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Re: DB killers

Post by Mincehead » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:51 am

Hahahahahaha,yep noticed that ages ago while perusing their OVERly high priced but rather nice(so they should be)products. :wink:
My little butterfly device cost me about a tenner in parts and my time only,I cannot understand where the cost is in their version,it`s an obscene amount of money for very little.
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Re: DB killers

Post by dandywarhol » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:27 pm

The MOT tester is looking for "NOT FOR HIGHWAY/ROAD USE" stamped on the cans - the BS kitemark isn't required.

Of course, a bit of plastic bag could have been picked up on route to the MOT station and inconveniently melted over the label..............................

I like the sound of loud twins (engines that is :? ) but can see where non bike lovers get pissed off with the offensiveness of it - eventually the authorities WILL clamp down and we'll all be wispering around (same goes for drainpipe Corsas/Puntos/C2 etc.)
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Re: DB killers

Post by Mincehead » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:42 pm

I don`t think the authoroties know their elbows from their assholes to be honest,after all the point of legislation should be the manufacture and marketing of such systems but there`s precious little stopping anyone manufacturing an exhaust system to whatever spec they like.
People are always going to fit race cans,personally I find people shouting at one another offensive but can`t see the boys in stab vests doing much about that either.
In Scotland shouting(instead of talking)to one another is commonplace and I`ve never understood the need for it myself.
Then there`s the morons who like to try to `pop` their car windows from sound waves too,thousands of watts of music power all for what?
Lot`s of rattling plastic panels and nodding of heads!
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Re: DB killers

Post by Silver » Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:55 pm

I have db killers in my Wolf cans and they dont rattle and have been in for the last couple of years.
I usually get awarded with 96db at the noise meter on trackdays. I wouldnt want any louder for the road.
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Re: DB killers

Post by Tarwetijger » Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:49 pm

Both my old BOS carbon cans and now the tita cans from PRP have dB-killers.
I always have ridden with them, still a little bit too loud to my opinion. At least I did not have the courage to go to Assen with it. Without the dB-killers it is really antisocial IMHO.
I'm looking for cans with e-marked approval I also could use with track days!

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Re: DB killers

Post by G Beale » Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:20 pm

Well I bought a pair of these inserts last week,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0321236841
Fitted them to my small round cans & they made very little or no difference at all. #-o Changed the note but no quieter so I was just about to repack them (the cans) when I remembered the oval cans I bought from Brockzilla before he emigrated. Didn't need them at the time but he was practically giving them away so it would have been rude not to buy them. :roll: The only markings on them are "MACH" on the end caps & they are a fair bit longer than my round ones. Had to cut the existing tubing off the front of each can & weld a piece that slides inside my system but they sound absolutely brilliant & are a fair bit quieter too. :cheers: :D The sound is deeper & it made me realise that my stubby round cans weren't doing much in the way of silencing at all. :( I spent all Saturday afternoon cutting, grinding & welding which gave me the mother of all headaches so I bought some earmuffs today :D (ready for next time :roll: ).

All of the above was just a very long winded way of saying I've got a pair of decibel killers for sale if anyone's interested. :lol:
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