Fitting Akrapovics to the Yamaha FJR 2014

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  • Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
  • Well this was my Sunday fun. I decided to fit my Akrapovic exhausts to the FJR.
    Sounds awesome, saves weight, looks great and I'm sure there's a bit more grunt too :)
    I did try weight and sound comparisons but I felt the results were not truly exact enough to be fact; I blame our cheap weighing scales and Decibel app.

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  • @johnkinnane547
    @johnkinnane547 3 роки тому +1

    G'day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 they look really nice better than the original ones and they sound nice John

  • @MANIKO5
    @MANIKO5 8 років тому

    Molly the cat looks like she won a hundred meter race, but the finish line was a brick wall. what an adorable little creature ; )

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      haha Molly would never race and you better hope she never reads this. She's quite good at boxing, maybe that's where she got the nose from :)

    • @MANIKO5
      @MANIKO5 8 років тому

      Haha, got two of the critters myself, they keep trying to use my seat on my bike as a claw sharpener.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Molly is the great commander of seats, every time I get up, she's in it...pronto! lol

  • @WheelsNotHeels
    @WheelsNotHeels 8 років тому

    Nice teamwork there, you two! Even Molly & Hank got in on the act...so cute. And that is a lovely sound...wish I could get one of those!

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Thanks Wheels, Molly follows me everywhere, never helps me, just hinders. Hank is just a stubborn little so-and-so :) Maybe hubby is reading this and with Christmas coming up, who knows??...."Hubby get yer wallet out! :D

  • @SkeggyCruiser
    @SkeggyCruiser 8 років тому

    They look and sound so much better buddy, you've got to be pleased with them, very nice, RSM8.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Yes they have transformed the bike, not stupid loud but a nice rumble :) tcrsm8

  • @grayman999
    @grayman999 7 років тому +2

    A fine pair ! And sound loverly ! 😘

  • @theramblinbiker4537
    @theramblinbiker4537 8 років тому

    Sounds awesome! And looks great too. Ole Molly looks like she didn't care if she was in the way Haha! Great video thanks for sharing. Ride safe and have a great day.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      I'm sure she's only happy when she's in the way :)

  • @digger8180
    @digger8180 4 роки тому +1

    Hello,
    I came across this post after looking at Akrapovic end cans. I know it's a few years on from making, perhaps you could answer a couple of quick questions on the Akrapovic cans.
    They cost a small fortune do you think they were worth the money? I know they look great and sound fantastic.
    Did you end up running lean after taking the DB killers out? & if given the choice would you buy and fit them again?
    I know that's three questions, but hey.
    Thank you.
    Chris.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  4 роки тому +1

      Worth the money for the awesome sound if keeping the bike for a few years at least. No difference in running at all, these are designed to be compatible straight out of the box. I would buy Akrapovics again but yes they are a considered purchase, I haven't tried other makes like Arrow but I know I'll like the sound of the Akras. I'm changing the FJR for another bike this spring and planning on fitting Akras on the new one. Cheers Chris :)

    • @digger8180
      @digger8180 4 роки тому +1

      I fitted a Akrapovic end can to my bike eventually. Hung about and waited and watched and waited....and result got one for my particular bike a BMW K1300S for considerably less than I thought I would pay for one, result all round.
      Thanks again for the original post👍🏻.
      Not everyone likes BMW'S but the K1300S is, shall we say the gentleman's choice of super bike in this gentleman's opinion!
      Hope this finds you both well and fit and well.
      Take care and let's look forward to getting back out!

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  4 роки тому

      @@digger8180 Woof! That's a biggun, hope you like the sound, take care :)

  • @faithbiker8262
    @faithbiker8262 8 років тому

    Learned a lot from watching your vid. Best to you Hepcat Harley! I am always on the lookout for your new vlogs.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      You're a star mate, thanks for watching :)

  • @npr1300A8
    @npr1300A8 8 років тому

    They look and sound fabulous Ian! Look forward to hearing them on your next ride. Ride safe. Best wishes to you both. 👍

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Thanks Paul, same to yous :)

    • @npr1300A8
      @npr1300A8 8 років тому

      I say look forward to hearing them, I'm hoping to! I'm currently as deaf as a post due to wax! That's the big disadvantage of wearing earplugs. This will be the 3rd time of ear suctioning. 😕

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Oh dear! There's always a down side

  • @devinnickle1310
    @devinnickle1310 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful mate. I want these for my 2013. Cheers🍻

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  4 роки тому +1

      My FJR is up for sale at the moment but I can say (for me) they were worth every penny for the way they sounded compared to stock. I've just bought a Tracer 900GT and I have Akrapovics to that already :) Cheers, stay safe.

