"Lead me not into temptation...

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

I resemble that remark! Would prefer to get a 998 if going the sportsbike route, but man it sounds good!

what surprised me today was how good the stock 675 exhaust sounds, there's a definite growl to it above 6krpm...

i love the 675 reminds me of a 250 its soooo sweet it was on my must have list but i choose the gixer instead and like u say dont they sound good as standard.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

i love the 675 reminds me of a 250 its soooo sweet it was on my must have list but i choose the gixer instead and like u say dont they sound good as standard.

yep, probably won't bother swapping the pipe on it, go stealth you know

keep it below 6k in town, then howl your way through the NSLs

[yorkie_chris]

I like the sound of 675 even as stock, weird whistly thing at low speed then a cool snarl when you open the taps.

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

loopy fast though, it behaves very similarly to the SV until you get to about 9k rpm, then where the SV tails off the 675 hits the powerband...

...and that's where it gets very exciting

the stock can - yep OK, but a TOR is so-o-o-o much better

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I like the sound of 675 even as stock, weird whistly thing at low speed then a cool snarl when you open the taps.

the whistle is from the gear driven balancer shaft, or so my research tells me, unique design to the triple having 3 cylinders - lovely noise

this is the next bolt on for me.. although it wont give me hardly anymore ponys than im getting off of the TOR it will still look and sound sweet

my standard gixer can is bl@@dy loud, on long journeys ive started wearing ear plugs.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

my standard gixer can is bl@@dy loud, on long journeys ive started wearing ear plugs.

ah but volume is very different to pleasant to listen to - i found that out with the street extreme exhaust, loud but didn't sound as nice to me as the beowulf

the whistle comes from the induction.. at low revs it has like a restriction to keep the noise down.. like little flaps that close at low revs then open to let more air in as you climb up the range

im not so sure on the styling of this new model... think i prefer the older style except the new arrow rearsets lol,