How damaging is taking your can off and riding without it?

[mattgt]

my mate and i took our exhausts off last night and then turned the engine on. The sound was divine. Could I drive around like that or not?
would it destroy my engine....or not?

[Method]

What bike is it?

I wouldnt imagine that taking the end can off your bike will damage your engine much, it will how ever affect the performance ever so slightly, eg it will feel a little more punchy and not as smooth.

Your just running on straight through pipes... nowt special apart from you will get moaned at by everyone, will get off your bike every time with a splitting headache, and you will get bored of the sound after about 2 days.

Trust me, my mates done it.

Also if the police catch a holda you then you best be prepared to touch your toes as they bend you over.

Other than that
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[BFG]

4 stroke, yes? Changing the exhaust in any way usually changes the carburation needs of the engine. It might run lean without the end can, so if you don't rejet it, long term it may overheat and worst case - hole a piston.

But short term it shouldn't damage the engine. But, do a ride-by though. Bike with no end-can can sound very sporty when you're standing next to it. But when moving at revs they tend to sound like a pikey transit van.

[BFG]

It's also very likely that when you arrive at your destination, you will stink.

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[thx1138]

I rode my Mz-251 without an exhaust after it fell off. The noise was horrendous. I rode it to work, where my mates fixed it, I started work at 4am.....

My apologies to the entire Worthing / Lancing area.

[McGee]

I done it and am still to upload vids of me being a dick head with no zaust
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[palmer]

Ragged my RS around the garden with my kundo pipe on, without the end can, sounded like an old gp bike Crackled and snarled. all show, no go.

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[V4]

I was 10-15 miles from home once wen suddenly my downpipe snapped off my nsr125 (the bolts snapped at th Engine) the system was being held on at the pillion footpeg, was so annoyingly fucking loud, wouldn't rev past 7k and wouldnt do more than 60mph (was fully de-restricted)

Wasn't good

Leon

[Method]

You rode it home with your exhaust snapped at the manifold?

Would have sooooooo laughed if you flicked a stone up inside your fairing
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[palmer]

Didn't make any difference to be honest.

Its a traight through can so doesnt realy do much when its on anyway. The expansion chamber does all the pressure and stuff, the can is just there to make it quieter.... well thats what ive worked out

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[Dylan]

If he still had the stinger in place then it would have had little effect to the performance.

[St0rmer66]

Did this on my bike thursday! My dad decided the best way to test if the exhaust is limiting my bike was just to take it off completely! So I went for a quick ride on it (only about 2 miles). Holy **** was it loud! . Good for a laugh, but I would never want to leave it off because the noise was horrendous! .
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[Finglonga]

Done it to my 1150GS ages ago and it improved the running, before it was running way too lean now its spot on. But the CAT is still on(giving some back pressure) and that keeps the noise low. It also passed the MOT without the silencer as the CAT is E marked.

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[r1_lad]

https://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/yamaha-r1-02-bikepics-209187.jpg

I find it gives a lot more power lower down and helps with wheelies a great deal compared to the stock exhaust.
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[Gazdaman]

[Rookie]

My exhaust needed a good polish, so I took it off yesterday. Started the thing without it on - I thought it was loud with the can on, but it's nothing compared to that. It sounds like a big American muscle car on tickover. I couldn't rev it too much though, we have some neighbours.

[fast_tzr]

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[McGee]

[riichy]

i find my race can loud ... so why bother
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[bish777]

raise the needle a few clips and it should run ok.
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