New can sounds the b@lls!

[haulin' daze]

Replaced the the stock can on my '05 with a Thunderbike one. I've only put about 20 miles on it so far, so I have nothing to report performance-wise. I CAN say that it sounds the nuts! Not obnoxious, but loud enough so people turn to look with a "what the hell is that kind of bike?" stare.  :-s It really brings the best out of that sweet triple sound.

The boys at Thunderbike say to have it tuned to code 10121. My dealer says there is no such code on his software. So he tuned it to code 10173 which is Triumphs' off-road can. Anyone know anything about this? He is a smaller dealer so I question if he has the latest software.

Put Thunderbike crash bars on this afternoon. Look great, hope I never find out how well they will hold up. They look very rugged.

[ghostbiker955i]

PICS we want PICS :)

[Stretch]

From Thunderbike's website:



http://www.thunderbike.co.nz/sales/tige ... iveby2.wmv



http://www.thunderbike.co.nz/sales/tige ... tartup.wmv



YUMMY!

[iansoady]

The boys at Thunderbike say to have it tuned to code 10121. My dealer says there is no such code on his software. So he tuned it to code 10173 which is Triumphs' off-road can.

10121 is off-road can for VIN up to 206546; 10173 is off-road from VIN 206547 according to Tuneboy.

[haulin' daze]

"10121 is off-road can for VIN up to 206546; 10173 is off-road from VIN 206547 according to Tuneboy."



Well that number works for my VIN. Thanks for the info. Has anyone heard of tune 10121? Pics will come in a few days...work gets in the way yet again. :smt091

[haulin' daze]

I'm new at the picture thing. I guess I have to somehow get the pictures on the internet first before I can put them here? Did I read it right that I can't just copy them from my computer?

I am one pathetic loser!   #-o

[Stretch]

I guess I have to somehow get the pictures on the internet first before I can put them here? Did I read it right that I can't just copy them from my computer?

Actually, you can.



If the photo is small, you can click the 'Browse' button below, under 'Add an Attachment' (in the 'Post a Reply' window).



Then the files in your computer come up on a pop-up window, and you can choose the one you want to show us.



The downside of attaching is that photos eat a lot of bandwidth, and the more badwidth this site uses up for photos, the less room we have to store old topics.







I have an account with Smugmug, and pay a small annual fee for unlimited photo hosting, and link from here (and other sites) to Smugmug.



You can get a free account with Photobucket .com.  It's good for 50 - 60 pics, depending on their size.  



Then upload photos from your computer to Photobucket.



Then you can link from here to Photobucket.  



Once you are posting, click on the "Img" button above the 'Message Body' window, and  will appear in your post.  



Put the URL of your Photobucket pic between the IMG tags and we'll see the pic.

[haulin' daze]

Let's try this...











Thanks for the info!

[Stretch]

It's a go!  :smt026



I'll keep Thunderbike in mind, in case the Triumph Offroad can is unavailable.



I've made an appointment to get the TOR can and new front rotors, and my dealer swears they can get me one, but I keep hearing stories about the Triumph cans no longer being available for Girlies.



We shall see.



Regardless, I'll get the Offroad Tune programmed.  If I can get the TOR, I'll do it then.  If not, I'll go with the Thunderbike pipe, and the remap will have already been done.

[haulin' daze]

I'll keep Thunderbike in mind, in case the Triumph Offroad can is unavailable.

I'm really impressed with their customer service. It took less than a week from time of order to box at my door (try that with Touratech). That's coming from New Zealand. There was an e-mail from them soon after asking if everything was shipped and ok. They have e-mailed me twice more to make sure I'm happy with their products. I recommend them, and I'm hard to please.



Has anyone had any problems with Thunderbike at all?

[wasions]

The sound is sweeeet - but - how much louder is it?  I don't mind a little noise, but I don't want to bother the neighbors when I get in at night, either.

[Stretch]

It took less than a week from time of order to box at my door (try that with Touratech).

My crash bars arrived in a week, but I know that was the exception rather than the rule.

[Advwannabe]

Looks sweet Haul'in,



Looks like it may ba a little lighter and smaller than stock too. No probs with your RH Pannier?



Cheers

[haulin' daze]

The sound is sweeeet - but - how much louder is it? I don't mind a little noise, but I don't want to bother the neighbors when I get in at night, either.

It is not "piss off the neighbors" loud, at least to my ears. I didn't want something that would sound obnoxious. While riding at speed, you still hear the triple more than the exhaust note (unless you go under a bridge and gun it!). When downshifting to come to an intersection, for example, the "burbling" sounds great. Believe me, the wife and 2 year old wouldn't put up with a loud pipe!   :roll:

[haulin' daze]

Looks like it may ba a little lighter and smaller than stock too. No probs with your RH Pannier?

It is lighter and smaller than the stock can. No problems at all with the pannier. There is more room around it while the pannier is on. The can does not get hot either.