VFR Discussion Group -> Staintune High Mount

I have owned a D&D for 4 years now on my 98 VFR, its a loud exhaust that for the most part sounds great, offered good performance powerwise but was just too loud. I like that it scared the deer away but dont like that it attracted the cops. Last year the City of Colorado Springs stated issuing tickets to all aftermarket exhaust that they deemed to be too loud. It was mostly at the distretion of the officer and no sound standard was applied.

After seeing a cop pull a U turn to come after me on my way home from work twice, and ducking onto the turn up to Stratmoor Hills where the city cops have no justidiction, I thought it was time to get a quieter exhuast.

I have repacked the D&D twice and each time it got quieter but quickly grew louder as I rode the bike.

I like that the Staintune requires no repacking and it came with a silencer bud to reduce the loudness even more than standard. I bought a hi mounts for both looks and practiacality as this makes it easier to remove the rear wheel. The D&D had to be swung out of the way when I wanted to remove the wheel.

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My old exhaust A battle dirty D&D exhaust blown out from 4 years of punishment, needed to be repacked yet again.

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Ready to mount Body work removed, and ready to accept the new exhaust.

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Cutting Spacers

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Cutting off the Givi Spacers My rear Givi bag is mounted to the same holes as the Staintune, I cut them to allow for the width of the Staintune Braket and sanded them smooth.

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Rear Bracket With the rear fender removed I bent the braket to fit the body a bit easier in my vice.

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Video with how it sounds

BTW if anybody wants my old D&D I will give it away for shipping cost, its filthy from road grime at the moment and is pretty deep sounding after I repacked it last year, Is loud though!

Nice to hear those cams at idle. Unique when you get on it. The baffle doesn't seem to do much, except at idle. Hope the cops leave you alone!..Maybe when my TBR wears out??? :thumbsup:

I also installed a high mount staintune on my 2001. Found the best deal at Motorsports Network for $439 with free shipping. The installation was a breeze and could not have been easier short of having someone else do it! I dont know what it sounds like to passers-by, but it sure sounds sweet from the drivers seat.

By the way, I appreciate your mods posts. Its a big plus to see people who are willing to make the mods and then share the info with others. I'm half expecting to see some future post where you make a turbocharger out of used coffee cans.

terry, Apr 6 2005, 12:56 PM I'm half expecting to see some future post where you make a turbocharger out of used coffee cans.

Hey Slammer, now that would be cool, a turbo VFR!

I have the same pipe. Bought it cause it'll never wear out. Staintune has a distintive sound though, sorta rips where others are deep. I'm not sure which sound I like better. Come to think of it, I have never heard a sportybike that didn't sound good. :thumbsup:

terry, Apr 6 2005, 05:56 AMI'm half expecting to see some future post where you make a turbocharger out of used coffee cans.

Nope not turbo but I have been working on a Nuclear Teapot.

HispanicSlammer, Apr 5 2005, 08:22 PMBTW if anybody wants my old D&D I will give it away for shipping cost, its filthy from road grime at the moment and is pretty deep sounding after I repacked it last year, Is loud though!

Hey HS, I'll be glad to take it off your hands. :D
I seem to be on a strict motorcycle accessory budget this year and would be more than willing to put a little time and elbow grease into cleaning it up. Let me know how much the shipping would be to 30605 and I can send you a money order or Paypal, whichever you prefer.

Thanks,

vfrurknee, Apr 6 2005, 12:27 PMNice to hear those cams at idle. Unique when you get on it. The baffle doesn't seem to do much, except at idle. Hope the cops leave you alone!..Maybe when my TBR wears out??? :thumbsup:

Yeah, the baffle (restrictor, or 'spud') in the Satantune does make a difference. I've got two - a standard one, and one with the 'tail' cut off. The difference between no restrictor, the modified one and the normal one is marked, and not just at idle. It also makes a noticeable difference to how it runs. With no restrictor, I start of thinking, "Hmmm... this sounds a bit loud", then start to enjoy it, then ride aggressively, then after a while start to get annoyed with it. The stock restrictor is quite inoffensive, and should pass most noise testing. The modified one is loud enough to be enjoyable, without attracting unwanted attention.

At about 7-9K rpm, the can resonates quite loudly except with the standard restrictor in, and it's markedly higher-pitched than most aftermarket zorsts, probably due the the smaller volume of the high-mount can compared to other cans.

I too have the Staintune high pipe on my `01, se my web page for pics.
I like the look, exposes the rear wheel.
Sounds good with spud installed... I don't care for loud motorcycles... I'll leave that to the HD crowd :music:
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HS, how do you find it compared to the D&D ?

About a quarter as loud, with the baffle, it actually sounds like it did with the stock pipe on it but with about half the weight. The pipe was slightly heavyier than the D&D but not by much. I have yet to ride it for an extended period with the baffle removed.

Noticed it does not cold start as easy, even after loading the Staintune PC2 map and syncing the starter valves, might have to set the idle a bit higher