Dunlop D220 thoughts?

[rapidgaz]

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.

Welcome

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?

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

Originally Posted by Daniel Louis

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!

mate how did you drill out the cat?

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!

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

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!

will video before and after then post on here

[rapidgaz]

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.