Pipe looks good man... I know it's too late, but I just reused my stock gaskets and as best I can tell I have no leaks. I only have about 1,400 miles on the bike, though, so the stock gaskets were still in good shape.

I have the same pipe. They are nice, good fit, feels like a good quality finish (mine aren't coated, though). From a noise perspective, they are loud. I guess it really depends on your tolerance, but I am strongly considering reaching out to Bassani to get the quiet baffles. They aren't bad at idle, or when cruising at 40-50mph in 4th gear or so, but under acceleration they scream and they are highly noticeable at highway speeds of 70-80+ in 6th gear.

 

Build quality is good, and sound is great. No issues and just took my time putting them on.

I was expecting the exhaust to be extremely loud but it really wasn't so bad. It's not quiet but not obnoxious either. Great when you get on the throttle.

 

I would have reused my existing gaskets but the ones I had in there were flat type gaskets, not tapered. No way would they have worked with the new design.

 

Pull your baffle out and pack with with MSR Silent Sport, amazing how much it mellows it out

 

Thanks for the tip man, I'll check into that.

 

speaking of the packing on the baffles of these bassani's....i pulled mine and it looked like human hair wrapped around the baffle. is this normal, or did i get the one that's tied to a mafia offing or something?!

 

Haha post a pic so we can see.

 

Could you tell a big power diffrence between the Bassani and straight shots??

 

No problem, looks like I can't find the MSR stuff anywhere anymore, this is the same stuff though:

https://www.denniskirk.com/moose/8-8...prd/443513.sku

 

i didn't have plans to yank it off again, but its cold as hell so i won't be riding soon, lol.

a little bit, but not as drastic as some state. i did have BCT baffles in them though. it may have been a bit of a mind trick though, because the bassani is a bit quieter than the straightshots, so when you would wind up the straights it would really scream. the bassani barks pretty good, but the ss would roar.