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I have Akrapovic on my Suzuki and it is BAD TO THE BONE ! If they make them for the V11 , guess what I am getting?

@docc & @audiomick the folks on my Ducati board got a kick from that joke too. Frankly. if I had to ride one, I'd just keep my Super Sport. It's much more comfy.

If you want to get the definitive aftermarket exhaust option design wise for the V100 then wait for Akrapovic to offer a full system. They are the gold standard in exhaust design and quality in my view. You can't believe how well an exhaust system is made and fits until you've had a full Akra system in your hands and installed one. Phil

I might get one of those to go bar hopping

I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that.

We are so past that now. Even my "phone" is version 9 gigga-zillion. And it's ten years out of date. No longer supported. Where do the No Longer Supported go? Or,even more likely . . .

Mmmm . as in HAL 9000 ?

Reminds me of the motojournalist that wrote, "No one gets a fast car [motorcycle] to get to work early ."

No. Marc Marquez is on the Gresini Ducati team, and they run last years bikes. The four factory bikes will be the same four bikes as this past year, the two factory bikes (Bagnia and Bastiani) and the two Pramac bikes (Martin and Morbidelli). The VR46 team and the Gresini team get last years four factory bikes. Gresini seems to get the two Pramac bikes (hence Marc getting Zarco's bike) and VR46 gets the two factory team ducati's. Rossi did try to get an extra factory bike for next year. But that was flat out denied. That said, it doesn't seem to matter whether you are on this years Ducati or last years Ducati. Both seem capable. For sure, Marc Marquez is on a bike that could win the title. And it is possible he will win the title. But I doubt he will dominate like he used to. I could be wrong, but I don't see Marc being the dominating force he was back in the day.

Welcome to Luddite Land .

Ha ha Mate you should see the Dinosaur I've got.... Had it for many many years but now the Telco tells me I've got till September next year to become part of the modern world as they're closing the 3G network down!....Bugger. I get a laugh out of the sniggers when I whip it out to call or text home..... Cheers

Ah yes, the March of the (Noisy) morons! Performance gain? Zilch. Annoyance factor for people who hate motorbikes? Off the scale. Fatigue inducement factor? Probably an 8 out of 10.

What are Agostinis thinking. You could drive a truck between those new header pipes and the cylinder block. Nicely shaped and tucked in they are not. A tighter bend to get the pipe closer to the block and tucked in won't have any affect on the performance gains if there are indeed any at all. As for the sound, far too loud. If it sounds loudish revving at a standstill on a whiff of throttle then under load with the throttle blades really open it will be obnoxiously loud. The clue is in the size of the muffler. You can't efficiently silencer a 1000cc twin with a muffler of that physical dimension. It saves weight but the trade off is noise and headers that stick out like a set of crash bars. Phil

Of the original 9 Triumphs, only 37 are still out there . . .