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Love my DS but, like many it would seem, wish it sounded slightly more aggressive and less like a hairdryer!
There's been a lot of discussion regarding the pros and cons of various manufacturers (Akros, Arrow etc.) but given that the only one that Ducati appears to tolerate without ripping up your warranty and throwing it to the four winds, is the Termignoni.
Don't particularly like the look of the high mount Termignoni and the reviews seem to suggest that, despite an eye-watering £1K+ investment, the difference in sound is almost imperceptible.
Despite the same high price (which, of course includes the re-mapping) the Sports Line Termignoni (96480681A) reviews appear much more favourable regarding the better sound (deeper and throatier) but not "stupid loud" enough to have neighbours gathering after dark at the end of your road with flaming torches and a length of stout rope!
Without exception however, these appear to have been fitted to the non-Desert Sled models and, given the differences of the DS' dimensions, it remains unclear whether this could even be fitted to it.
I wrote directly to Termignoni who replied a week later saying that they were "fairly sure" it should fit!!
I pressed them a little further (Frankly, "fairly sure" doesn't really cut it when it comes to parting with a Grand!) and a week later a rather abrupt email told me that any further comms would have to be between me and Ducati, capisce?!
Undaunted, I redirected my enquiry to them...but it's all quiet on that front at the moment. (Somewhat ironically, given the nature of my enquiry!)
Anyway.....has anyone got any experience of mounting one of these on a DS?
Failing this, of course, I could just wait until the warranty expires in a year's time and buy an arrow at half the price and pay for the re-mapping, I suppose!
There's been a lot of discussion regarding the pros and cons of various manufacturers (Akros, Arrow etc.) but given that the only one that Ducati appears to tolerate without ripping up your warranty and throwing it to the four winds, is the Termignoni.
Don't particularly like the look of the high mount Termignoni and the reviews seem to suggest that, despite an eye-watering £1K+ investment, the difference in sound is almost imperceptible.
Despite the same high price (which, of course includes the re-mapping) the Sports Line Termignoni (96480681A) reviews appear much more favourable regarding the better sound (deeper and throatier) but not "stupid loud" enough to have neighbours gathering after dark at the end of your road with flaming torches and a length of stout rope!
Without exception however, these appear to have been fitted to the non-Desert Sled models and, given the differences of the DS' dimensions, it remains unclear whether this could even be fitted to it.
I wrote directly to Termignoni who replied a week later saying that they were "fairly sure" it should fit!!
I pressed them a little further (Frankly, "fairly sure" doesn't really cut it when it comes to parting with a Grand!) and a week later a rather abrupt email told me that any further comms would have to be between me and Ducati, capisce?!
Undaunted, I redirected my enquiry to them...but it's all quiet on that front at the moment. (Somewhat ironically, given the nature of my enquiry!)
Anyway.....has anyone got any experience of mounting one of these on a DS?
Failing this, of course, I could just wait until the warranty expires in a year's time and buy an arrow at half the price and pay for the re-mapping, I suppose!