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I've never had the inside of my Touratech get wet or even my Scorpion EXO1100, and I ride through everything lol. In future, close your vents off! Make sure you're getting a good seal around your visor, wiping down that rubber strip can make a big difference. As for drying, I have a boot dryer and just blow air into the helmet for a 4 hours and it dries nicely. The same could be accomplished with a fan. IF you want to get really fancy, take a bunch of those anti-moisture silica packets (They cost next to nothing on amazon) and put them in a plastic bag with your helmet inside over night. That should pull any moisture out.

Beautiful work sir! The sound is like no VFR I've ever heard on the road. Should you do a Carbon Fibre write up, you will have many followers and even more questions. Thank you for sharing your craftsmanship and knowledge with us!

Greeting everyone! I have sent several people the link to this page, and if they should have any questions about this modification, please feel free to message me. UPDATE: So far so good, still nothing but compliments even from several of our local LEOs. I've had no issues stemming from this save for soot build up on my license plate coming from the non-sealed end cap. I chose not to seal it, however if you did it would eliminate the soot issue.

Look at a wiring diagram, I'm sure you can figure it out.

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This is your best bet for a quality ride from Calgary to Jasper. I recommend purchasing a Discovery Park Pass while you're here. It'll allow you access to all the national parks no matter where you go; 135$ CAD https://goo.gl/maps/p29hBA8hfv22

Greetings from Calgary, AB. The road conditions can change daily, sometimes even multiple times a day, you'll need to stay on top of any weather reports. I would advise against riding up that way in September unless it has been quite warm. The mountains can spring storms on you very suddenly as the snow covered peaks interfere with weather radar, sometimes giving you only 20 minutes warning of an impending storm. Make sure you have a backup plan in case it does snow and carry warm things and some food with you just in case. It is an absolutely gorgeous ride though. My buddy and I did the trip to the Icefields before Stampede last year. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155885783930131.1073741848.681165130&type=1&l=9d6af58d42 If you have any questions or want to know more about the area, feel free to let me know. When you get here in September, let me know and I will be more than happy to round up some of my VFR friends to show you some of the best photo spots and twisty roads Alberta has to offer. If you have the time, a ride to Radium Hot Springs, BC would be well worth a day of your time.

Good to know about the Stainless Steel Wool, I will definitely use the proper wadding If I choose to go that route. I hope you can get out to record a video soon!

I did, I went out around 1100am

I did notice that plate actually, and was tempted to remove it as well. I ended up leaving it as it looked like I would need a welder to make it happen, something I don't have. I was going to say the same thing about the way you welded everything up perfectly! Wayyy cleaner than using pop rivets.. I've noticed that I'll get a tin-ey rattle at idle sometimes which I'm sure is because of the pop-rivets. If I did it again, I would look at installing a stainless baffle in the middle to support the perforated pipes and provide a resonance chamber to help reduce the drone at highway speed. I'ld also look at packing it with stainless steel wool to help clean up the sound. In Alberta, we have a law where you cannot increase the size of the muffler outlet or have vehicles above 93 decibels, so maintaining the stock look was the biggest thing for me, and I think this type of modification is the best balance of better exhaust sound without the annoying volume of an aftermarket system. It also retains the option of fitting the stock panniers. Here's a video of a ride today so you can hear the sound I like your version too, I think the way that you placed the perf tube over the exit tubes is better. I tried to weld some new tubes on but they did not line up with the back cover so I left them out, however I've got another set to modify now so I will do what you did there. Did you notice the perforated plate at the start of the Baffle? were you tempted to remove that too? I Love the sound of it, I too get the popping under deceleration but I love that part of it the most :)

You did a way better job than I sir, well done! http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php/topic/80300-6th-gen-new-way-to-modify-the-exhaust-3-baffle-to-1/ How do you like the sound? I've had nothing but complements and absolutely love it!

I wanted to post an update on this modification. So far there have been no issues with police pulling me over, and even my mother approved of the volume level and she hates noisy vehicles. I have had several people approach me asking what exhaust system I had installed as they'd never heard anything like it. My mileage has been either the same or slightly higher, around 40-50kph between fill ups. This is a combination of city and highway. The largest mileage gains have been in stop and go traffic. When at speed, if I close the throttle there is a popopopopopopop sound, but from what I understand this is unburned fuel igniting against the hot exhaust. I have also disabled my pair valve to aid in low speed handling. The only drawback I have found thus far is blackening of my license place as I opted to not have the end caps welded back on to the cans so I could periodically remove the baffles to inspect them for wear as this type of modification hasnot been done before (as far as i know). I still have my stock exhaust if I ever decide to resell, but I think I'l stick with this set up and keep the bike :)

I wanted to give a quick update on the results of this modification. So far, there have been no charging issues and I periodically check the wires for burning or temp increases, and all seems well. The heat issue I suspected may have resulted from mounting the RR next to the radiator have largely been unfounded. The area remains touchable even when sitting in traffic. I look forward to testing it in the coming season on longer rides!

http://shop.touratech-canada.com/riding-gear/helmets/aventuro-carbon/helmet-touratech-aventuro-carbon-companero-1.html I absolutely love mine.