itsyasoldier
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I dont understand how anyone could like the look of the stock pipes.uke: My aftermarket is even shortened....I think its a great shortie look without having the loudness of some of the other shorties out there.
I'm a power junkie, I change my exhaust systems strictly for more performance, along with power commanders, air filters, gearing, and sometimes other things. I would love to be able to leave my bikes stock, but honestly, so far I've never owned a stock bike that had enough power and acceleration for me When you do the mods I listed, and tuned properly, you get a BIG increase in power you can REALLY feel Plus the big weight loss makes a HUGE difference in the handling and feel of the bike But really power is the main reason I change them. Otherwise I'd be happy to leave the stock exhaust on, I'm fine with the looks, and like the stealth sound.Except for an alarm, my Busa will remain bone stock.
Three reasons:
1.) I plan on keeping the bike forever, so many years from now it has to be an original.
2.) I ride with a lot of folks with pipes, none seem to have gotten the map perfect, you can see the black soot and smell the CO. If I did not do the tuning myself, I would always wonder if it is exactly right. Currently I get around 50mph with a nice white carbon stain leaving the stock pipes, showing that the bike runs perfect. Changing pipes, getting the stuff to flash the ECU, doing data logging just seems like a lot of work.
3.) This Busa has more power and handling than I can ever use on the street, why bother for saving a few pounds and gaining only a few hp's.?
I only keep them if I have emissions testing or the state requires them to be on! But after that back to my aftermarket exhaust!
I kept mine stock because:
1. I love the looks of them.
2. Nice and quiet, therefore not attracting LEOs.
3. Keeps the torque band down where it belongs.
4. I figure engineers know what they're doing. :-)
Stock pipes suck. Jellyrug, if you think your bike is worth more stock, think again. Your bike will never be a collectors item. Never.