Absolute b*****ks!
There may be other manufacturers who may have products that are of a higher quality but how on earth do you expect a titanium race can to go 15k miles without getting it repacked? They just aren't designed to go that long.
Sure, the strap shouldn't have caused a problem but *that* is what happens when the packing gets very thin due to lack of maintenance!
A titanium can with very little packing will eventually fracture of it's own accord due to the power pulses of the v-twin engine. Titanium is a very fragile material, particularly when used for applications such as this.
My Akrapovic race cans used to need repacking at least once, if not twice, a season and a season is only a dozen long weekends!
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