Davy F
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Arrow do a de-chatted exhaust system. You get everything bar the rear header (you re-use the oe pipe).
tell me about your 1190
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Yeah, that's what I've been looking at - around £400ish seems to be the best deal I can find. I thnk I'd be tempted to go for a professional 'cut and shut' job on the standard pipe TBH
It all adds up doesn't it;
Wings can - £450
Arrow pipe - £400
Re map - £350ish?
I'm in no doubt at all that the above mods will improve the engine response and probably quite significantly but that's a serious amount of money to throw at what is essentially already a very well fuelled and powerful bike.
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*edit ... But Andres ... I'll still
meet you for a coffee ... (Or some herbal tea shite ...)
You're on
and I'm a coffee man I'll have you know 
Strong and black, like my women! (what film was that from........my memory these days 
)Andres
As I understand it (as described by Geoff) - there is an element of 'self-learning' which will readjust to suit returning to standard exhaust/filter.
Al
I'm a bit puzzled why anyone would want to remap a bike that rides so well, it's 150 horses can and do make the rear wheel spin up on anything that's not perfect tarmac, if it suffered from flat spots or a snatchy throttle then fair enough, but it doesn't.
The last time I was at the KTM dealers there was an RC8 in pieces, the engine had disintegrated, I commented that it looked like an expensive repair under warranty, the reply was that it had been remapped so it wasn't.
So mine will be staying standard, it gives me piece of mind, I don't want to be riding a grenade with no back up.
Just my opinion of course.
The last time I was at the KTM dealers there was an RC8 in pieces, the engine had disintegrated, I commented that it looked like an expensive repair under warranty, the reply was that it had been remapped so it wasn't.
So mine will be staying standard, it gives me piece of mind, I don't want to be riding a grenade with no back up.
Just my opinion of course.
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Exactly, the throttle response is spot on, smooth, progressive and do you really want more than 150bhp...
Dave
I can't comment on the bike in pieces, who knows what had happened and who had done what.
For me it's a two fold excercise,
Firstly, if you play exhausts and air flow and generally improve the bikes ability to breathe, you run the risk of making the bike even leaner. (Most bikes are pretty lean from standard anyway because of emission testing). So by remapping it and correcting the air/fuel mixture you protect it from running too hot.
Secondly, as good as a bikes fuelling may be straight out the factory, if you set it up properly you will notice a huge improvement. So it's not about balls out bhp, it's not about 'my bike now pulls 160mph' it's about 'my throttle is just a delight - like a surgeons knife, wet off camber roundabouts in greasy town are a doddle with such good fuelling'.
The Rc8 may have had some dodgy home made power commander on it? Track dayed to within an inch of its life? Who knows. I can tell you that my last two bikes were re-mapped and the improvement in their 'performance' (so we're talking real world fuelling) was just fantastic.
For me it's a two fold excercise,
Firstly, if you play exhausts and air flow and generally improve the bikes ability to breathe, you run the risk of making the bike even leaner. (Most bikes are pretty lean from standard anyway because of emission testing). So by remapping it and correcting the air/fuel mixture you protect it from running too hot.
Secondly, as good as a bikes fuelling may be straight out the factory, if you set it up properly you will notice a huge improvement. So it's not about balls out bhp, it's not about 'my bike now pulls 160mph' it's about 'my throttle is just a delight - like a surgeons knife, wet off camber roundabouts in greasy town are a doddle with such good fuelling'.
The Rc8 may have had some dodgy home made power commander on it? Track dayed to within an inch of its life? Who knows. I can tell you that my last two bikes were re-mapped and the improvement in their 'performance' (so we're talking real world fuelling) was just fantastic.
Dellis
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Giles,
I accept that but to be honest the fuelling on my 1190 is bang on, the throttle response is precise and controllable. In fact 'rain mode' is unnecessary because the throttle control is so good far better than my 990 and all BMW's I've previously owned. What I would say is put some miles on the bike, as they loosen up the bottom end becomes smoother and more useable.
If you do go for it let us know how you get on, you don't strike me as the kind of guy that would say "it's the best thing since sliced bread" just because you've spent the cash
Cheers
Dave
Dellis
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Mav,
You don't know what you're missing.....
Dave
You don't know what you're missing.....
Dave
Dellis
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Due to the circumstances under which I bought my 1190 I had to run it in over a weekend as I had something planned the following week. Got it out of the way through
Dave
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Hope this helps......
You can't beat a bit of air, Blondie might have something to say about that, she's a brilliant pillion but isn't happy with my liking for taking off. There's a hump back bridge you can see over about 200 metres from the entrance to my place and I used to love jumping it, it's just outside a village that's now a 30 limit, it has to be said that she was well chuffed when the 30 signs went up and spoilt my fun
Dave
Sadly not 1190 pics
Pic of a pic so quality not great
Andres might remember this - a blind corner at the bottom of the Hardknott pass with a lookout for safety's sake - looks like I bottled it and shut the throttle
Do get on with it!!
Mav,
You don't know what you're missing.....
Dave
There are some cracking vids which make it look ridiculously good!
Hope this helps......
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Andres might remember this - a blind corner at the bottom of the Hardknott pass with a lookout for safety's sake - looks like I bottled it and shut the throttle
Ha ha, happy days
Andres
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