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packie

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #25 on: 06 February 2013, 08:27:00 am »

The SP Engineering can i have now has BSAU markings, a baffle, and at the first MOT i got an advisory for noise!!


I then pointed out the legal markings but he'd printed the MOT already so i had a year with an advisory notice on which the police could see on their system if they did an ANPR check on the bike!

Ye poor Brits!!....we Paddys don't have MOTs for the bikes, only for cars!
Sometimes having no money to implentent such things, and being backwards has its good points!  :lol

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #26 on: 06 February 2013, 09:10:00 am »
Ah i see, when does your liscence become unrestricted?? I waited till I could do the direct access and then did my test. Promised my dad I wouldn't get a bike till I was over 21 and had been driving a car for a few years first so I knew the rules of the road and had some experience of how traffic behaves etc.


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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #27 on: 06 February 2013, 11:50:49 am »

The SP Engineering can i have now has BSAU markings, a baffle, and at the first MOT i got an advisory for noise!!


I then pointed out the legal markings but he'd printed the MOT already so i had a year with an advisory notice on which the police could see on their system if they did an ANPR check on the bike!

Ye poor Brits!!....we Paddys don't have MOTs for the bikes, only for cars!
Sometimes having no money to implentent such things, and being backwards has its good points!  :lol


They've been talking about MOT's for bikes for a while now in Ireland, i don't reckon it'll be too far away?

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #28 on: 06 February 2013, 12:28:57 pm »
Back on original topic...


Watch out for the hanger.  The stock exhaust hanger was a P-type, which holds the exhaust out away from the swing arm.


I didn't realise this and fitted an after-market one with a hanger where the tab was central on the pipe.  It bolted up OK with a spacer, but then fouled the swing arm when there was weight on the bike ;-)

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #29 on: 06 February 2013, 01:11:19 pm »

The SP Engineering can i have now has BSAU markings, a baffle, and at the first MOT i got an advisory for noise!!


I then pointed out the legal markings but he'd printed the MOT already so i had a year with an advisory notice on which the police could see on their system if they did an ANPR check on the bike!

Ye poor Brits!!....we Paddys don't have MOTs for the bikes, only for cars!
Sometimes having no money to implentent such things, and being backwards has its good points!  :lol


They've been talking about MOT's for bikes for a while now in Ireland, i don't reckon it'll be too far away?

Ha Ha...that's about it....talking. They haven't the money to fill in a pot hole over here, let alone the resources to build or lease property to make it happen!!.


It's not like the UK here at all. Bikes make up a very very small population of road users over here, so it might be too costly to set up and run for the amount of bikes that would need MOTed. It probably would cost them money. I mean, ye guys over there have more bikes and bikes shops in London alone, than in all of Ireland here, I'd say!!

Then there is a manpower problem. My city is the 2nd largest in Ireland and they are about 4 small bike shops here with about 4-5 mechanics (1 in each shop on average)....and I don't even think they are qualified mechanics!! So they will have to pinch these unqualified people for the MOT centres...but how will we get our bikes serviced then as some of those shops will cease to function without the mechanics??


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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #30 on: 06 February 2013, 04:16:02 pm »
Ah i see, when does your liscence become unrestricted?? I waited till I could do the direct access and then did my test. Promised my dad I wouldn't get a bike till I was over 21 and had been driving a car for a few years first so I knew the rules of the road and had some experience of how traffic behaves etc.


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You'll have to stop dropping it or there won't be any bike left to unrestrict  :lol  Glad you're ok from your more recent crash though.

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #31 on: 06 February 2013, 07:19:16 pm »
Just put a motad venom on mine,piece of piss.one clamp on header join and the hanger for the can. K n filter took longer
Than the exhaust

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #32 on: 06 February 2013, 07:29:43 pm »
Ah i see, when does your liscence become unrestricted?? I waited till I could do the direct access and then did my test. Promised my dad I wouldn't get a bike till I was over 21 and had been driving a car for a few years first so I knew the rules of the road and had some experience of how traffic behaves etc.


March 2014

You'll have to stop dropping it or there won't be any bike left to unrestrict  :lol  Glad you're ok from your more recent crash though.


It's a good job you're a foccer.  :lol ;)

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #33 on: 06 February 2013, 11:33:04 pm »
 :eek :rollin

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #34 on: 07 February 2013, 12:54:18 am »
Just put a motad venom on mine,piece of piss.one clamp on header join and the hanger for the can. K n filter took longer
Than the exhaust


Fatboy....I have a Venom too. How does the K&N work with the Venom? Hadn't time to fit my K&N yet, as I might as well balance the carbs if i'm whipping the tank off.

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #35 on: 07 February 2013, 12:59:43 am »
K&N is a MUST, trust me, and every other Foccer on this forum!!!

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #36 on: 07 February 2013, 08:55:51 am »
Just put a motad venom on mine


Was looking at a set for about £139 and just about to ask if they fit OK so you've saved me the bother.  Just hope I don't have as much trouble with the studs as Dead Eye!

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #37 on: 07 February 2013, 09:03:21 am »
K&N is a MUST, trust me, and every other Foccer on this forum!!!

I have one. Just wanted to know what to anticipate over the stock filter with a Venom onboard. I'm going to balance the carbs while the tank is off...it's just finding the time to do it.......... :groan

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #38 on: 07 February 2013, 09:18:31 am »
K&N is a MUST, trust me, and every other Foccer on this forum!!!

I have one. Just wanted to know what to anticipate over the stock filter with a Venom onboard. I'm going to balance the carbs while the tank is off...it's just finding the time to do it.......... :groan


The bike will just breathe a lot easier, it's quite noticeable.......

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #39 on: 07 February 2013, 11:45:40 am »
Just put a motad venom on mine


Was looking at a set for about £139 and just about to ask if they fit OK so you've saved me the bother.  Just hope I don't have as much trouble with the studs as Dead Eye!

Good luck with it! Liberal use of WD40 (or other penetrating fluids) is highly advised. But at the end of the day, if it does all go south it can still be fixed at least :) Looking forward to getting my hands dirty reassembling this weekend :D

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #40 on: 07 February 2013, 10:48:36 pm »
Just put a motad venom on mine,piece of piss.one clamp on header join and the hanger for the can. K n filter took longer
Than the exhaust


Fatboy....I have a Venom too. How does the K&N work with the Venom? Hadn't time to fit my K&N yet, as I might as well balance the carbs if i'm whipping the tank off.
have not been out for a blast yet,seems ok just running.a bit more intake roar   :lol

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Re: Swapping the exhaust how to??
« Reply #41 on: 07 February 2013, 10:51:23 pm »
Just put a motad venom on mine


Was looking at a set for about £139 and just about to ask if they fit OK so you've saved me the bother.  Just hope I don't have as much trouble with the studs as Dead Eye!
i just fitted the end can,not the downpipes.the set that are on there came from sandy bikes spares.