  • @coolguy79jeffrey
    @coolguy79jeffrey 7 років тому

    looks great! But now I got a euro 4 akra, not sure how am I going to remove it and put it back on without the baffle flying out!

  • @TonyKitchen471
    @TonyKitchen471 8 років тому

    Nice addition and they sound well

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Thanks Tony, they have given the bike a new appeal :)

  • @CaptainRambunctious
    @CaptainRambunctious 8 років тому

    Very good! Nice hoodie too... Watch that Hank...

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому +1

      I really shouldn't be wearing my best for working but it was really cold today :) Hank is a really strange cat I can tell you.

    • @CaptainRambunctious
      @CaptainRambunctious 8 років тому +1

      Hepcat Harley You really shouldn't! ;-)
      He does look it! ;-) My black cat is called Sherlock and is just as weird...

  • @TingBiker
    @TingBiker 8 років тому

    Very nice indeed Ian. Good little vid with assistant on the camera 👍🏻

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Bleddy impossible without an able assistant mate. :)

  • @ArizonaRE
    @ArizonaRE 8 років тому

    Lovely job, mate! Your camera person was quite skilled as well :-)
    You're looking good, Hep, and so are the pipes B-)

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      hehe Thanks AzRE you ol' sweet talker you :D

  • @wyvernbiker
    @wyvernbiker 8 років тому

    Great job and they sound awesome :)

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      I don't think the GoPro does a good job of picking up the sound but yes, yes they do :)

  • @TexRider
    @TexRider 8 років тому

    nice Job there Hepcat .. looks nice take care

  • @dr_electrick
    @dr_electrick 7 років тому +1

    Clear job

  • @ianasbiorn8657
    @ianasbiorn8657 8 років тому

    They look superb! Should give you a nice edge in the playground. :)

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      I like them muchly, thanks Ian :)

  • @genisis41
    @genisis41 8 років тому

    sounds and looks good mate, those table lifts are great ain't they :-D

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Certainly are mate, wot with my knees anyway :)

  • @stevesixtysix7630
    @stevesixtysix7630 8 років тому

    Sounds excellent 👍🏻

  • @Zerodghjj
    @Zerodghjj 8 років тому +1

    That looked easy peasy lemon squeezy.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      It really was :)

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому +1

      The difficult part was paying for them :)

    • @Zerodghjj
      @Zerodghjj 8 років тому +1

      Oh yes paying for it yes that is the hard part.

  • @banditnev
    @banditnev 8 років тому

    Don't forget to adjust the chain! Ahhh nice sound and bike by the way.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      I need to adjust my belt too, since being on a diet challenge my pants keep falling down lol

    • @AR-iu9jv
      @AR-iu9jv 2 роки тому +1

      It's a shaft drive

    • @banditnev
      @banditnev 2 роки тому

      @@AR-iu9jv It was a joke!

    • @AR-iu9jv
      @AR-iu9jv 2 роки тому

      @@banditnev oh.....ha ha !

  • @Doticaster
    @Doticaster 8 років тому

    Niceone dude, looks sweet and awesome sounds.
    Tcrs✊

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Thanks it is a Blessed sound :) tcrsm8

  • @coolguy79jeffrey
    @coolguy79jeffrey 7 років тому

    any idea how to remove the 2016 model akra? there is only 2 welding holding on to it. I am wondering, after I have removed the silencer, how do i put it back and keep it in placed during my annual inspection of the exhaust.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  7 років тому

      Mine has the spot welded screw holding the baffle in place, just grind off the weld but keep the screw for baffle replacement if needed. Mine passed its MOT without the baffle just fine. The baffle is a press fit so should go back in place no problem then lock it in with the screw.

