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Lateshift
09-09-2007, 04:15 PM
But not so subtle on the ears :eek: :D

Spent the afternoon with Milleuks yesterday servicing my R1 (plugs, oil and filter) and stripping off the standard system and Akrapovic can.

In favour of a 7 month old Micron (Serpent) system and race can (with 60mm outlet :eek: ).

The Akrapovic can that was on it appears to have a 50mm outlet and is around 10cm longer in total :)

Got it all put together and give it a run back from Chelmsford to see what it was like.

Below 4000rpm, slower than the standard bike, but bearing in mind the EXUP valve has been disconnected and the bike is going into HM racing tomorrow to have everything setup properly on the Dyno its not a concern :)

Above 4000rpm and the sodding thing kicks in to life quite viciously :D

The average figures for the Micron Serpent system and Beta race can suggest a gain of around 12-15bhp on a good engine with the fueling setup, but sod the figures its noticeable without having been on the dyno yet :D


However the biggest difference is the noise, i do admit to giving it some hammer on the way back as soon as i found a stretch of road with nothing on it we were into treble figures and the thing started to not so much scream, but howl pretty damn loud :eek: :eek:

I think this one is going to be borderline to be honest as to whether or not i would get away with a tug from the Police if anywhere within 5 miles :D

I am convinced its louder than my 99 RSV and that thing was proper loud, but the outlet on it makes it sound like a proper race bike (hardly surprising for a race can :D ).

The best of it all is that the whole system and can cost £320 including delivery from Ebay, better still i managed to pick up an Ohlins with remote preload too for £265 :D

(now definitely need to sell my track bike :D ).

Anyway spent the day cleaning it seeing as its not had a proper wash in the last 2 weeks, Jetski give hers the full works too seeing and we took a couple of pictures to remember what they look like when they are cleaned properly :D

http://www.mick753.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/micron.jpg

And a particularly shiny 1995 ZXR400 :D

http://www.mick753.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/clean4001.jpg

STEALTH52
09-09-2007, 04:19 PM
So what are you going to do when you sell the track bike? Get another or run the R1 on the track??

Lateshift
09-09-2007, 04:22 PM
I havent even thought that far ahead to be honest, the clever answer would be stop ****ing about and just get some track plastics for my R1, but due to all the miles i am riding at the moment it doesnt hold any real appeal for me at the moment, but like most i am fickle by nature :D :D

Perilous
09-09-2007, 04:41 PM
I'm sorry but if you zoom the picture in right up close you can just see a speck of dust just behind the R1s rear brake resevoir.:grin2:grin2

Very shoddy. :grin2

Lateshift
09-09-2007, 04:43 PM
tsk tsk oh Yellow one, you should know by now that someone like me would have left that there on purpose, specifically to test the eye sight of the older members of the forums, i mean its cheaper than £25 (even though some dont have to pay for it any more :D )

STEALTH52
09-09-2007, 04:50 PM
I havent even thought that far ahead to be honest, the clever answer would be stop ****ing about and just get some track plastics for my R1, but due to all the miles i am riding at the moment it doesnt hold any real appeal for me at the moment, but like most i am fickle by nature :D :D

Thats exactly what i might do with my K6, so much easier using one bike for both, cheaper too!

Perilous
09-09-2007, 04:56 PM
:grin2:grin2
Ha its no good can't come up with a good answer:rolleyes:, you youngsters are just too sharp for us old boys. :grin2 I'll just go back down the shed and scrap some more grease off me bike while i try and think of one. :grin2

MickyGixer
09-09-2007, 05:01 PM
They both look lurrvveelllyyy....:jumping2

Tark
10-09-2007, 02:16 PM
Once upon a time my RSVR was that clean..

kasandrich
10-09-2007, 03:04 PM
Once upon a time my RSVR was that clean..

.....and then you picked it up :)

RaceMeNSee
10-09-2007, 04:06 PM
im in 2 minds at the moment about track fairings and a track bike......your R1 looks the nuts though dude.....but it sounds loud as feck! lol

Lateshift
10-09-2007, 04:19 PM
Its ear splitting, the geezer who run it set it all up on the dyno today reckons i am likely to get tugged with it too :eek: :D