The bike will run fine with a decat and drill. If you are doing filters as well as snorkel them I'd recommend a fuel mod. No issues with mot as emissions are not tested .

Thank you for the very swift reply!

That's all I needed.

Btw, your Morroco trip review on the Ten was brilliant, helped me decide on buying one. So thanks for that too haha!

A word of caution....use the narrowest slitting wheel you can in the grinder, and keep your cuts as neat and and as straight as possible... It will make things easier when it comes time to weld up.

Thanks Seahorse. Can't wait to do this!

You don't have to be too particular with the welding, as once the exhaust is back on, and all buttoned up, you can no longer see the affected area....


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Ref the disc, buy a metal cutting docs. They are only about 2mm thick.

If you are interested in what a De-Catted Tenere sounds like, I have made a small compilation of raw video taken of my bike by a mate.

I have de-catted my exhaust and also cut two 20mm holes in the baffle.

While it is certainly much louder than a stock exhaust, it is far from offensive.

If you are worried about noise, you could simply remove the cat to start with and decide later whether you want to cut the two holes through the baffle.

As I mainly ride in isolated areas, I am not particularly concerned with the noise, which in my opinion is no louder than my riding buddies KTM 990's and 690's.


http://vid233.photobucket.com/albums...0De-Catted.mp4

Thanks for the video.

Think I'll try the cat first the. Will see about the baffles. Neighbors might not enjoy the 4:30am starts haha

I have a rattle problem and can't find it
Took the backside apart to inspect frame, all well there
So while the bike is naked, I did some open heart surgery
The XT has a nice grunt noise, I like it a lot

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Drilled some holes as well

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Did any of you guys weld the wiring mesh back or was it simply discarded together with the cloth?