Its done...

[Speedy1959]

Took my silencers to my mate for welding last night at 9pm..
He did the job there and then whilst I waited..
Finished at 11.15pm.

At 6am this morning I fitted them back onto Sophie..

[seth]

They look great buddy well done

[Kiwifruit]

Looks the part Speedy 

Nice comeback after the dog had chewed it last week 

[shanered6]

they look great !! 

[T 24]

Quick welder. Changed also your rear tyre during that two hours
Looks great!

[Speedy1959]

Im aware of tyres..
will have to wait till next month..
Car failing MOT and bikes radiator have cost me £700 so far !!

[Notty]

Looking good Simon - sure it will sound awesome! Do u need a remap etc? My Campbell's do if u remove the baffles ? Confused in Cardiff !! 

[Speedy1959]

Hi Notty..
I wont be messing with remap or power commanders.
I am happy with it as it is.

Standard silencers aren't very expensive on Ebay so if the novelty wears off I shall replace with the standard silencers...

we shall see.

[Hooli]

Typically if you don't change the downpipes/collectors then you'll get away without a remap. Although k5s onwards tend to run lean as standard so are more likely to need a fiddle.

[Speedy1959]

Hooli..
Mines actually a K4..
It was first registered in March 2005 hence the 05 plate

[gsxbarmy]

Zero hesitation and pulled like a train through the rev range..

Doesn't mean its running properly though Simon. My K7 was the same, seemed to run perfectly, then I had it dyno'd and it ran one hell of a lot better and gave a few more mpg. Still worth checking how its fuelling on a dynothough, cost is about £30 for a run to check it, doesn't mean you need a PCIII or special map, but more peace of mind for the sake of a few quid

[Speedy1959]

Hi all,

I have lived with the modified exhaust for 10 days now and so its time to give my thoughts...
1. Yes she sounds more like a 1400 with a nice deep growl. What I like is that when cruising at steady speeds the sound is not intrusive and I can quite easily live with her "voice" on long runs.. Tick over is best... Probably cos I get the full benefit without wind noise.

2. The standard silencers must have been pretty restrictive. I say this because she seems far more eager to rev higher than she ever used to.. Its not needed on the 14 I know but there is a greater urgency in her acceleration..

I will go and fill up a little later and then I can asses any effects on fuel consumption.. I suspect it may initially be worse because I tend (at the moment) to have her revving a bit higher that I normally do, just for the sound..
I will add to this post once I have worked it out. ..

Just filled up..
It works out at 49.6mpg
Thats about 3mpg down which I reckon will recover once I stop giving her the beans just to hear the sound..

[grog]

Yesterday i followed in my ute, 14 with dual Akra. It sounded superb. Only in traffic, he was using less than 4k revs but was very nice. I prefer dual can sound but will never change mine, too lazy, no centrestand. Happy with mine. Campbells, now thats another story. Told b4, best 14 ive heard was 4 into 6 Campbells. Just awesome.

[Speedy1959]

Been out for a 210 mile ride today......

I was riding alone and so at MY PACE and not coerced into being "over progressive" Occifer Lol

Fuel consumption was . . .  55mpg !!


I am well chuffed with that.

Dont believe me??
Bike was re brimmed and it took 17 litres to fill
17 litres = 4.57 litres to the UK gallon
Therefore 17 litres = 3.71 gallons
210 miles divided by 3.71 = 56.45 mpg  !

I stated 55 mpg to give a true and fair reading...

[Bob]

They sound good Speedy 

But 4.54ltr / gallon uk, won't make much difference