Delkevic Slip-ons

[Yaesu]

A friend mounted a set of Delkevic slip-ons on his FJ-1300. They sound fantastic. So I purchased a set of Tri-Ovals. Installation was a piece of cake. I didn't read the instructions. They came with high temperature silicon sealer for between the mufflers and pipes where there is no gasket. The sound is amazing and now the sewing machine noise is somewhat silenced. I removed the baffles and the sound is much throatier. Well worth the $405, as they appear to be high quality stainless steel. They are about half the weight of the stock exhaust. Free shipping and it was quick.

 

[fnmag]

A friend mounted a set of Delkevic slip-ons on his FJ-1300. They sound fantastic. So I purchased a set of Tri-Ovals. Installation was a piece of cake. I didn't read the instructions. They came with high temperature silicon sealer for between the mufflers and pipes where there is no gasket. The sound is amazing and now the sewing machine noise is somewhat silenced. I removed the baffles and the sound is much throatier. Well worth the $405, as they appear to be high quality stainless steel. They are about half the weight of the stock exhaust. Free shipping and it was quick.

Very nice upgrade.
Looks good.

 

[kjkst1300]

A friend mounted a set of Delkevic slip-ons on his FJ-1300. They sound fantastic. So I purchased a set of Tri-Ovals. Installation was a piece of cake. I didn't read the instructions. They came with high temperature silicon sealer for between the mufflers and pipes where there is no gasket. The sound is amazing and now the sewing machine noise is somewhat silenced. I removed the baffles and the sound is much throatier. Well worth the $405, as they appear to be high quality stainless steel. They are about half the weight of the stock exhaust. Free shipping and it was quick.

I see you have a car tire out back. What brand and what size.

 

[ST Gui]

Installation was a piece of cake.

Ok so how 'bout a little info on the strobes on the bags? Whelen? Brake lights? Turn signals? Tail lights? Hazard lights? Escort duty? You may have mentioned them before - if so I missed it.

 

[Yaesu]

I see you have a car tire out back. What brand and what size.

It's a Hankook. I ordered it though Walmart and they mounted it at no charge. Balancing was not necessary on the two Hankook tires I've put on that bike. (I told them it was for a one-wheel trailer.)

 

[Yaesu]

The strobes on the bags are Whelen's. They are amber and are auxiliary turn signals. The LED light on the fender extension is red and is a stobing brake light.

 

[ColinW1981]

NICE PIPES!!!
KF7NLV - Yaesu FTdx3000

 

[Obo]

They look good, as do the other farkles. Thanks for sharing the photos.

 

[HOS]

A friend mounted a set of Delkevic slip-ons on his FJ-1300. They sound fantastic. So I purchased a set of Tri-Ovals. Installation was a piece of cake. I didn't read the instructions. They came with high temperature silicon sealer for between the mufflers and pipes where there is no gasket. The sound is amazing and now the sewing machine noise is somewhat silenced. I removed the baffles and the sound is much throatier. Well worth the $405, as they appear to be high quality stainless steel. They are about half the weight of the stock exhaust. Free shipping and it was quick.

I installed a set on my 2003 ST 1300 ABS and I likewise found the installation very easy and the quality and sound is great. I run with the baffles out and it is still not excessively loud, in my opinion. I got the 14" model and it looks good.

 

[Yaesu]

KF7NLV,
Yaesu 990, Yaesu 900, Icom 706MK2G, Flex 6400
73
Mike, N1VE

 

[Obo]

You guys are a couple of real hams

 

[Yaesu]

You guys are a couple of real hams

How'd you guess.

 

[ST Gui]

The strobes on the bags are Whelen's. They are amber and are auxiliary turn signals.

It'll be hard not to notice those turn signals.

 

[fnmag]

It's a Hankook. I ordered it though Walmart and they mounted it at no charge. Balancing was not necessary on the two Hankook tires I've put on that bike. (I told them it was for a one-wheel trailer.)

Free mounting!
That's a nice convenience.

 

[Yaesu]

It'll be hard not to notice those turn signals.

Yes they are very noticeable. Without them I was concerned that those behind me wouldn't see the signals, particularly when the bright sun was behind me. The fact that the Whelen lights are further apart also helps. I had to make tapered shims to mount the lights so they are facing more directly toward the rear of the bike, otherwise the angle of the saddlebags would have faced them slightly to the outside of the bike.

I used a 1/4 inch thick piece of Lexan for the tapered shim and made a gasket to keep water out of the bags.

Note the difference in brightness between the OEM hazard lights and the Whelen lights.

 

[ST Gui]

Note the difference in brightness between the OEM hazard lights and the Whelen lights

So noted. That's some nice work. What kind of connecters did you use for the bags?

 

[Yaesu]

So noted. That's some nice work. What kind of connecters did you use for the bags?

I used these: https://www.ebay.com/i/281457738422?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=281457738422&targetid=885502524625&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9014832&poi=&campaignid=9338046716&mkgroupid=94993973219&rlsatarget=aud-412677883135:pla-885502524625&abcId=1139336&merchantid=101684630&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzN71BRCOARIsAF8pjfj_uR7Lv8zpY-ggICQ1NN3ntHGPiV505z7QiGXwYpeP8AlISfxmmRMaAlEHEALw_wcB

 

[ST Gui]

I think the stock cans are the best looking ones.

I didn't care for them when I first saw the ST but figured they looked better than a lot of mufflers on other bikes and hey- I could always go aftermarket. Turns out I don't care for any of those offerings. In the meantime the STockers have grown on me and peace has been made. Now if somebody offered some Paul Dunstall looking mufflers or those from the GL1000 they could

 

[Yaesu]

I think the stock cans are the best looking ones. Don't know why aftermarkets couldn't come up with something similar in design

If any company tried to build a set of mufflers that are made was well as the stock mufflers, they would cost $1000 each. The OEM mufflers are beautifully made from fine, heavy stainless steel. I changed them because of the sound and weight loss, not because of the looks.

 

[claytonia]

I installed a full Delkevic exhaust on my 93, ordered it almost as soon as I saw the photos and, mainly, the price; $735, free shipping. They are well made, and sort of fit the bike - bolting up the headers can be a bit tough, but mainly I had to fabricate my own mid-pipe bracket as theirs was off by about an inch! So I needed to re-install the pipes, and emailed them to ask for new header gaskets and sealing grease, which they sent without and trouble. I think they look great, and must have saved at lease 10 lbs. But agree with a post elsewhere about the sound - "throaty" is being kind. I mean, I'm not 18 anymore, they were too loud for me. Did what has worked on a couple of my other bikes and installed short baffles between the mufflers and the pipes, which is much more pleasant. Also, they claimed "no jetting necessary", but it sure didn't feel that way. Sounded pretty rough on part throttle on secondary roads, really not happy with that, but clean on acceleration and at highway speeds. The baffles seemed to help, although I have put very little miles on them.

Anyway, overall I'm very happy with the system - for that price, I don't mind some extra work.