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SV650rules · 02-11-16, 06:19 PM

Been proud owner of SV650 AL7 since end of April this year (my first Suzuki) - absolutely great bike does everything I want, engine is a real gem. First thing I fitted was a couple of 10watt Cree LED spots on the handlebars (used a bracket off mirror mountings) - these are mega bright and I feel a LOT safer as people I have ridden with confirm they are visible from the European space station even on a sunny day. May get a different exhaust next year although stock exhaust noise is OK, but being as most bike accidents happen when people pull out on bikes, don't think a loud exhaust will help as much as a couple of proper bright LED daylight running lights (they are on a separate handlebar mounted switch and can also be on with headlight at night where they give a great spread of light). Car drivers can also see me better in their rear view mirrors as I have had many drivers pull over a bit when I have been filtering - since I have had spots fitted no-one has jumped out of a side road or pulled out when I have been overtaking them.

IMHO all that loud exhausts do is p!ss people off and get bikers a bad name.

02-11-16, 06:19 PM	#34
SV650rules Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Shropshire UK Posts: 1,363	Re: loud exhausts save lives... Been proud owner of SV650 AL7 since end of April this year (my first Suzuki) - absolutely great bike does everything I want, engine is a real gem. First thing I fitted was a couple of 10watt Cree LED spots on the handlebars (used a bracket off mirror mountings) - these are mega bright and I feel a LOT safer as people I have ridden with confirm they are visible from the European space station even on a sunny day. May get a different exhaust next year although stock exhaust noise is OK, but being as most bike accidents happen when people pull out on bikes, don't think a loud exhaust will help as much as a couple of proper bright LED daylight running lights (they are on a separate handlebar mounted switch and can also be on with headlight at night where they give a great spread of light). Car drivers can also see me better in their rear view mirrors as I have had many drivers pull over a bit when I have been filtering - since I have had spots fitted no-one has jumped out of a side road or pulled out when I have been overtaking them. IMHO all that loud exhausts do is p!ss people off and get bikers a bad name. Last edited by SV650rules; 02-11-16 at 09:04 PM.