Featured T120 X Pipe, De-cat

Toga, pretty well much the same as the original parts on early original bikes. Sound amazing with the cat out. And you can get to the chain adjusters!

 

I got the one from TEC and that fitted perfectly.

 

Mine was also TEC...guess the fabricator had an 'off' day!
They refunded without faffing so credit to them there.

 

Hi all, this is my first post on here. I bought a T120 Black in June 2018 and ran it stock until two week ago, I couldn't resist fitting an xpipe so ordered one from TEC and fitted it in around 8 hours, it was pretty intensive and without doubt the biggest mod I will undertake but could do it again in 2-3 hours now i reckon, A few hours of the install was because the xpipe was very slightly out so I had to loosen the plate above the cat and push/pull little to get it in, Also had some difficulty in lining up the stainless guard as the bracket was out so at this point I was wondering what the hell I had done it all for. After putting everything back together all was good ( albeit with a couple of extra little scuffs on the exhaust) and it brings a wide grin to your face when you first start it up, did the ECU reset and the bike runs really nice now, it gets rid of much of the snatchy throttle at low speeds but it's still evident it's there. I've also removed the snorkel and the bike sounds incredible even with the stock pipes, in fact I think I might put the snorkel back in as it is getting a bit too loud, every dog I pass now wants to go for me!

I now have two problems though, the first is my warranty is obviously void and I would have to remove the xpipe if I need any warranty work doing and secondly the biggest problem is my current insurance company won't approve the decat mod so I will either have to take it out or change insurance which is quite a bit more expensive. (Should have checked before I did the mod doh!)

So I don't really want to go back to the cat but I might have to think about it over the winter months when it's been put back into hibernation.

Also a 14mm spanner is needed to fit the back of the top frame bolt if anybody wants to try this, It took an age to find out this as all the video's of the installs i watched never mentioned it.

 

Dmcmillan
Firstly welcome to the Family. Sounds quite a little task. I quite like my 900 with the cat still fitted. It gives a lovely little gurgle on the over run. This snorkle business i have not tried yet but will have a go soon and fit a free flow filter just to see.
Ride Safe
Joe

 

Thanks Joe, Yeah the bonnies certainly sound nice with the cat in too, just a little quiet for me. The main thing I was looking to get rid of was the snatching, it is really bad on the T120 at low speed especially with a pillion onboard, In fact i would go so far as to say it is dangerous when taking roundabouts. I felt like I was riding a bucking bronco in the first two gears when the missus was on the back before the xpipe install, she kept complaining that I couldn't ride the thing properly! I think a booster plug will be the next install as that is supposed to remove the snatching completely.

 

A 14mm hinged ratchet spanner makes short work of 'that' nut.

 

Welcome to the forum Dmcmillan, we'll done on the x-pipe fitting. I've hardly had a chance to ride my T120 since fitted mine but have next week off from work and will do a few miles on her then. I'm still waiting for the Norman Hyde silencers to arrive, taking a bit longer than anticipated but that's because NH are re-designing their silencers.

 

I wonder what they're doing to the design?

 

I asked when they emailed me if I didn't mind waiting a couple of weeks. They are reverting to using bolt on silencers to the hanger rather than in recent years using a welded hanger bracket. They have found the sometimes a welded hanger bracket can result in a less than perfect chrome finish.

 

I got rid of the snatchy low throttle on my 1018 T120 by selecting rain mode when in built up areas, no problems now. bit of a clat at first but ok when you get used to it.

 

Yes, more for holding rather tightening. Not a lot of room for movement there.

 

Andy, I just had a Norman Hyde X pipe fitted by my local dealer. The fitting was only £100 I considered that very fair.
Returning from the dealer I just thought ‘wow’ the throttle response was amazing and the sound (I have the Vance and Hines) , well I have to say, I can’t stop smiling!

 

Goonergoose, I fitted an x-pipe to my T120 a couple of weeks ago, much better throttle response and sound. Still waiting for Norman Hyde silencers to arrive

 

Hopefully be with you soon. I was thinking it(x pipe) maybe an anti climax when I went to pick it up from the garage because I was quite excited to see the result.
But alas, I was not disappointed, I felt it was quite amazing. The sound is great also, I certainly don’t find it obnoxious as some have said. More like ‘Oh yeah’ with a big grin.