V-Strom DL650 OEM Exhaust Modification

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OEM exhaust modification (pea shooter cut)… yes or no? pros and cons? thanks! … (on a 2016 vstrom 650)

Alberto 6 years 24 Answers 2846 views 0

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    I just did it. Took 5 minutes and it now actually sounds like a motorcycle!!!

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    Half way cut or all the way?

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    Buy a slip on, shine up your stock pipe and put it in a dry place. You will need it again soon.

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    I just changed mine. Will clean her up and out in closet.

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    I had it cut for a while on exact the same model. Ended up with two brothers racing.

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    Fitting the other day at power flow empangeni.

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    OEM is free and the sound is well worth it, imo. Bike does not gain much from a full aftermarket exhaust system imo.

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    Cut the pea shooter!! You will not regret it!!!

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    I did it except I hogged out the whole back of the muffler, not just drill out around the pea tube.

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    Cut mine out on an 04 a long time ago. Made the bike sound much better without being annoying to others.

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      Does this modification affect economy ie litres/100kms. I currently get at least 4 l/100kms if I keep to the speed limit. On a good day I can achieve 3.3 L/100km.

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      I’m not on metric here but I saw no change in MPG when I did it.

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    Thanks everyone for the comments, is all done and it does sound better…

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    Earbuds… classic rock. Problem solved.

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      And for that a stock pipe is best. Yep, I would sign up for that. If you need some noise ride behind a Harley for an hour or two and you certainly will be cured or asphyxiated.

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    Mine (used) 06 came cut already. I don’t even know what stock sounds like. I like the way mine sounds…but then, I’m used to Samson’s on a Harley too! ?

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    I don’t know what the pea shooter cut is, but the guy I bought my ’09 Wee from drilled out the exhaust. It now has a nice throaty sound, if you like that sort of thing. I’d gladly trade to get the non-drilled stock muffler. The quieter, the better for me.

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      That should be the peashooter bypass/delete. I used a large drill bit around where the stock exhaust comes out knocked the spots out with a chisel then cleaned it up with a dremel.

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      I’m just not informed enough on the lingo to know what peashooter bypass/delete means. Or what “spots” means in “knocked the spots out”. No worries. But if anyone has a stock muffler for an ’09, let me know.

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      I have a 2015 . How do you cut it ?

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      Dan Wilson the new exhausts doesn’t have the last piece of tube. You must remove some of the baffles inside

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    I cut 1 inch off my pea shooter, made the bike slightly louder but not obnoxious, a bit like a dirt bike, and some times it pops on the over run. I don’t think I’ll change it, it sounds great right now.

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      Oh, yeah! My thoughts were the same, before I installed TBR carbon fiber 😀

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