meatloaf Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 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. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bippo Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Great stuff - enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Cool ride meaty ,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted July 10, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 10, 2015 That back tyre says you enjoyed that fist ride.Can never beat that new bike feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lallasro Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted July 10, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 10, 2015 nice one Meat, not my style but it does look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 That does look good. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Sweet ride old son, but who bolted 2 dustbins on the side instead of exhausts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted July 11, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 11, 2015 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 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 service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neversaydie Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up.yours Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 nice !!! how fast did it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 They'll be really loud. Look like straight-thrus to me. MidnightPhil had some on his 1300 and they drowned everything out at Squires... 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 !!! 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up.yours Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 good answer . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toutsuite Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 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). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I like this one Meat Tho having a trombone on the side of your bike could be a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lallasro Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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