Hey all,
I am on my motorcycle learners, and thus have to have a bike that falls within the LAMS restrictions. The bike I've had for a couple years now has been great, but I have realised that it has an aftermarket slip on exhaust. This was never an issue for me as I brought it second hand from a dealer which advertised it as a completely learner approved bike, and sold it to me knowing full well that I was/am on my learners (I even asked them to chuck an L plate on for my test ride).
As I am returning to NZ within the month I will obviously want to ride it, I'm not overly concerned with any police issues as any degree of common sense will say that a slip on exhaust will have a rather negligible effect on a 33hp/24kw bike that's 20 years old being ridden by a 90+kg rider. However I've realised that an insurance company will probably see it as a wonderful excuse to not pay out in an accident.
While I would happily just put on a stock exhaust, this wasn't included in the sale and due to the apparent rarity of my bike (Suzuki Goose 350) it seems like getting a stock exhaust will either be impossible, extortionate, or just incredibly difficult. Unless the stars have aligned and someone reading this has one lying around as decoration or something.
Had I realised this issue back when I purchased it 2 years ago I feel I could have gone back to the dealer and sorted it out rather easily (even if they weren't too stoked about it) but given the time that's passed that might not be a feasible option anymore.
Any insight on how I could proceed here? I would hate to have to sell it to buy a new set of wheels, its a bloody fun bike, and honestly getting another bike isn't exactly a good financial decision for me at the moment (not like thats ever stopped me I suppose).
Also yes, I really should have figured this out earlier, I am well aware of that.
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