Joeman

not had a chance to do anything with it yet... I'm hoping to install at the weekend, so will take photos and record the sounds

Laser sports cat arrived today. Only paid 20quid for it, but it looks almost brand new! No scratches on the underside, and doesn't smell like exhaust! Not sure if i will use it, but bought it as a contingency plan if the DanMoto pipe is too loud.. EDIT: Laser Sports Cat Not "Arrow"

I've been messing with my gearings, and my my bike speedo now overreads. The speed pickup is a magentic sensor that counts the revolutions of a four vaned wheel bolted to the front sprocket (see pic below) so changing the gearing for lower final drive has meant that for the same road speed, my front sprocket is now revolving quicker. One option i thought of was to make a new sensor wheel, with less vanes, but since its only got four vanes, a reduction to three would drop the speed reading from 4 pulses per revolution to 3 pulses per revolution which i think would be too drastic change, and probably cause it to under read! My other option is to splash out 80+quid for a "speedo healer" - a little electronic box that reduces the frequency of pulses sent from the speed sensor to the speedo. Question for you guys is, are there any cheaper alternatives on the market that you've seen/used?? If there isnt a cheaper alternative, since im a bit of a techy IT geek, im quite tempted to dig out the soldering iron and build my own...

yes i was amazed it arrived so fast! I've also bought a "LASER XTREME SPORTS CAT" from eBay for the bargain price of 20quid, so if the Danmoto can is too loud by its self i'll create some kind of hybrid Laser/Danmoto creation.. something to keep me busy

Well its arrived!! First impressions are that it does look pretty good Reckon it might be quite loud..

What do you think of this guy's filtering?? Votes please... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOtHB4YV ... ure=relmfu

155mph?? Whoops!! Although to be fair, its not on standard gearing, and with the speed pick-up on the front sprocket, its probably only 70mph... honest officer... GSXR600 155mph

Other option is to try not to have to stop in the first place. You see the obstacle ahead, and the aproaching cars prevent you from going round the parked car. If you slow down to give other cars time to pass, then you can go round without needing to stop

some great info there makes you wonder why other similar style pipes are over 3x the price? I think i'll take a punt and buy one. cant hurt, and if its too loud i'll bung it on ebay.

The comments that follow the article are all in favour of regular use of WD40, without any issues arising. So it is an expert opinion vs actual use. Yes, its a real mixed bag of thoughts!!! probably doesnt help with the descision process, but good to have too much info than not enough

Want one... insurance is suprisingly cheap (for me) for such a powerful machine, and with the new model coming out soon (if not already out?) the prices for used bikes should start to fall.. might treat myself after xmas

Not sure that's strictly correct. Anywhere you have metal to metal contact, if you don't have lube it will wear, so you need some lube between the chain and sprocket...

Gear oil will just fling off and make a mess! Should have thoroughly cleaned your chain before removing the old sprockets, then lube with chain lube once the new sprockets were fitted. Use the Castrol chain lube and it wont fling off. Oh, and spray the Inside of the chain (not the outside)

although, you might want to read this first - not motorbikes, but same principle applies. http://www.bikehacks.com/bikehacks/2012 ... chain.html

Ive read lots of posts (on other forums) from people who only every use WD-40 on their chains. Personally im not so sure. I think its probably good at cleaning, but not good for lubrication as it dries out. Not sure if it does the rubber rings any good either I use "muck off" Chain cleaner, and Catrol chain lube (from halfords ) nice and sticky, and once the solvent has evaporated it doesnt get flung off, even at high speed.

Well done mate!! Go get a GSX-R600, easy to ride and easy to fix when you break it, and like any bike, it only goes as fast as you make it go, so dont be scared!

Well I tried them both ways and either way they look like stupid ears Anyway I figured same as you Adam that the grove is where an indicator version would be so I think they are less worse pointy side up ! and with the Fazer they kind of fit the shape somehow and at least they dont waggle about like the old ones ! Look at the mirrors on this guys bike: "> Pointy side down

great find! burn them to CD and flog em on eBay - you'll make a fortune!!

I'd say pointy side down... pointing up they would look like stupid bat ears!

been looking for something to make my grips a bit thicker...

Totally over slept.. Still in bed.. Doh!!

yes, its a bugger... no nice round exit pipe like the K8 got a couple of options. Some people are just smashing the honeycomb out of the cat (gutting the cat) which apparently makes a difference and keeping it all looking standard. I already have a carbon cover which looks cool so thats one option. Other option is to remove the cat completely and replace with cat replacement pipe and new silencer. The SET valve is on the header pipe on the K7, so that can either be lockwired open (its sprung to stay open, but apparently can flap at high revs) or remove it completely. I might take a look this weekend if i get time... I'll have the bike up on paddock stands anyway as i'll be fitting the new +2 rear sprocket

LOL, im a Gixxer geek I've disconnected my SET valve. Its made the bike sound much better at tickover, and i reckon its also made slow speed handling better, so like on small tight roundabouts, the power delivery is much more predictable without the SET valve.

Either a K8, or maybe the started fitting this style of cat on the later K7's? Doesnt realy matter anyway, as you've ripped out the offending parts and now it sounds awesome I see you took the SET valve out too. Interesting to hear the owner's opinion on if that makes it feel any difference. Lots of debate on other forums about the SET valve. Some say its just a noise restriction thing, others say it boosts low/mid range torque. You'll need to pull the wire from the ECU to turn the "FI" light off

Great thread, planning similar with my bike soon However, are you sure its not a K8? My K7 has the headers detach from the cat, and doesnt have the nice round exit pipe from the cat. http://www.hills-bikes.co.uk/images/part_images/large/751742_74040.jpg The K8 has the headers welded to the cat, and the nice round exit pipe...