Put in on last night and wow!!! love the sound and looks great. Ihave a question about the heat shield. Does anyone run without one and is it too hot or cause any damage?Is there a nice aftermarket one to put on? Basically i think the stock one is cheesy and don't want to put it back on. Thanks.

 

I took the heat shield off with the stock pipe still on. I have had no problems? If you have a carbon fiber canister, thats even better!

 

I have the Ti canister and have no problems without the heat shield.

 

I have the RT-1 stainless steel, no heat shield. No complaints.

 

i just put a titanium RT-1 on 3 weeks ago with no shielding and i havent seen any problem with it, i think it just sits to low on the bike to be a problem, also the titanium doesnt get as hot as the aluminum might, i dont know what you have

 

It's polished aluminum. My only concern is the brake line hose that runs along side the exhuast. I think I'm just gonna make a small shield to protect the hose. Man do i love the exhuast! For the money, i don't think there's anything better.

 

Yeh I love mine, Im all up for this whole thread! No heat shield, no heat! Raw[sm=badbadbad.gif]

 

Can we get a sound clip?

 

This link will take you to exhaust clips. It sounds exactly the same at idle and pretty close to the rest. I must say it's a little ear blistering at 7000 rpms. So i try not to cruz around that area. Blipping the trottle is the best!

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_0410_pipe_clips/

 

I have the carbon fibre, no heat problems and I took off the stock heat shields.