A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)

[Biker's Nemesis]

[Mr OCD]

hebegb said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

theshrew said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

Mr OCD said:

New exhaust ...

It'll catch on the ground if you go for it.

A couple of scratches won't bother him

He'll have a heart attack if he scratches it, it's all about the looks with Mr OCD.

( I knew that's what you meant)

I'm sure we mentioned the best option for this bike when you first got it Scott , didn't we ?
Photo circa early 2009...

Scratches won't bother me ... It's just a bloody Honda ...

Graham, you are right of course ... The bike runs better as well with it! I do like that race lower ... I've been trying to find one!

Edited by Mr OCD on Saturday 19th December 23:47

[Mr OCD]

3DP said:

Nice one! Best looking exhaust for them in my biased opinion Why the change from the Yoshi (IIRC)? Is it a full system?

The Yoshimura sounded lovely ... But it made the bike run like a dog even custom mapped ... Bad idling, shunting at under 4K rpm and so on ... Barely went through noise testing on track with baffle, and without baffle was too loud. So after Donnington I didn't put it back on the bike and sold it for what I paid ... This Akrapovic popped up for sensible money so thought would give it a try ... Impressed so far. Just uploaded map to power commander, so if dry tomorrow will give it a whirl on my local stomping ground.

Edited by Mr OCD on Saturday 19th December 23:49

[Mr OCD]

anonymous said:

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Those wheels are standard on all 2012 > blades ... 08-11 got three spokes ... I fancy the later ones myself but they are going for a grand secondhand ... PVM, Dymags, etc. don't cost much more and apparently the three spokes are lighter.

[Yazza54]

[Mr Tidy]

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Yazza54 said:

Good luck with that!

A 2-stoke is a rather different beast all round:-

[3DP]

anonymous said:

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I thought the idea with the 2012 on wheels were that they were lighter although TBH I think they look awesome compared to 3 spokes so not bothered either way!

[WaferThinHam]

Yazza54 said:

I'm converting my R1 to 1 stroke then.

[3DP]

Mr OCD said:

3DP said:

Nice one! Best looking exhaust for them in my biased opinion Why the change from the Yoshi (IIRC)? Is it a full system?

The Yoshimura sounded lovely ... But it made the bike run like a dog even custom mapped ... Bad idling, shunting at under 4K rpm and so on ... Barely went through noise testing on track with baffle, and without baffle was too loud. So after Donnington I didn't put it back on the bike and sold it for what I paid ... This Akrapovic popped up for sensible money so thought would give it a try ... Impressed so far. Just uploaded map to power commander, so if dry tomorrow will give it a whirl on my local stomping ground.

Edited by Mr OCD on Saturday 19th December 23:49

Interesting. I won't put a PCV onto mine until after the warranty expires, but it runs lovely with the Akra on. They offered it as an extra when I bought it and it's the road legal one (with baffle in). With the exhaust flap deleted, it actually runs better than with the standard exhaust below 5k rpm, but it's pretty damn perfect everywhere, making long wheelies a doddle. A PCV might make transitioning onto the throttle at low revs a bit smoother though.

Hope it cures your issues you had with the Yoshi.

[curlie467]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Ready to go out with the lads at Almeria.

I must admit and even though it does rain in these foreign lands, the track days do look far more appealing.

I can't remember doing a single one where I was hot!

[curlie467]

Yazza54 said:

Ooh, I never knew this could be done!
You going to convert the ZX6 Mr Yazza?

[Yazza54]

curlie467 said:

Yazza54 said:

Ooh, I never knew this could be done!
You going to convert the ZX6 Mr Yazza?

Going to remove just the 1 stroke as I like to be different

[Mr OCD]

Friday night man cave time ... Thought it was a superb picture:

[Mr OCD]

3DP said:

Interesting. I won't put a PCV onto mine until after the warranty expires, but it runs lovely with the Akra on. They offered it as an extra when I bought it and it's the road legal one (with baffle in). With the exhaust flap deleted, it actually runs better than with the standard exhaust below 5k rpm, but it's pretty damn perfect everywhere, making long wheelies a doddle. A PCV might make transitioning onto the throttle at low revs a bit smoother though.

Hope it cures your issues you had with the Yoshi.

This is the non-cat version, but I was thinking ahead when I bought it as you can change the link pipe for the CAT version if I still have issues like the Yoshimura... Like you the throttle transitions at low revs aren't great on these bikes but I know the 2012> is much better than the 2010-2011 revision. It's the only thing I don't like about the bike hence buying the PCV which even with standard exhaust made a big difference.

RE: the wheels, I agree they look much better

[hebegb]

Mr OCD said:

3DP said:

Interesting. I won't put a PCV onto mine until after the warranty expires, but it runs lovely with the Akra on. They offered it as an extra when I bought it and it's the road legal one (with baffle in). With the exhaust flap deleted, it actually runs better than with the standard exhaust below 5k rpm, but it's pretty damn perfect everywhere, making long wheelies a doddle. A PCV might make transitioning onto the throttle at low revs a bit smoother though.

Hope it cures your issues you had with the Yoshi.

This is the non-cat version, but I was thinking ahead when I bought it as you can change the link pipe for the CAT version if I still have issues like the Yoshimura... Like you the throttle transitions at low revs aren't great on these bikes but I know the 2012> is much better than the 2010-2011 revision. It's the only thing I don't like about the bike hence buying the PCV which even with standard exhaust made a big difference.

RE: the wheels, I agree they look much better

Both bikes look great - wasn't trying to be clever with you Scott , just messing , but it is amazing how often when the "question" of exhausts crops up , that the answer is Akrapovic. It matters not a jot to me if or when other people consider it " mainstream" or boringly repetitive whilst being expensive too ....I fit what I consider to combine functionality - performance allied to the adaptability to " mute " enough for any track and not being ridiculously loud for the road , with aesthetics, as they always look the part too. I regard the purchase cost as a large deposit on the eventual very cost effective hire period - as I have always recouped approx. two-thirds of that cost when sold on , two, sometimes three years later .
Ps the forged Ali 12 spokes on the '12 > Blades do look stunning - the match of any aftermarket wheel - no idea on relative weights though !

[scunnylad]

[mckeann]

What I read about the multi spoke '12 wheels vs '11 3 spokes was that there was very little difference weight wise, but that the weight is more centralised to the hub in the new wheels. I couldn't tell a difference that's for sure, but the 12 > wheels looks much nicer

[Gunk]

Mr OCD said:

Friday night man cave time ... Thought it was a superb picture:

Great photo, you have a bit more space than mine

[Biker's Nemesis]

[redback911]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Mugello, just about to go out for some 1 2 1 instruction with Andrew Pit.



Almeria.

Nice piccies. Weather looks terrible! :-)

If anyone has not seen a hot lap of Almeria (until BN posts his laps on YouTube) they should check out Tito Rabat: https://vimeo.com/98319532