I'm pretty happy with the stock exhaust then again, I am coming from a very sedate sounding Honda 599 and before that a Honda CBR with a two brothers exhaust which was, to say the least, loud. If I could justify the expense a termi would be nice but that would be purely vanity as the bike already has more power than I have skill.
The exhaust note turns heads as it is. I was heading home on 280 a few weeks back and was working my way through some bunched up traffic as I got on the gas to get around a shuttle bus I noticed a cop had someone pulled over as saw him turn his head to look in my direction. Happily for me that didn't result in a ticket.
I have a Termigoni. It was on my bike when I bought it. Just a bit loud for me ... and still TOO BIG.
Weight?
Anyone know how much lighter it is than stock pipe?
Few here have mentioned WEIGHT for a reason to buy aftermarket pipe. On most bikes ... this is a major consideration. On my DR650 stock pipe weighs over 15 lbs.
Yosh pipe weighs 7 lbs.
Sound wise, Termi sounds pretty good, but I've not yet done a group ride ... and my riding buddies will give me the business if they think it's too loud. We are not fans of super loud pipes.
I've heard the stock Hyperstrada exhaust, also thought it was quite LOUD for a stock pipe. How they got it passed? No idea.
Speaking of lane splitting ... so far I LOVE the Termi pipe in traffic. People really do hear this thing coming! A really good thing IMO as lane splitting still scares me ... even though been doing it decades. (it's always a bit risky ... even if you're careful ... too many drivers distracted, asleep or dumb
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But as noted, a loud pipe gets The Man's attention too. Ever vigilant! Unlike my
grubby DR650, the Ducati gets a look from the man. I've ridden my DR650 since 2006 and 60K miles. Never pulled over yet. (knock wood) It's got a fairly LOUD Yoshi pipe on it too! Go Figure!
