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Old 07-01-15, 05:00 AM   #241
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Louder exhausts are just safer in my opinion better chance of being heard by motorists and pedestrians who like to step out on you.




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Old 03-02-15, 07:33 PM   #242
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Yes, a red one. You can see mine mounted on the number plate light
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Old 16-07-16, 06:42 PM   #243
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Interesting to hear opinions on plates and cans. I have a standard plate on my bike at 9x7 but there is so much room around the number that I am replacing it with an 8x6. 7x5 is too small but I reckon I can get away with the 8x6.

I'd also like a louder small can, but still legal - they seem to be £200+
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Old 01-06-17, 09:54 AM   #244
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i've found on my '01 SV that the Delkevic has the right balance of presence, noise & police tolerance.
It's a 450mm one, so borderline legal with baffle.

Give the bike a bit of power & it growls. It's enough to make cars aware of you when filtering & I've even had a police biker compliment the noise my bike makes!

The numberplate is standard but I've trimmed down the rear mudguard so it looks quite snug & tidy.
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Old 01-06-17, 10:38 AM   #245
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Interesting to hear opinions on plates and cans. I have a standard plate on my bike at 9x7 but there is so much room around the number that I am replacing it with an 8x6. 7x5 is too small but I reckon I can get away with the 8x6.

I'd also like a louder small can, but still legal - they seem to be £200+
It's not the size of the plate.
It is the size of the number or letters and there spacing.
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https://www.mot-testing.service.gov....1s06000302.htm
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Old 03-06-17, 06:18 AM   #246
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Yeah, mine is really pretty indistinguishable from standard by those rules. Flew through the MOT with it on (because I forgot to take it off!). It was really ugly as standard, looks OK to me now and still very clear for the speed cameras to see...
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Old 28-06-17, 04:51 AM   #247
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I have used 8x6 plates on all my bikes for years.

Never had a problem with any cops over it.
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Old 28-06-17, 10:17 PM   #248
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I have used 8x6 plates on all my bikes for years.

Never had a problem with any cops over it.
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Old 16-01-22, 05:55 PM   #249
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My 99 sv has a 450mm Delkevic, it doesn't make any difference if the baffle is in or out tbh. My plate is 2 inches smaller all round too, it's been through 2 mot's and my local Honda dealership with zero complaints or advisories. On the subject of noise cameras...having been involved in racing for a good few years, there are criteria to adhere to when measuring noise, the meter has to be a certain distance from the exhaust, revs held at a certain rim and atmospheric conditions are taken in to account. None of these criteria are taken into account regards to the placement of the camera/ noise detection! How on earth they can get an accurate measurement I don't know!
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Old 20-07-22, 09:20 AM   #250
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The law here for motorcycle exhaust is as clear as mud, so if noise cameras where used they would have to be very lenient IMO. which would make them not worth having?
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