Product Info:

Manufactured by RoadRacing, model for 900 reviewed

Reviewed on: Oct. 5, 2003
Reviewed by: TDaddy
Applies to Monster models/years: 600, 750, 900 and 900S
Where purchased:

Reason product was purchased

Appearance, improved sound

Did the product solve the problem? - No, was too loud; replacing with another system.

Features that worked well

• Unique, not generally seen in US
• Appearance

Features or design that did not work well

• Noise - found it excessive
• Ground clearance issues - need to stiffen rear suspension
• Subjective loss of power
• Backpressure required additional exhaust spring to prevent header from popping off

Installation or compatibility issues

Yes, see below.

Summary

If you're reading about this exhaust, you probably heard that they're loud. Well let me tell ya that these are the LOUDEST pipes for the monster I have ever heard. You'll set off car alarms and Harley riders will give a second look as you ride by. But you don't care cause style and being noticed is what this exhaust is all about.

Not many are sold in the states so they're pretty hard to come by and these are definitely unique. If that is what you're looking for in an exhaust then look no further.

The exhaust is a complete system which comes with customized headers that fit into the funky styled muffler. The front header goes around the left side of your engine so if you have a 2000-up monster you'll need to lose one of the kickstand springs for a better fit. Also, since I bought the exhaust used, the previous owner had bent the header connecting pipe. So when I finally finished installing the exhaust and fired her up, back pressure from letting up on the throttle caused the header to pop out! This was easily remedied by taking it down to a local chopper maker and having him weld an exhaust spring to prevent this happening in the future.

Installing the exhaust was a pain in the ass because the main exhaust hangar holes were 1/8" off. It took a little elbow grease to finally get the exhaust hangar rod through. Once they're on, they look pretty badass and it's pretty cool to feel the exhaust air hitting your ankle. You can almost use it as a leaf blower!

There are clearance issues with this exhaust. You'll need to stiffen up the rear suspension or else you'll bottom the exhaust on large bumps. On corners, you'll scrape the front header and even part of the muffler. It should also be noted that after installing the pipes I felt that my bike generated less power than stock.

I'm a big proponent of "Loud Bikes Save Lives" but these pipes ended up being too loud for even my taste.

On the Bike
Exhaust Detail
Here's what the exhaust comes with, front and rear header, muffler, and exhaust engine hanger	The exhaust setup is in good condition, the only difference is that this has an exhaust spring connecting the front header to the muffler. This is to prevent the backpressure created from popping the header off
You can kinda see it in this pic, but the front header has a cosmetic scratch and you can kinda see the scratch on the muffler itself (in relation to the pic, bottom of left muffler).
A better pic of the scratch.	This disclaimer is so that if you get ticketed for noise, you can't hold RoadRacing liable.