GPR is High

[BISavage]

High, thats for sure.
GPR high level M3 in Titanium.

Its street legal!

It comes with a euro4 rated Cat.

The install took 5 minutes, and I didnt like where it sat, so then I took the whole pipe and header off and spent 2 hours putting it back together in a way which is better.

Havent had it out long enough to build an opinion, either way here is the proof:





I did test if the titanium is real by laying the back of my hand on it after hot rodding for 20 minutes... my skin didnt make sizzle noises, so its real... I am also open for tips on a better way to test this.

 

[aitormartin]

Looks really cool. If it really is titanium it shouldn't be magnetic, so you could test that easily.

 

[Vintage Veloce]

Looks to me like you should remove the passenger footpegs with that... hard to picture a comfortable passenger with it!

It is a very interesting design. Loud?

 

[BISavage]

Actually with the titanium skin, it is not hot so no worries when wearing a skirt....

Its a different tone, cant be sure on the volume yet though as its still too new and needs to "settle".

I bet without the Cat its enough to get repay any debts you may have to your neighbors at 5 in the morning...

 

[BISavage]

Had another go at it, and it really is noticeable how much the center of gravity has changed.

 

[Vintage Veloce]

Had another go at it, and it really is noticeable how much the center of gravity has changed.

Great picture!
On the mass shift... noticeable in a good or less desirable way?

 

[BISavage]

On the mass shift... noticeable in a good or less desirable way?

Probably preferential.
Hard sometimes to define desireable; lower maybe better in the hands of Casey Stoner, but when more focused on skipping stones while enjoying the weather...
I guess I would say its more leaney and that it more willfully steers mid turn with changes to throttle input; more playfully penetrates apexes.

 

[BISavage]

So I put a couple hours on and I kinda like it.

On a side note, top speed was pretty decent.

Post in thread 'TOP SPEED' https://hqvadventure.com/forum/threads/top-speed.140/post-3788

The color of the exhaust exit looks interesting...not black or dusty... guess the air coming outta the cat is clean and hot...(hopefully not to lean...)

 

[BISavage]

Loud?

After everyting worked its way into place, (and I replaced the gasket from header to mid pipe) it sounds good.

It gives the engine a different voice to sing with, and the bike a different attitude.

I like it.

Loud? Yes it is loud, street legal motorcycle loud.

 

[joeprez]

As Bruce Wayne would ask... does it come in black?!?

I really like the new position, agree that you should take off the pilion pegs.

 

[BISavage]

As Bruce Wayne would ask... does it come in black?!?

I really like the new position, agree that you should take off the pilion pegs.

Yes, carbon fiber.

It mounts to the rear peg with 2 screws like the stock pipe holder or Leo GP 1 so the Husqvarna peg delete does not work.

The other peg delete from USA would work...

 

[BISavage]

Update: still liking it.

Observations:
Attention - it draws a different type of attention... with all the other pipes the attention was typically drawn from middle aged dudes eating ice cream with their children...
Now with the GPR, 15 year olds crack their head around like Snoochie came round the bend on their 125 lookin for action....

...So theres that...

 

[BISavage]

So, i've been testing a few heat shields, and was working out which one works the best, so had gone without a shield for the last thousand km while I toyed with the idea... typically in mid high boots and jeans.

First time this week in full boots and I earned the privilege of cleaning up the mess I made.

 

[BISavage]

Maybe I can make something work which is easily removable and attachable for wearing full boots; I am kinda partial to the looks of the naked pipe...

Here again, after 15min of cleaning the melted plastic off: (sand paper and wd, no polish compound)

 

[Vintage Veloce]

Yikes, were those the new boots?

 

[BISavage]

Yes, definately more comfortable now that their "broken melted in".

Guess that extra inch on the side for the CE ankle protection made all the difference... definately dont touch the pipe with my other boots... or these ones, now that they fit the contour perfectly

 

[BISavage]

So today I wore some work-able pants and my IXS shorty boots... and they were no match for the power of my GPR pipe... and yes those are crumbs of melt...



So, I ordered shoes made of real leather and not... well whatever that was for leather... and I guess I will have to resort to wearing 100% jeans...

(Its was fun trying to get changed when everything is melted together)

 

[Vintage Veloce]

Def time for some kind of cf pipe guard...

 

[BISavage]

I have one, its not the right brand (who cares), but it would work... I test fit it just now to show what it looks like:



I think on this pipe a heat shield takes away from the looks...

 

[BISavage]

I may have found a solution...