.

Trufit Exhaust
437 Warrigal Road,
Moorabbin, VIC 3189
Australia
Areas serviced: Melbourne
Tel: 03 9555 5688


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