White XR with silver Akropovic

[fasttrak]

Got a chance to wash the bike today, it was getting very dirty and she needed some loving.

[RoadRunner]

Bike looks great with the Akropovic; how do you like it?  Is it louder?  Can you tell any difference in performance?

[fasttrak]

Originally Posted by RoadRunner

Bike looks great with the Akropovic; how do you like it?  Is it louder?  Can you tell any difference in performance?

It is a saving of a few pounds of weight, it does drop the tone a bit which I was hoping for. The bike still wails at a pretty high pitch when hard on the throttle from 7K-12K rpm. She barks and farts with a tad more authority, beyond that, not much else and I am ok with that.

[RichS1000XR]

That looks good. Wish I hadn't seen that!

[S1KXR-rider]

Originally Posted by fasttrak

It is a saving of a few pounds of weight, it does drop the tone a bit which I was hoping for. The bike still wails at a pretty high pitch when hard on the throttle from 7K-12K rpm. She barks and farts with a tad more authority, beyond that, not much else and I am ok with that.

PMSL @ 'Barks & Farts' but it's a pretty accurate description !!

[S1KXR-rider]

Originally Posted by RichS1000XR

That looks good. Wish I hadn't seen that!

I agree. I learned my lesson with my Fazer FZ1-S I had to part ex for my XR. I spent over £1200 on bits for it in the 2 years I had it but that wasn't reflected in the price I got for it. I made the mistake of throwing most of the OE stuff away but regretted it when it came time to sell. If I change anything on my XR I'll certainly be keeping all the original stuff to put back on come sale time!!

[manx1975]

Looks really good, still waiting for someone to upload a video with sound on this.

I ordered the silver one for my XR, not keen on the black one.

[RichS1000XR]

Originally Posted by manx1975

Looks really good, still waiting for someone to upload a video with sound on this.

I ordered the silver one for my XR, not keen on the black one.

Go on the Akrapovic site, as they have sound clips from the original and Akra cans.

I sent Akrapovic an email today to ask if they will be releasing a smaller exhaust, and they said no. So it looks like I'd better get my hand in my pocket again!

[Gunter50]

Must say...I do really love the smalll numberplate you guys get away with accross the pond!

[fasttrak]

Originally Posted by Gunter50

Must say...I do really love the smalll numberplate you guys get away with accross the pond!

Just wait until a good tail-tidy comes out and I get that tail chopped down to almost nothing