Putting on a Sito
exhaust for a large frame bike is just
the same as replacing the standard silencer. It gives a little more
power, a throatier sound, but unfortunately, less ground clearance.
The first step is to remove your old box
style exhaust which is held in place by a single 13mm nut at the barrel
stub and another 14mm which passes through the swing arm.
With a little twisting and turning the
exhaust should drop off the barrel stub. If it is stubborn try heating
the stub, tapping the edge with a hammer and screw driver, or soaking
it in a solvent.
Once the old exhaust is off the Sito can
simply go in its place. The Sito definitely gives a little more power
than standard. We raced 2 P200s that were always neck and neck with
standard silencers and then changed one of them to a Sito. The
difference was that the bike could rev higher before having to change
gears which allowed it to pull forward by about a bike length before
the 1st to 2nd change. After that it just kept on pulling further away
at each gear change. I would estimate it may give you about 5 MPH more
top speed overall, and not much more power at the same revs, but the
ability to hold onto each gear for longer because of the high revving
capabilities.
The downside is that it has less ground
clearance. When you ride with a passenger it is easy to bottom out on
left hand turns which is a little scary. Below is a quick shot with no
load on the bike. You can see that even with no load the exhaust
grounds out well before the stand.