Exhaust

• Slip-ons They're mostly for looks and sound. Due to the restrictive header, different aftermarket slip-ons won't greatly change the power output of a bike. Sure, some may make 1 to 3 hp difference with a given jetting, but they are all effectively equivalent. Since it is the header which touches the ground first when leaning in turns, it doesn't matter if you buy low or high pipes. Low pipes will be slightly louder and tend to make more power due to the straighter "s" bends. Slip-ons are something of a cosmetic thing, so get what you want. Some folks buy pipes that are popular with their friends while others buy pipes that no one in their area uses.

  The Supertrapp pipes were of a bit less quality than I expected considering their retail cost. Note however that they have the lowest dealer cost of any pipes offered. While the dealers get what they pay for, the consumer may not, as they have among the higher prices for non carbon pipes. They actually broke the welds that affix the canister to the input pipe, but the design is such that the cans just shake but don't fall off. Supertrapp agreed to replace them, but they want 3+ weeks to do it. Oh, and they do sound good and also look similiar to the stock pipes (which is what attracted me to them to begin with). Got em fixed - but I didn't get them replaced, I had them welded after I discovered that the design is a press fit from Supertrapp and would just break again.

  TBR slip-on's I love them, especially the look and sound of the high pipes, but must honestly say that they were designed on a CR, and it's a real tight fit on a SS (or SP) with the wider swingarm. It's a bitch to make them look even at all, but they sure are beautiful. The cost is good, too. I put them on my wife's CR with "low-pipe" S connectors I later bought separately.

  Staintune's stainless steel slip-ons have mechanical baffling, giving them a unique sound and do not require repacking. Staintune's stainless mufflers also come with restrictor tips which makes them like two sets of slip-ons: louder and quieter. They have something of a raspy note.

• Staintune 1.5mm over stock replacement header Slightly improved top end HP up to redline and great looks. Same ground clearance as stock though. When you start dragging your header, it's time to buy some leathers and hang off - and get the spaghetti system. I sold it to a nice guy in Mountain View to help finance the Staintune Spaghetti system.

• Staintune Spaghetti system! This is by far the holy grail of motorcycle exhaust systems. 3mm oversize from stock, huge bends, massive fittings. I got the spaghetti header and the high exit carbon mufflers to go with it. Ground clearance is limitless. I'm dragging my sidestand, fairings, and footrests long before any section of the pipe touches down! This thing dramatically improves high rpm breathing with the FCRs. Open up the ports in the heads and you'll easily be pulling 10,000 rpm. Mufflers are available in low or high mount in either carbon fiber or stainless steel.

  Since the diameter of the head pipes are larger than the stock header, only the staintune spaghetti slip-ons will work with the spaghetti header. One could try to get a fabricator to make an adaptor to sleeve down the spaghetti header to fit normal slip-ons.