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- Apr 26, 2014
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When I bought my 961 it came with the stock mufflers. They were way too tame in my view, and in the opinion of others too! When I took my bike in for the first service, I was chatting with the owner of an SE who was upgrading to the factory free-flow long pipes. I followed his example and ordered a pair for my bike. When installed, with a re-map, the sound and performance was much better . . . .the bike sounded more like a Norton and less like a sewing machine!!!
The next time I was in for an oil change, I was chatting to a chap with a Cafe Racer 961 and he had the Norton shortie pipes. I thought they looker really nice and they sounded "Bad!" I had a pair installed on my bike. The bike did not have to be remapped from the free-flow long pipes.
I can't say enough good about the shorties: they look great, they sound great, and the bike performs really well. The stock mufflers and the free-flow long mufflers are just too big and massive. They take away from the aesthetics of the bike. If they were the shape of the old pea-shooters, that would be perfect, but they are long and fat!!
The shorties are polished stainless steel rather than the gleaming chrome of the long pipes, but the shorties rule in sight and sound!!!!
The next time I was in for an oil change, I was chatting to a chap with a Cafe Racer 961 and he had the Norton shortie pipes. I thought they looker really nice and they sounded "Bad!" I had a pair installed on my bike. The bike did not have to be remapped from the free-flow long pipes.
I can't say enough good about the shorties: they look great, they sound great, and the bike performs really well. The stock mufflers and the free-flow long mufflers are just too big and massive. They take away from the aesthetics of the bike. If they were the shape of the old pea-shooters, that would be perfect, but they are long and fat!!
The shorties are polished stainless steel rather than the gleaming chrome of the long pipes, but the shorties rule in sight and sound!!!!