single can
 

off.the.road.de are now producing a single can for the tenere! Worth a look?

Looks very nice but it's a bit 'spendy' as they say in the USA... also, with it mounting to the luggage lug, how would the pannier rails fit if you used the standard Yamaha kit?

I hope MM sort out a dummy can to go on the opposite side, for tools/water etc. If the false exit pipe could contain a key lock too that would be excellent?

As for the cat and/or a dB killer - lets hope they make both removable, or at least offer the option to have a can without a cat?

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Hope they make the single can, cat free and at a decent price, the cans out at the mo are silly money. �200 is ok but �500 just for the rear is crazy you should be getting full systems for that money. I was looking at using an old R850R exhaust but the entry pipe is huge.

I agree - a single can shouldn't cost that much...!

To be honest, you could worse than buy a CCC (Carbon Can Company) 350mm 'universal' round can, and get a link pipe made up to fit? In fact if they woud make a couple of 4" blanking caps, you could use a second carbon skin as a tool role on the other side?

Now there is an idea...

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I was always thinking of doing this to another bike i had, ie get an exhaust can from another bike but get a link pipe made up for it.

If i rememeber correctly the can i looked at was around �100 or so, that leaves around �100 for a link pipe. Should be able to get that done as long as CCC have time. or another exhaust specialist should be able to help you out

Friends of mine who had the OTR single pipe on their XTR say it's top quality, but 600� is a bit beefy. Gonna stick to my "home made" solution for a while though. =)

Snow on Sunday btw, guess the season is soon over.. =(

Yeah, I was checking out OTR's single can solution too. When I asked if it would fit the stock pannier and the pannier holder, his short response was he didn't know because he did not try on the expensive "rubbish" pannier. I'm tempted to drive up to Cologne myself to see if they fit as I have those "rubbish" panniers :tongue9:

I just came back from a 7000km trip in Scandinavia with the Yamaha panniers. My two cents are that they are not bad. Mind you I was on paved road 99%, but did go through rain and stuff. I dropped the bike once at stand still, nothing happened to the cases. I could feel the clothes inside one got dust one time when I opened it but other times were fine, and the bottom of another got two drops of water after I was poured on for a couple hours. I suspect that comes from the gap at the bottom of outside between the black plastic frame and the alu body. I reckon next time I may put some seal along there. For the rest of the trip, I put plastic on top of my clothes inside the case, and problems were solved.

I still like them because they are conveniently designed. Even with my camping gear resting on the passenger seat and hovering on top of the cases, I could still reach the levers with my tiny hands mounting and dismounting the cases without untying the camping gear. The size of the cases are perfect for me and it minimizes the weight the bike needs to carry. The handles on both front and back of the cases are handy for carrying, as well as for strapping a jerry can or two. Two bungee chords hold a jerry can on the front of the case solid. Plus the cases are no wider than width of the handlebars, and most importantly, they look perfect on the bike. The keys do not create problems for me as they seem do for other owners, but I admit I need to be gentle with the keys as they don't turn silky smooth. If I need to submerge the cases in some river crossings, then I may be concerned about it. They are my two cents.

Euro 4 type CAT required....? Why......?
Yamaha Akro's are not CAT equiped and they are Yamaha OE.

Timpo.