Both sound excellent. Still the best looking and cleanest gen 1 DL650. Love that pearl vigor blue. Just bought a '22 650 adventure. One of the last Vstroms to be shipped to local dealer- so he said. Next year the vtwin is supposed to be dropped.so sad. One of the techs said he saw a gen 1 DL with over 300k miles on original engine. Yours should last forever. thanks.
Thanks, I’ve kept the carbon on as it’s more subtle and a little quieter round the countryside. I use the bike every day so not always spotless, but they do scrub up well and are far better made and finished than the price would suggest. Enjoy the V-Twin before it goes parallel, mine is now 18 years old so they do last. 😊
Yes, I had to remake the lower mounting bracket for the skid plate. This won’t be necessary for all skid plates manufacturers, but for the Heed I had to lower the skid by 10mm to get clearance around the new exhaust pipe. This does mean a loss of ground clearance, but then I only do light green lanes so not an issue for me. Quality of the system has been superb, no problem at all after a year of riding 😊
You only really notice when riding. The carbon is more subtle, more mellow under accelerating and at speed. The Tri-oval is more raspy and louder at speed, so depends how loud you like to be 😊
@@FastSundayflyer that’s fair, the stock exhaust is very quiet so these are only needed if you want to hear a roar when you accelerate. I’ve now sold my DL650 for its bigger brother, the DL1050 which has the stock exhaust fitted… might not change this time.
Hi, the 1050 is too tall for me and heavier than my 650. Size wise, it is too long to fit in a tiny space I found to park my bike in the garage. My 650 barely fits in front of my wifes car. Power wise, its a great match to the bike and is lots of power for my riding. Only average 80 km/h on my roads so don't need more power. Can't wait for spring. Cheers! 😁
Like the look of the S/S and the sound of the C/F. Very subtle but smoother sound. Thx for doing the "open pipe" sound.
Thanks much Samuel and buying the Delkevic stainless tri oval system for my 650XT. This vid helped a ton.
Both sound excellent. Still the best looking and cleanest gen 1 DL650. Love that pearl vigor blue. Just bought a '22 650 adventure. One of the last Vstroms to be shipped to local dealer- so he said. Next year the vtwin is supposed to be dropped.so sad. One of the techs said he saw a gen 1 DL with over 300k miles on original engine. Yours should last forever. thanks.
Thanks, I’ve kept the carbon on as it’s more subtle and a little quieter round the countryside. I use the bike every day so not always spotless, but they do scrub up well and are far better made and finished than the price would suggest. Enjoy the V-Twin before it goes parallel, mine is now 18 years old so they do last. 😊
Nice comparison!
I like the sound of the Carbon Fiber muffler. You must have saved some weight over the stock one as well.
Yes, both options are significantly lighter. There is no noticeable power gain, just a much nicer sound 😊
Any issues with skid plate or center stand when installing? Like the look of the carbon. Thanks for posting this!
Yes, I had to remake the lower mounting bracket for the skid plate. This won’t be necessary for all skid plates manufacturers, but for the Heed I had to lower the skid by 10mm to get clearance around the new exhaust pipe. This does mean a loss of ground clearance, but then I only do light green lanes so not an issue for me. Quality of the system has been superb, no problem at all after a year of riding 😊
ive noticed with all my carbon fibre pipes, the exhaust note changes(louder, deeper) when the pipes heat up.
for me, carbon fiber wins👍
Thanks
Carbon Fibre one was quieter, not so airy sounding.
sounds the same to me
You only really notice when riding. The carbon is more subtle, more mellow under accelerating and at speed. The Tri-oval is more raspy and louder at speed, so depends how loud you like to be 😊
@@graingerblaze That's what I would say too. The Tri is raspier and that's brand new. Wonder what it be like after 5Km?
Hi I don't hear enough of a difference in mufflers to justify spending the time and money on them. 🙂
@@FastSundayflyer that’s fair, the stock exhaust is very quiet so these are only needed if you want to hear a roar when you accelerate. I’ve now sold my DL650 for its bigger brother, the DL1050 which has the stock exhaust fitted… might not change this time.
Hi, the 1050 is too tall for me and heavier than my 650. Size wise, it is too long to fit in a tiny space I found to park my bike in the garage. My 650 barely fits in front of my wifes car. Power wise, its a great match to the bike and is lots of power for my riding. Only average 80 km/h on my roads so don't need more power. Can't wait for spring. Cheers! 😁
Original sounds sweeter😎