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Trailboss wrote:
Quote:Moto wrote:Quote:An exhaust with a Japanese name but (supposedly) made in Italy? :dry:I have from a reliable source that only the Wings and Akrapovic exhausts ever gave any real increase in power for the KTM’s. Admittedly the conversation was with regard to a later model bike.
$300 seems extremely cheap for a full system. They may look good on the outside but it is very unlikely to be a decent quality steel and the welds could protrude into the pipe causing turbulent flows and pressure drops etc. Pipe bends may not also be mandrel bent which will also restrict the flow of the exhaust.
I’m sure it will make your bike louder, I question whether it will go any better.
Just my 2c
Yeah I am with moto, expect for the part that only Wings and Akrapovic exhausts increase power on a KTM, I am sure others well made well known brands would as well (unless the dealer that told you only sold Wings and Akrapovic exhausts and then its probably true
)You get what you pay for, thats my 3 cents worth
TB
depends where you live which pipe is the most powerful in america fmf sponsers ktm so there pipes are faster there in austrlia akrapovic sponser ktm so akrapovic are more powerful here there all bloody loud but
Moto wrote:
Quote:I was running 14/52 and have just switched to running 14/50. I stalled a few times in the tight single track as I clutch it up in 2nd a lot. It’s much nicer for more open stuff though.Despite everything I plan to go back to 14/52 as I preferred that gearing overall. I’ll just rev the bike harder when I want to go faster
after doing some riding around orange latly i agree 14/52 would be better in the hills but there is no hills at dubbo so will stick with 14/50 but i do seem to use 1st gear to much
