New Emgo shorty reverse cone exhaust on my 2014 CB1100

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Today, I took an evaluation test ride with my Emgo megaphone exhaust. For only a $46 aftermarket exhaust, it makes a nice "growl" at slow speed, more than loud enough to be heard wearing a full face helmet. Out on the freeway, at cruising speeds around 3000 rpm (65 mph in 6th), the sound fades to a less noticeable droning background sound with the face shield fully closed.

When I cracked the whip, the sound volume obviously becomes much more pronounced, but still not outrageously loud. I'm sure more sound can be heard at the rear of the bike as opposed to where the rider sits wearing a full face helmet.

Upon decel, from high revs, this exhaust pops and burbles, but does not outright backfire. There are no other ill effects to the fuel mixture at any throttle positions, and the exhaust quiets down when cruising at or decelerating from low engine revs.

In other words, the Emgo is MUCH louder than stock, but still not completely over the top, at least not obnoxiously so in my subjective opinion. For such a low cost exhaust, it is a truly FANTASTIC value that can be made to fit on a standard model CB1100 with a little extra work! I recommend purchasing separately and using a link pipe made by Delkevic for the CB1100, so the Emgo can be mounted properly and the bike's center stand can still be used "as is".

When I got home after a brief cool down period, I loosened the clamps and remove the muffler from my existing (Delkevic) link pipe. I wanted to remove the short pipe adapter (about 3" long) that I purchased from an auto parts store, to polish it. I spent a few hours hand polishing it as best I could, and it now looks much better between the link pipe and the Emgo muffler. The completed installation integrates reasonably well and now looks like a "professional" put it on the bike.

Here are some new photos of the finished installation.