Re: [ST] Can + Tune

[Stephen McSpadden <stephen.mcspadden@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:43 08/11/03 -0800, you wrote:
>FWIW, when I purchased the carbon can for my RS from someone
>on this list, I asked my dealer/mechanic about this.  I live
>90 miles from him and he said it would be best if I did not
>put it on and ride it over, as he felt that 90 miles could
>do harm to the exhaust valves.

That's my worry too. I was simply trying to cut down the number of trips. 
One (in the car) to take the can over. Another to take the bike and get the 
can and tune fitted, and then a third (in the car) to bring the stock can 
back. This particular dealer does not have a great reputation for 
mechanical/servicing work, but I've so far had no problems. The dealer I 
bought the bike from, and have had servicing done at, is 100 miles away. 
600 miles to fit a can? No thanks.

>How that relates to your
>35-40 mile trip, I don't know, so YMMV.  I'd ask the
>mechanic, if I were you, before taking the ride.

Cheers, I'll do that next week.

>It's not too bad, but definitely louder than the stock can;
>it's not nearly as bad as the Microns, Yoshimuras, etc.  It
>gives the bike a much deeper, throatier sound, which I like
>a lot.

"Sounds" good. Really good. Ideal in fact. I have a friend with a set of 
Blue Flame cans on his Falco. Sounds great, but you can't ride behind him 
for more than 10 miles without your vision blurring.

- - Spud.


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