i have removed the cat from my standard dtr sm exhaust,once put on the bike should i get the same performance has the dep exhaust but with a different sound?

Yep, the sound wont be as tinny though.

Ah, whenever i think of a DT with a DEP that noise rings through my ears. "Tinny" is the perfect word!

Haha like an angry bee in a tin can is the best one.

I, think i'm going to avoid the DEP on my current project and go for the standard but de-restricted. If they're as hard as you say to maintain then thats just a pain and I'm sure a hollow standard will do fine. I've got 2 standards in the shed at the mo. You any idea about sharp pointy bits if you stick your finger down the pipe at the engine end? Both the ones i have have them, not sure if they're repairs or if they're normally like that. Also if anyone knows about the de restriction in that end in the form of a tube that is welded in 3 places into the end of the exhaust. I remember taking one out of my brothers early DTR but these dont seem to have them or have any signs of them being removed.

Did the exhaust change in 97 with other bits? We fitted a pre 96 zorst to a 2001 DTR last night and the mounting point to the right of the battery, just as the exhaust goes from chamber to pipe, was about an inch away. As in away from the frame, not left or right ( if that makes sense).

Andy