X-pipe Mounted Riding In Germany

Can't help here. But keep us informed on your results.
Joe.

 

Can't really seeing it be a problem BP.

I had a motone x pipe recently fitted to my bonneville speedmaster. It's deepened the exhaust tone slightly to a nicer rumble. It's nowhere near as loud as a race pipe. Added bonus, the engine spins up noticeably quicker.

Hope this helps.

 

just outrun them. surely the german popo have slow machines!

 

Having toured in Germany I can’t remember having seen any police. I guess I must have but not having pulled a bike over?

 

Bit like in the UK then…

 

Who wants to ride on motorways anyway? Stick to the twisties.
Got the Motone X-pipe fitted. It's changed the sound in a good way and the bike runs much better, just like Johnjo says. You can't see it when it's fitted. Go for it.

 

German cops in areas with heavy motorcycle traffic are trained. Don't ever ride in Germany with the baffles (or dB-killers as we call them here) removed. They see the difference and pull you over, first you get a heavy fine, then you have e few options: you put the baffles in, or you leave the bike, or they contact a local dealer who installs new exhaust pipes (at your cost). No joke. When I know we will be crossing the German border, even for a short while, I put the baffles in! As far as I know they don't check if the catalytic convertor is removed, yet...

 

Bloody hell, haven't they got better things to do? Sometimes I feel cops go out of their way to make themselves unpopular. I know they don't make the law but you'd think they could just give a warning and allow you time to sort it before having it checked again. You might have just bought the bike and have no idea that the exhaust was dodgy.
I've got a German cousin who rides a bike, I'll give her a call to see if she's had problems.

 

I imagine you’ll be okay as long as you don’t start removing baffles.... likely you’ll get more of a change in the exhaust note than the decibel levels themselves.