Posted July 10, 20159 yr Picked up my new XVS 1300 custom today, first new bike for about 35 years, only managed a short ride today but will be going for a decent ride tomorrow. Its amazing how different it is to ride compared to the 1300 midnight star that I had and funny being back with pegs again. Only disappointments are my solo seat and rack hasn't been delivered yet and that really crappy quiet exhaust, I mean come on Yamaha its a V twin its meant to be fucking LOUD, looks like I'll be changing or modding them sometime real soon. Â
July 10, 20159 yr Moderator That back tyre says you enjoyed that fist ride.Can never beat that new bike feeling.
July 11, 20159 yr Moderator Looks like the heat shields could end up with gravel rash real soon. Why is it? if you scrape yourbike on the garage wall your gutted and ready to kill something but scrape it on the road,( I ground a hole in my fairing on roundabouts and dragged my exhaust so much I ground a flat on the can) your all smiles.
July 11, 20159 yr Author Sweet ride old son, but who bolted 2 dustbins on the side instead of exhausts? Ha ha they may look like dustbins but they work too well, thinking of replacing them with these, just got to figure out how loud they are.
July 11, 20159 yr They'll be really loud. Look like straight-thrus to me. MidnightPhil had some on his 1300 and they drowned everything out at Squires... If you're buying exhausts check out sscustomcycles in the US - great selection and good serviceÂ
July 12, 20159 yr Ha ha they may look like dustbins but they work too well, thinking of replacing them with these, just got to figure out how loud they are. OOOOOOh yes, they look better. They'll wake em up at the afternoon tea dance. Not much of a rear seat though
July 12, 20159 yr Author They'll be really loud. Look like straight-thrus to me. MidnightPhil had some on his 1300 and they drowned everything out at Squires... Â Being doing some research online, sound pretty good, very simular to the cobbra slip on's I had on my midnight star, although its a piece of piss to remove the baffles and I guess thats what midnightphil did because then they are really loud OOOOOOh yes, they look better. They'll wake em up at the afternoon tea dance. Not much of a rear seat though Yes the stock ones are fugly. I think I woke em up at the local tea dance with my previous bike, to be honest I'm not too worried about some of the old farts round here, I just don 't want it as loud as my youngest, when he visits I know he's coming 5 minutes before he arrives. Not worried about the rear seat as I don't have pillions these days and I'm swapping that for a solo seat. nice !!! Â how fast did it go. Not as fast as I wanted to go, figured I should run it in properly as I'm gonna keep this one, was a fun ride though.
July 16, 20159 yr Suuhweeeet!  Nice one meatloaf! IF you're looking for aftermarket pipes (of course you are!) have a looksy here:http://www.westendmotorsports.com/stryker-exhaust-c-303_3574_3580.html Bear in mind some of these will be really fuckin' loud, so you might want to try the "quiet" baffle options (i.e. slightly less really fucking loud).  Â
July 16, 20159 yr I like this one Meat Tho having a trombone on the side of your bike could be a problem
July 29, 20159 yr Author New pipes arrived yesterday just as I was going to go food shopping, now did I go food shopping or fit the new pipes, fuck it I thought bound to be something in the freezer. fitting was straight forward and was soon on a test ride, 1000% better than the stock pipes, decided to leave the baffles in as I don't mind waking em up at the afternoon tea dance but don't want to wake the dead. Had the 600 mile service today and had solo seat and rack fitted but no chance to really try out the seat as weather is crap at the moment but felt good on the short ride home.
July 29, 20159 yr its looking great  about the food, if you let me chose to eat grass but fit the new things or buy some decent food and let the work on the bike for another time, I will spread some pepper and salt on the grass.
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