Opinions please on Delkevic 8" CF slip on exh

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I wound up getting the Delkevic 9" Oval with a chromed (or mirror finish polished) Stainless Steel canister. I paid $185 on Amazon with free shipping. The installation took an afternoon in my garage. Fitment was without any difficulties.

The only minor issue was the allen head bolt on the clamp to tighten the inlet of the slip on to the outlet of the mid pipe did not hold up well. The allen head was partially striped by the time I was finished. After the clamp was fully tightened, it seemed more than enough to hold the muffler in place without the strap type hanger attached to the rear foot peg fastener. I kept the strap on anyway for added "security", but looks better without it. Also, the welded on bracket for the center stand rubber stopper was not precisely aligned, but close enough to do work.

I decided to leave the baffle in, since I'm only after a little more sound from my exhaust, but nothing excessive.

After starting the engine and letting the bike idle for several minutes to check for exhaust leaks, the sound is most certainly better than stock. It has a much deeper tone, but surprisingly not significantly louder than stock. I have yet to go for a ride, but I suspect it only becomes louder at higher engine revs and REALLY LOUD at full throttle. Perfect! Just what I wanted. Just to confirm, I blipped the throttle to raise the revs a few grand and it did liven up the exhaust note somewhat, but nothing outrageously offensive to human ears. I did not notice any undesired stumbling, popping or backfires either, so apparently there is still sufficient back pressure so that my ECU is still happy with this new Delkevic exhaust.

Mine looks very similar to this one, but longer and fills in the rear wheel area of the bike a lot more. Delkevic makes great products and this one looks absolutely gorgeous on an all black bike. I think the "chromed" slip on canister looks better compared to the more expensive CF version.

I will report again after a proper test ride, but two thumbs up so far!

This "baffled" slip on is a relatively low cost, high quality unit that looks great and amplifies the exhaust sound appropriately commensurate with how much throttle is applied. At closed or light throttle, there is nothing offensive about it, and won't set of any car alarms while riding through a neighborhood. In short, it transforms the CB1100 into a proper, if not more spirited motorcycle.