Ok, so not a review as such, but if you are like me then you have seen the Delkevic mufflers for sale at a much lower price point than most of their competitors and probably wondered 'are they any good'?

Well I bought some second hand on ebay and (scuffs and scratches notwithstanding) I am happy to report that they seem every bit as good as the more expensive brands.

They are much lighter than the stockers (as expected), much prettier than the stockers (as expected) and sound pretty damn nice too. All the workmanship seems first rate, the midpipes fitted without drama and the 'look' overall is pretty sweet.

AND (and here's the bit you've all been waiting for) they have without doubt given me more power and torque than before. I do not have a dyno run to back it up, but where my BB used to 'float' its front wheel under full throttle acceleration (in first gear) it now lifts it clean into the air on power alone. No clutch, no snapping the throttle on. It pulls stronger in the midrange too.

So all up I would say that I cannot tell the difference between what these Delkevics have done for me and what others say about their Staintunes, Yoshi's or whatever. And they cost a fair bit less.

If you are in the market then make sure you have a look.

I agree wholeheartedly. I put some on my 98 and I reckon they're great. Needed some fine tuning to the jetting (probably not required on fuel injected models) but once that was sorted I have realised a noticable power gain and I still get 350+km before reserve out of the 22 litre tank.

And they do sound good under load running through from 5000rpm to 9000rpm....its quite addictive!

I loved my Delkevics. Replaced by insurance with a Yoshi 4-1. I like it, but preferred the better bottom end I had with the Delks & OEM headers!

These are still on the "short list".

I've seen new Delkevic mufflers advertised on ebay au from Delkevic Australia (in Qld).
Even for new they are a pretty reasonable price compared to other slip-ons, and I quite like the look of them.

Just wondering, which style do you guys have?
They seems to have oval and 'tri-oval' mufflers for the Bird.
Also, if you can post up any pics of how they look on the Bird it would be greatly appreciated.

looked on website at the cheapest version, do they have a nice low bass grunt ? in the low revs off the power if you know what i mean also I don't want a constant annoying noise all the time, the standard pipes are nice and quiet when you want them to be.

Originally Posted by GeoffXX

looked on website at the cheapest version, do they have a nice low bass grunt ? in the low revs off the power if you know what i mean also I don't want a constant annoying noise all the time, the standard pipes are nice and quiet when you want them to be.

Geoff,

The Delkevics arent loud at all. I have the 450mm version. Perhaps the 350mm would be a bit louder. The 450mm are louder than the stock ones obviously, but not over bearing.

They give a low, bassy, note that is barely audible (through the helmet) when creeping along below 3000rpm. They get louder as the revs increase, and the note (on my carbied 98 model) is awesome at wide open throttle through 4000rpm to 8000rpm. Sounds very nice.

Glenn

Originally Posted by Skaircro

if you can post up any pics of how they look on the Bird it would be greatly appreciated.

This is my 97 with 350mm cans fitted

sounds good, they will ship to me here in Thailand for $100, so I think I will order

thx for the info

do all the stainless models have removable baffles, on the website it only lists the titanium are removable, maybe just an oversight

Originally Posted by GeoffXX

do all the stainless models have removable baffles, on the website it only lists the titanium are removable, maybe just an oversight

If you buy "street/road legal" cans they have removable baffles - race cans do not.

My 350mm stainless road legal cans came with removable baffles.

ah ok thx

having trouble deciding between the 350mm and 450mm anyone heard them both ?

Originally Posted by GeoffXX

having trouble deciding between the 350mm and 450mm anyone heard them both ?

I have the 350mm fitted with the baffles in.

They sound nice and deep at tickover and have a snarl under throttle.
At 7K to 10K on the tacho they sound wonderful !!

They pass our annual vehicle test without issues.

I can ride passed a police car without attracting untoward attention.

The reason for the 350mm was that they do not stick out passed the rear wheel when fitted and they are so much lighter than the stock cans.

thx again for that, 350's it is then

fed up riding something that most peeps don't realise has an engine