[rsteiger]

I have had a couple of Delkevic Exhausts on my bikes.

First one was a 1995 VFR750. Nice low tone and not too loud.

I had one on my CB500X which again had a nice low tone without being too loud.

I had one on my Ninja 650R - the 9" Carbon. I was bouncing back and forth between the 14" and the 9" model and went with the 9". The build quality was good and the installation was easy but the thing was too loud for my tastes - I should have went with the 14" version.

I ended up with a left over Scorpion model that I found cheap on a clearance sale - definitely a bit more to install (I had to shim up their bracket to eliminate some vibration) but a very nice sound.

 

[rsteiger]

Thank you for taking the time to writing the review.
Was it loud with the baffle in or with the baffle taken out?

I'm about to finally meet the manager at the Delkevic's warehouse here and check out the 14" on her 650R in person. I'm leaning more towards the 8" or 9" but if it's obnoxiously loud all the time, I may just opt for 14" as well.

The 9" was loud with the baffle in on my 2007 Ninja 650R... so I never took it out. I would say it was about the same as the Two Brothers with the DB killer in it for a comparison.

The other Delkevic Exhausts I used were generally their longer ones (18" models I think) and they had a mellow tone with a nice deep rumble. I never removed the baffles on those.

Bear in mind I am not fond of loud exhausts on the Street.

One thing I would look at is does the 14" limit your cornering ability. Since I will be using my Ninja for occasional Track Days I was concerned about cornering clearance which is one of the things that moved me towards the 9" version (it was hard to tell in their photos if this made a difference or not). After trying a number of different exhausts on my Ninja I don't think it will.