[Ducati] 05 749 stock exhaust mods

Sun Jun 25 00:54:47 EDT 2006

I've just done an exhaust for my '06 749
Looked at that "cored out" system they offer.
The contact at Motowheels (Stephano) confirmed that the sound is very 
"tinny"
This is what other customers have complained about

I went with the last Half Termi system they had, just ordered up about 3 
weeks ago

I'm very happy with the results with the half Termi.  Although they sent me 
the wrong front pipe (it was for the deep sump motors)  Didn't let me know 
until after I tried cutting and welding to make it fit.  didn't work out 
very well (frustrating)

So, now, I have the Termi muffler with the cored out stock pipes( You just 
cut the front pipe in the middle of the CAT and clean out the cat material, 
stainless and platinum cat...use the heat shield bolted back in as your 
guide to get a perfect weld again).  You can see where the cat is by the 
location of the heat shield.  the rear pipe is already open, there is no 
cat.

The OD AND thickness of the termi pipe and stock pipe are identical, the 
Termi is rounded all over and the stock pipe gets a little square to clear 
the swingarm but also widens out a bit.  Effectivley the same flow after you 
remove the cat.

So, bottom line is if you want the "Ducati" sound and not a tinny, kinda 
cheap sound just get the full termi or go for the Zard full system.  That 
tinny sound comes from removing the baffling inside the stock muffler and 
preforating the exit pipes inside.  You can probably do this yourself as 
well as the pipe mod, I had access to a master welder, I wouldn't have done 
it all by myself.

Shoot MotoWheels an email and try and get that half Termi slip-on kit from 
them.   Or when they will be shipping the next batch.  Then get a power 
Commander as well, because you don't wanna run any engine lean.  You will 
probably benefit even with a power commander with the stock exhaust.  The 
maps are different enough for the stock setup and you will knotice a 
difference.

I purchased both and I'm really happy with the results.  This is probably 
the only quality kit (fit and finish, the Zard system does not retain the 
factory hard line for the signals/brake light/etc.. you can look at the pics 
from Motowheels website) you can purchase for about $2000.
Otherwise the full Termi is like 3500, and like I said, the Zard is a great 
system.....but I didn't like the fit and finish on the bike.

Ah yea, and after the half system....waaay less heat on your bum

Hope that helps, and ask if you wanna know more

-Alex

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Has any one done modifications to or had done to stock 05,749 exhaust.  
There
is a company that does this, Motowheels.com. I am interested in the  results
as far as sound, and heat reduction. It seems to be a lot cheaper than
aftermarket exhaust which promise maybe 5 HP. Also any ECU mods to be done 
with
stock exhaust mods. Any other sites or information would be greatly  
appreciated.

                   DR.  Chris
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