Exhaust Recommendation for Firestorm

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Exhaust Recommendation for Firestorm

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Hi - I'm looking to change the standard exhaust on my firestorm for something that enhances the sound whilst remaining within legal DB. Any recommendations based upon what is currently available in the UK? Any manufacturer to avoid?

Thanks :thumbup:
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Re: Exhaust Recommendation for Firestorm

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Anything thats marked as legal... If it's marked 'Not For Road use.' It's not legal.

Lextek get good reveiws on the FB page. IIRC they do a discount for page members as well...Thats the FB page not here.

https://www.lextekproducts.com/exhausts ... STORM/1999

Other than new theres always cans on evilbay...Too loud ? stick some baffels in them.
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Re: Exhaust Recommendation for Firestorm

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I've got a set of Microns on one of mine ATM, they have a dodgy plate rivited over the not for road use stamps...Deff not standard...Didn't even get an advisory for loud cans on the last MOT.
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Re: Exhaust Recommendation for Firestorm

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Thanks Macv2, was looking at ebay earlier and there are plenty of options, just wondered if they were any good e.g. delkevic, blue flame, black widow, GR moto etc

Didn't see any Akrapovic or any dream brands :biggrin

I like microns, got bean can ones on my old RD350LC that sound fab to me.
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ItsaKeeper wrote: Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:42 pm Thanks Macv2, was looking at ebay earlier and there are plenty of options, just wondered if they were any good e.g. delkevic, blue flame, black widow, GR moto etc

Didn't see any Akrapovic or any dream brands :biggrin

I like microns, got bean can ones on my old RD350LC that sound fab to me.
delkevic are cheap shite Avoid. :thumbdown:

Blue Flame are very good but very loud. :thumbup:

Black Widow I have no experiance of so cant comment, same with GR Moto. :confused

Look for Viper as well another good one. :thumbup:
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Love my Blue Flames :thumbup: They are loud but a lovely tone, I have not run them with all the baffles out yet.
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Re: Exhaust Recommendation for Firestorm

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Great info thanks, lextek and blue flame now on my list, my dream list has akra / moriwaki / yoshimura but pretty hard to come by :plainsmile
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Take a look at Quill Exhausts.
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ItsaKeeper wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:49 am Great info thanks, lextek and blue flame now on my list, my dream list has akra / moriwaki / yoshimura but pretty hard to come by :plainsmile
Not if you know where to look.... https://www.jauce.com/search/Vtr1000f+Exhaust
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MacV2 wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:43 pm
ItsaKeeper wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:49 am Great info thanks, lextek and blue flame now on my list, my dream list has akra / moriwaki / yoshimura but pretty hard to come by :plainsmile
Not if you know where to look.... https://www.jauce.com/search/Vtr1000f+Exhaust
The furthest purchase I have made was for the bike was somewhere in Europe, I'm not brave enough to try Japan but your link was really tempting :D
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if your pipes are just for looks somthing like vipe etc most of these upgrades producce little in the way of gains on dyno without other mods
mine had some pipes from uk black widow down tubes and end cans it had the carbs dynojeted annd something dreilled
it managed 110bh at rear wheel on dyno absolutly nothing when i comppair it too my busa 190bhp at rear wheel on dyno acro exhausts
i wont use110bhp leet alone busas nearly 200hp i just put pipes on that are

a look good to me
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Re: Exhaust Recommendation for Firestorm

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ItsaKeeper wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:05 pm
MacV2 wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:43 pm
ItsaKeeper wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:49 am Great info thanks, lextek and blue flame now on my list, my dream list has akra / moriwaki / yoshimura but pretty hard to come by :plainsmile
Not if you know where to look.... https://www.jauce.com/search/Vtr1000f+Exhaust
The furthest purchase I have made was for the bike was somewhere in Europe, I'm not brave enough to try Japan but your link was really tempting :D


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cheekykev wrote:Take a look at Quill Exhausts.
I had some Ti Quills on my track bike. They were nice but at 110dbs with the baffle in, they were nothing but a problem. I destroyed the right one on the first corner anyway, so that'll teach them.
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Re: Exhaust Recommendation for Firestorm

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ItsaKeeper wrote: Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:32 pm Hi - I'm looking to change the standard exhaust on my firestorm for something that enhances the sound whilst remaining within legal DB. Any recommendations based upon what is currently available in the UK? Any manufacturer to avoid?

Thanks :thumbup:
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Re: Exhaust Recommendation for Firestorm

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Already a stunning deal on stunning cans comes with all fittings and links i would put them back on my storm but I found a full akra system while ago.
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