    • @coolguy79jeffrey
      @coolguy79jeffrey 7 років тому

      Mine doesn't come with a screw...

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  7 років тому

      You might find it in an access hole in the sleeve, if not you'll have to find the weld and grind it down. Can you get to the welds?

    • @coolguy79jeffrey
      @coolguy79jeffrey 7 років тому

      yeah, i found the access hole. I think I may need to drill a hole on the baffler to insert the screw in! Would need to do some measurement before i start the drilling of the baffler...

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  7 років тому

      I can't really tell without seeing it but maybe a small self-tapping screw would do the job. Good luck :)

  • @volgnit
    @volgnit 8 років тому

    Geez I love that bike. Would be a good replacement for my old K bike. Just gotta convince the financial controller.
    I'm sure I saw Mollies lips move. She said, " no, f#*k off. "

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      It's a big ol' beast, fills the garage quickly. Yes, I'm sure all the cats want me dead so they can have the bed all to themselves....wouldn't put it past them :)

  • @leonnierluna7873
    @leonnierluna7873 3 роки тому +1

    Lo mejor 😈

  • @OldManTony
    @OldManTony 8 років тому

    Nice job! I suppose the other garage belongs to Lord Hepcat.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому +1

      No he has many garages. it's the one I keep my '32 Ford Roadster in :)

  • @bettyboop69ism
    @bettyboop69ism 8 років тому +1

    Sound lovely dear will hear you coming now. Lol

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому +1

      Sorry I made you stand behind the pipes when I was doing the decibel check lol

  • @Womanwolfrider
    @Womanwolfrider 8 років тому

    Very interesting and enjoyable : )

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      Thanks Cat, my jeans kept falling down today so I had to keep cropping the video clips to avoid showing my ass lol

    • @Womanwolfrider
      @Womanwolfrider 8 років тому

      Crikey😳didn't know it was one of those sorts of movies! : p

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      The clues were there...FJR Falling Jeans Random :)

  • @WEGGYZZR
    @WEGGYZZR 8 років тому

    The legend that is Hank Williams.....check out Jason and the scorchers mate...great band and fans of Hank.
    Pipes are sweet as a nut mate....one of them sounds like mine....only one tho!

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому +1

      haha, will do, apparently I have work to do right now though :)

  • @Luistip
    @Luistip 8 років тому

    ...oh yeah! ...a great plastic surgeon, the patient has been perfect ...

  • @KarlTheDingbat
    @KarlTheDingbat 8 років тому

    Ooooh vroom vroom :)

  • @CalmBiker
    @CalmBiker 8 років тому +1

    Those spot welds are a bit of a joke really. You must get through a lot of copper grease ;-)

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      yes they are and for good reason :) I get copper slip in bulk.

  • @Bex88_UK
    @Bex88_UK 8 років тому +1

    ooo looooverly :D

  • @adamhar4546
    @adamhar4546 7 років тому

    Lovely cats.

  • @nilsatisno9964
    @nilsatisno9964 8 років тому

    Sweet :)

  • @brybish
    @brybish 5 років тому +1

    Not a big fan of loud exhausts unless they add power otherwise pointless but like the video.

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  5 років тому

      Yes not much power advantage to speak of but the sound isn't loud it's just nicely toned and gives out a wonderful tune higher up in the rev range. Thanks for your comment, take care :)

  • @MarcioMoreiraMoreira
    @MarcioMoreiraMoreira 8 років тому

    oi blz brother passando prá deixar aquele like mano mais um escrito se pôde retrebua agradeço susseso ae mano

  • @tml136
    @tml136 8 років тому

    Honda Nottingham

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому +1

      Indeed, a lot of people blur out their number plates, not me, loud and proud :D

    • @tml136
      @tml136 8 років тому

      Hepcat Harley I'm in Sutton in Ashfield

    • @HepcatHarley
      @HepcatHarley  8 років тому

      That's about 50 miles from me :)

  • @ghinman6538
    @ghinman6538 5 місяців тому

    Audio far too low.