This is what everyone needs to realize about slip-ons for the R3. You are shedding some weight and putting on a can that is probably more aesthetically pleasing than stock. Your exhaust might have a better note to it and may be be a bit deeper than stock, but you will NOT be getting the drastic change in sound you get on other bikes unless you go with a full exhaust or remove the cat like the M4 SS.At the end of the day (hehe Brian Van) just go with what you like man. I am sure the majority of slip-ons available are fairly equal as in sound and weight saving.
Thanks for all the replies! I have the M4 Street Slayer, but I don't know if I want to cut the original exhaust, in case i get stopped and called in for a control, and I can't mount the original back on. Also, I've heard its too loud, and I'm thinking it will get tiring when i go on long trips with it.My Coffman's came in the mail today and I am very pleased. It is a quality piece, the finish is great and it just looks killer!
I originally liked the Yosh and the Akrapovic too, but the price just didn't add up for the reward in my book and plus I really didn't want to take off one big can for another. The Coffman's is a clean and subtle design that looks great on the bike without screaming "hey look at me! And it didn't break the bank to get it.
The sound..........
So, after dinner I installed that bad boy (super easy install) and went for a little cruise. I left the db killer in it. IMO It defiantly has a slight more grumble in her now and a little more throaty. It's nothing earth shattering or anything but it's noticeable. Once you open it up right around 7.5k she really starts to sing. You can tell it's not OME.
As mentioned if you really want it louder, deeper and slight performance gains you have to go with a full system, but then you are looking at PC's, remapping, and block off plates.
At the end of the day (hehe Brian Van) just go with what you like man. I am sure the majority of slip-ons available are fairly equal as in sound and weight saving.
Hey the M4 sounds great man, no doubt. Too loud for my tastes tho. I am a street rider not a track day guy.Thanks for all the replies! I have the M4 Street Slayer, but I don't know if I want to cut the original exhaust, in case i get stopped and called in for a control, and I can't mount the original back on. Also, I've heard its too loud, and I'm thinking it will get tiring when i go on long trips with it.
Between these two, from the videos I've seen, it just seems like the Coffman's sounds a bit better. But I don't know if that's just me or the difference in microphones.
Have you tried without the db-killer? Any difference?
Yes I was just trying to hear from someone in person, because I know videoes don't do the sound justice.There is a youtube video on this very topic with and without db killer. I didn't mount the db killer myself at all - but from what I heard on the video it sounds basically like stock almost. Looks way better and sounds better without it. Its not stupid loud but let's you know its there!
Also, in case you didn't see my review here: http://www.r3-forums.com/forum/546-exhaust-fuel-delivery/92474-my-review-coffman-s-exhaust.html
Yes, I think I'm going with the Coffman's as well.I'm going to go with the Coffmans for a couple reasons. First, it doesn't require the use of the hanger from the passenger foot peg. This is great because it'll allow me to remove those from both sides of the bike. I never ride passengers and I think they're ugly. The second is that it's not drastically different from the rest of the bike's look like the Akrapovic, which to me sticks out like a sore thumb on an otherwise relatively dark portion of the bike.
If you ever needed to get the rivet off it'd take two seconds - just drill the head off of it and it'd fall out. No big deal. It's not JUST the rivet that holds the exhaust on either, it uses a band clam just like the other slip-ons do. The rivet is just to hold it in place a little better and probably also to make sure it doesn't fall off if the band clamp happens to loosen up, since it's not attached to the rear peg mount like the stock exhaust.
The only thing I don't like about it is the massive tag that comes on it with the company name. I wish that was about 1/4 the size.
This^. Anyone tried to remove it? Since it's mostly a looks "upgrade", it's keeping me from ordering.The only thing I don't like about it is the massive tag that comes on it with the company name. I wish that was about 1/4 the size.
One (primary) was the look. Second, was sound. After listening to various slip ons, there wasn't a huge difference in my mind between slip ons so I was back to the first reason. Third was cost. Since the Coffman's was one of the most inexpensive and yet seems like a solid piece, I went that route.
