Just joined the MT-09 club

**samgab** · 24th April 2015, 22:33

Originally Posted by Pickle

Now tell me why I want to remove the db killer?? when I first picked up the bike it was out & would spit flames out the exhaust but I thought it a bit to loud

Reason 1: It spits freakin' FLAMES man!
Reason 2: Moar LOUD!

lol. I like having a noisy bike when I'm riding in traffic, filtering and splitting and whatnot, but when it's 5am and I'm starting the bike up and riding up the driveway past the landlord's house... quieter is better... So that, plus financial reasons, is why I still have a factory exhaust on my bike for the time being.

But I love the sound of the MT09 with Akrapovic - sans DB killer - , and spitting flames and crackling and burbling on over-run is beautiful!

(Less likely to have a clown in a cage suddenly decide to change lanes into your path because she hasn't seen you; she'll have heard you coming. (See Royal Jordanian on Youtube riding his noisy Nuda for reference on this point.))

**bod_dhb** · 24th April 2015, 22:51

I'll try it with and without the db killer. Don't want it to be over the top loud, so I'll see how it goes.

**EJK** · 24th April 2015, 23:11

DUDE! Flames bro... backfire FLAMES!!!

I heard one engine braking down the street snap n crakle and it was awesome! I dunno, you'll have some pissed off neighbours tho.

**Pickle** · 25th April 2015, 09:51

I live in the country & mainly use the bike for day rides, don't use it for commuting, too many cops about ready to give you a ticket if bike is too noisy
It does sound good with db killer out tho

**Bruce Lee** · 3rd May 2015, 11:11

Congrats fellow MT09 rider. Sure is a hell of a lot of fun and lots of rooms for upgrades if you're that way inclined. I bypassed the Akra and settled on a carbon Yoshi which I'm very pleased with.

As mentioned prior post, only bugbear is the smallish fuel tank.

**Pickle** · 4th May 2015, 10:55

There are numerous pipes available for the MT09 have heard good things about the Graves pipe from the states, will be upgrading brakes soon to get better feel and probably rear shock

**bod_dhb** · 4th May 2015, 15:52

Are you guys able to put some links up of the other exhaust systems available for the MT09?

**pritch** · 4th May 2015, 20:54

So have the MT-09 owners heard about this? http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/608/24...torcycles.aspx

There have been a few of these of late. Harley have a big recall going in the States and KTM have recently announced one. The last one I heard about in this country was going by another name. Almost any other name, as long as it wasn't 'recall'.