Today I had my long awaited Termignoni slip-on delivered and installed at my dealer.
Luckily the dealer had ordered two sets, also one for their demo, as the pipes to mine did not fit at all. The second set fitted only barely, with a fair bit of force used.
Now, yes, I knew when ordering, this slip-on was a completely homologated model. However, I was very much under the impression there'd be a dB-killer to be taken off and a nice sound to listen to thereafter. Maybe (probably?) this expectation all took place only in my brain. Though I have had a number of Ducati's with beautiful sounding Termi speakers.
As you might be able to tell already, I was deeply disappointed when the bike was fired up after the installment. At a stand still, I cannot detect any difference whatsoever in sound vs the standard exhaust - maybe, only just, a little bit while riding.
If you like the look (which I do), it may still be worth the money to you - otherwise it seems the only way to improve things is to remove the Heffalump.
Luckily the dealer had ordered two sets, also one for their demo, as the pipes to mine did not fit at all. The second set fitted only barely, with a fair bit of force used.
Now, yes, I knew when ordering, this slip-on was a completely homologated model. However, I was very much under the impression there'd be a dB-killer to be taken off and a nice sound to listen to thereafter. Maybe (probably?) this expectation all took place only in my brain. Though I have had a number of Ducati's with beautiful sounding Termi speakers.
As you might be able to tell already, I was deeply disappointed when the bike was fired up after the installment. At a stand still, I cannot detect any difference whatsoever in sound vs the standard exhaust - maybe, only just, a little bit while riding.
If you like the look (which I do), it may still be worth the money to you - otherwise it seems the only way to improve things is to remove the Heffalump.
