20-12-16, 11:55 AM
Earlier this year I was hit from behind by a car when the drivers foot slipped off the clutch at a junction... The impact bent my exhaust forward, I didn't realize at the time but after straightening/welding it back up it had broken the low mount and snapped both exup cables. As it is my daily hack/commuter I rode it unwittingly with the exup loose and the bike was not the same, it would struggle to go over 80 and slow to get there. After seeing the cables snapped I ordered new inners from venhil and wired it open in the meantime. The top speed was back to normal and if riding it with any vigor (ie keeping it above 5k or so) you wouldn't really notice a difference. I did notice it when commuting however, less low power, not as quick when filtering/nipping around etc. Fitting the new inners the bike does feel a lot better, the exup definitely makes a marked difference to the performance when everyday riding.
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