Having it installed next week when The Blue goes in for a service. Can't wait to hear how it sounds!
Bruce
Bruce
Well, look what just arrived!
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Thanks, guys! Creggur, I have the same carbon fibre heat shield as yours too. The Akrapovic does look like a high-quality item. I am very excited about it!
Bruce
Bruce
I appreciate it - that my Dremel carved and painted heat shield passes for a carbon fiber one (in pics anyway) .BravoBravo said:
Couldn't let the Akra hide behind that unsightly silver monstrosity - so I did some KLR-ing to the old girl, and it turned out okay...
You're gonna love the pipe - no doubt - it is a quality bit-of-kit...
allamerican
New Member
The Akra can does have a very nice growl compared to stock and seat of pants appears to make a difference at the higher RPMS
Have fun.
Have fun.
jasonc32amg
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Sweet pipe, can't believe you haven't thrown it on yet, it takes 15 minutes.BravoBravo said:
Agreed. And it does the growling without getting obnoxious. I also noted a butt-dyno difference, nothing huge, just a bit more "go" above 4k RPMs. And it's the easiest thing I've installed on the bike outside of my Grip Puppies - 30 minutes tops if you're really careful and take your time - and I'm about as un-mechanically inclined as they come...allamerican said:
Yeah, I know it is an easy job, but the ST is going in for service tomorrow anyway, and it is even easier to have someone else do it for me.jasonc32amg said:
The weather is miserable this weekend anyway (although I did get out for a few hours yesterday.)Bruce
And here it is, installed and operational. I like the Akrapovic, as it is no louder than the stock pipe, (at least as far as my ear can discern) but it looks infinitely better than the stocker, which I always thought was kind of fugly.
Cheers,
Bruce
Cheers,
Bruce
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What's the repack interval on the Akra?
Akrapovic recommends doing a visual inspection of the exhaust before each riding season and to change the sound damping material every two years as a general rule of thumb. I guess they don't want to be more specific than that, since a lot will depend on how much mileage a rider puts on yearly and how hard they ride. Greater heat will obviously cause a faster deterioration of the materials.Tenerator12 said:
-Bruce
Very nice looking add on you have there.
Does anyone have advice on an aftermarket muffler that uses a mechanical baffle and does not need repacking?
Does anyone have advice on an aftermarket muffler that uses a mechanical baffle and does not need repacking?
Just found this - definitely a little deeper growl without much more overall noise level:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KHeaBo2lgh8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKHeaBo2lgh8
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KHeaBo2lgh8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKHeaBo2lgh8
Yes, this video was one of the reasons I decided to go with the Akrapovic. I thought it made the Super Ten sound a little more authoritative without being anti-social. ::008:: Thanks for posting the link!creggur said:
Bruce
nani
DC to Dakar 2011
I got about 10k miles on my Akra it hasnt gotten any louder yet... I might swap it for a leo vince or Yoshimura pipe. I like loud O0
The Leo Vince does sound very nice - loud without being straight-pipe Harley loud - and as a bonus, it is a good looking piece of kit too! ::008::nani said:
Bruce
Thank you! The only aftermarket muffler that I know of using mechanical baffles was the Staintune, but from what I have been reading on this site, Staintune discontinued the Super Tenere pipe.cadcamkenny said:
-Bruce