Dunlop D220 thoughts?
 

Hi folks oldnewbie here lol, just got myself a new sv650, first bike after 15 years break and love it so far. only done 200 miles lol. i have been reading bad things about the tyres which are standard on this machine (sportmax d220 st) being a bit poo. is this really the case and if so any recomendations. probably only riding in the dry weather. also will be looking at a new can for it soon whats a good choice and what about the cat on mine.

Re: Old newbie here BAB
 

Welcome :)

Re: Old newbie here BAB
 

welcome :) as for the tyres yes they are poo, go for some michelin pilots :) any can makes the bike osund better i think, i have a scorpion and even for a cheaper can it sounds amazing, i still have the cat on mine though, would love to hear a de-cat sv :) where are you based?

Re: Old newbie here BAB
 

Welcome!

I've got a Yoshimura TRS stubby on mine - the guy I bought it from cut it down and it's rather loud! When I fitted it, I cut the old one off just above the sensor and then drilled out the cat - it now sounds like thunder! :)

My tyres are still standard but in honesty, they're on their last legs. I'll be upgrading to Pirelli Diablo Stradas next month - As I do 1k miles a month in all weathers I need something which will last me a while - though the standard Dunlops, although poor grip wise, have lasted 7k on the rear tyre and I don't ride it that slowly!

Get yourself a tail tidy too and it'll make the bike look MUCH nicer!

Next step, LED front indys to match the rear! :)

Enjoy the bike, they're great!

Dan

Re: Old newbie here BAB
 

mate how did you drill out the cat?

Re: Old newbie here BAB
 

Where I cut the original pipe, the cat was visible in the exhaust. I removed the sensor behind it and took a drill to it to break it up - do it slowly and it falls apart like honeycomb - just be careful as it's very sharp. Then I used a dremel type file to remove all the sharp bits from the pipe itself - the bits that you can't pull out in large chunks will slide into the pipe, however, if you turn the bike on - they blow out with a few large revs - just don't stand behind it!

In all honesty I don't know if it makes a huge difference - I can't compare the new can with the cat, so perhaps someone else can? I should get a HD video posted and let you hear the noise! :)

Re: Old newbie here BAB
 

ahh nice one :) i now have something to do on saturday :) cheers

Re: Old newbie here BAB
 

It's very easy to do - just make sure you get it all out of the pipe - perhaps an old hoover would even work?

Let me know how it sounds with the before and after! :)

Re: Old newbie here BAB
 

will video before and after then post on here :)

Re: Old newbie here BAB
 

hi folks, thanks for the reply s, i am originally from west mids but now live in manchester. daniel yours looks the dogs. what can is yours. so i can run a new pipe without messing with the cat then.
this is mine only got it saturday just gone.