PIPIN' HOT

There aren't many things better than the feeling you get when you've just bought a new bike. You might have spent years saving up for it, months trying to decide what to go for, and the last half-a-dozen Saturday mornings trawling round the dealers, taking various models out for test rides. But you've finally done it; you've bitten the bullet and spent your hard-earned cash on two wheels and an engine. So what now? Well, normal procedure, once you've spent thousands of pounds on some tasty metal, is to enjoy a day or two in the saddle, before once again saving up; this time for your new bike's first mod. And in more cases than not, that first performance-enhancing bolt on is an aftermarket exhaust - and we can think of loads of reasons why that's the case. T mean, one look at the standard exhaust system on many a modern superbike has the potential to induce a fleeting bout of nausea, in fact T can taste a little bit of sick, just thinking about it. But not only do trick cans look great, they can offer loads of gains in the power department and loads of losses in the weight department, too. But how, and why, T hear you ask? Well, we wanted to know exactly that, so