Poll: What kind of exhaust are you running?

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Fuzzy's exhaust mod. Three bucks worth of parts from AutoZone and a can of hi-temp black paint. =)

I should note, however, that I recently had to put in a baffle (bought a generic from J&P, sawed it in half and bolted it in) in order to pass Texas inspection. Never used to bother with getting my motorcycles inspected until the recent change which ties registration to inspections. I guess the politicians finally noticed a missing revenue stream after all these years of everyone ignoring inspections.

Wow, really? I thought Texas had the most lenient regulations on everything. Even CA does not require that, and CA is the worst (strict regulations) when it comes to emissions and noise and just about everything!

As Texas has no state income tax, the state government relies on sales taxes, fines and fees for revenue. Vehicle inspections are one of those fees. While the fuzz have always been pretty diligent about enforcing inspection stickers on automobiles, motorcycles have been pretty much ignored until now. I've owned six motorcycles here and never even bothered with it. In fact, in the past if you went to a shop and asked for an inspection, they'd just look at you funny and say "Really?"

But starting this year, the state government decided to make it so you can't get your yearly registration on any vehicle until you submit a completed inspection report. Which is just an inconvenience, really. I suppose I could find a shop that would simply pencil-whip it, but I've been going to Cycle Sports on Clay Road for years and trust the guys there implicitly. He said I needed to put a baffle into the straight pipe to pass, so I did it. No big deal; just another reason to dislike politicians, (like I needed another one). =)