DB Killers

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

It seems not many people know about these/if they work etc well i can tell you all now. Smile

I bought two for my dads zzr as it failed the mot (he has harpoon exhausts and they are just as loud as having no exhaust on at all. Shocked

Seriously, i have never heard anything as loud in my entire life. Once he told me it failed i thought he would probably need standard cans)

Anyway i bought 2 from here https://www.speedycom.co.uk/shop/home.php for about £25 and the pratically arrived the next day so big Thumbs Up

for them.

They look very strange, just two pipes with kind of like metal inverted spikes down the tube if you know what i mean.

So to get a decent fit and i knew my dad would probably want them in permenantly i took the cans apart and literally just slotted them straight in, no hassle.

Fired the bike up and what a difference it makes. It cuts down so much noise. I was still a bit worried as i thought they may still be too loud but apparently the tester said it was about the same noise as a legal race can.

So big Thumbs Up

to www.speedycom.co.uk and the baffles are great. If you don't have a legal can (they are cutting down on them for mots) get one of these puppies. You don't need to take your can apart just slot it in the end and drill a hole and screw it in place.

Save you quite a few £££

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doggone · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 May 2004 Karma :

For the MOT they'd want the cans stamped for road use wouldn't they?
Or rather not to have "Not for road use" on them..

Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

I was asking about these and some people said they murder the power of the bike. Has your dad ridden it yet? I'm curious to know what they're like.

Andy C · Tree Seeking Missile Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Karma :

ok would what happen (like somone just said) if i took my bike for MOT with "not for road use" on with a DB killer so was under 87db??
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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Yeh i have, my dad only goes down the road so he doesnt ride it properly anymore. It seems to have lost the midrange it gained from having the straight through exhausts so just like standard but better looking/sounding.

AFAIK as long as your exhaust doesn't say "not for race/road use" and isn't excessively loud then you should be ok.

The test centre used to be cool with bikes but they are quite strict now as apparently they have to be. Rolling Eyes

They won't test a bike unless the numberplate is the exact size and has not been tampered with at all.

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Is it under the outlet? You can polish that out. Thumbs Up

My dads bike has done 50000 miles since new anyway so its on its way out. The sooner the better as he wants either a sm or a softtop sports car. Very Happy

Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

Yeah, by all means use one of these for the MOT but I definitely wouldn't use one long term!

MOT states that it mustn't have 'not for road use' on it, (or something similar) and it's up the tester whether it's too loud or not.

Gaz

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Took me about an hour to take my dads cans off apart and put them back together. They can stay in. Twisted Evil