If the insurance company needs to claim off a third party and the bike is insured, that’s what they are there for. There’s more important things to lay in bed worrying about tbh.
A third party’s insurance company could argue they don’t see why they should pay out on a bike that is not road legal.
Who’s turning this into an insurance thread? ? Forget the insurance, that’s the risk we take. And I believe quite minimal. It’s the Welsh plod and / or the bored magistrate that follow the guidance. A fine.. pay it and crack on…… 6 points might be different. https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/...ameras-tackle-frances-loudest-bikes-and-cars/
I got rid of my full system due to the risk of a serious claim that could have affected my family , scenario.. big crash , multi injury, your at fault , goodbye happy home . You may be out of the equation but someone pays the price , you cannot win against an insurance firm and a legal precedent. Simple Not Road legal means one thing only , sorry but it is plain fact
The stock Akra on the PP looks to have little twin baffles in the end of it, just like the full system. Has anyone tried removing them? I'm keeping away from the full system this time for reasons stated above, but the stock can is so incredibly quiet I feel like I need to do something!
They are not baffles, just part of the can. There is a video somewhere on youtube where someone took one apart to find out.
They are removable baffles on the Akra Race exhaust. I dont believe they are on the standard AKRA though.
Looks to me like the exact same arrangement as the full system when I look down the back: https://imgur.com/a/eJjpXHW
Can you see a small dome head bolt just inside each outlet? If so maybe you are right. I cant check my standard exhaust as am at work now
There are 2 small baffles in the full system that are held in with a small screw that is tack welded so you can’t remove them. I removed the weld and removed the baffles, but can’t say it made much difference to the sound, maybe very slightly..? Not like the difference when I removed the baffles on my 1260 full system, that sounded like thunder!
The little tack weld broke fairly easy with an allen Key. Boy the little baffles were tough to get out though lol
I am not a fan of noisy exhausts and I have a V4S with 8,500m on it - OK its not a PP but I have a question. Who is the noise for? I like to hear the twin sound on the V4 at stops when it switches the rear cylinders off after that it is quiet (ish) but once above 5/6k all I hear is the very loud airbox roar as the revs (quickly ) climb towards 10k! Cant hear the exhaust at all! Does the PP have the same loud Airbox roar that drowns out any exhaust noise?
The noise is definitely for me. I find the V4 almost silent compared to other bikes I've owned and a nice noise is part of the experience for me. I don't want deafening, just a nice characterful noise, but I don't seem to get airbox or any other noise from the V4, it may as well be electric.
That's interesting, my previous 1260S had a definite airbox roar as the revs went up the range but the V4S has that same roar but even louder to my ears. Are you saying that the PP doesn't have that roar at all? If so I wonder what the difference is.
Hello everyone To those of you who have been waiting for a long time, patience and encouragement... I waited for 8 months... and another motorcycle that I had to use, broke down just at that moment and I was left without a motorcycle and I was without a motorcycle all that time, and I continue alive....heh, heh... We are used in today's society to want something and we want it now....and I think that nothing happens, it can even be good, be patient to assess things, and take the wait as a point of reflection. I have already 8000 km with the PPV4 and I am delighted with it, the best motorcycle I have ever had. Maybe it will be the only bike I've ever bought or had that doesn't lack anything or doesn't have anything that I've had to adapt to. The truth is that this bike is much more versatile than what they sell us beyond "racing marketing". It does everything well...if you want to be comfortable alone or with a partner, simply take a ride in high gears enjoying the scenery, excellent aerodynamic protection (with the PP touring screen), or go out on your favorite curved roads with a sports bike squeezing that engine and chassis... It is comfortable, agile, very beautiful and practical, and above all that engine that is really multifaceted. The Pirelli Angel GT 2 come to this bike that are not even painted and I am delighted by their response and duration I have already had about 7000 km with it and I think it can easily do another 5000 km despite having traveled through Europe with them with my wife , heavily loaded and in the middle of a heat wave, they have behaved in luxury, even in water. Alone for sports use they do not disappoint at all and I have already been able to use them side by side with total confidence. Now during this week I will do a "full detailing", which is another of my passions, taking care of and pampering my motorcycle and leaving it ready for the next adventure, soon taking advantage of family vacations, I will spend a season in the north of Spain taking my PP in the trailer and combining family life and motorcycle, and I think another 1500 km will fall easily.
Saw my first one ‘in the flesh’ at P&H in Crawley today… what’s with that purple paint patch on the side of the nose!
