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To see if there are any leaks in the exhaust , you can close off the exhaust with your hands ( or a cloth if it's to hot ) while the engine is turning . If there is a leak you will hear it . Normally you should be able to shut down the engine this way before the pressure forces your exhaust to...

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Been to Cornwall in July . From where I live 490 miles one way . Bit of a sore ass but not as bad as when I took my SV 650 over there .

You are making a hole in the side off the endpipe . It takes a bend inside the exhaust . Use a flashlight and you'll see what I mean .

If you don't make the hole to big I don't think you can harm the bike . Still you are at your own risk , and only do this when the bike is used on a racetrack ;)

Yes the bike still runs smoothly , you just get a little more deep sound , more like a motorbike instead of a sewing machine . I think drilling is not going to work because of the bend in the pipe . And on the " how did you know " question : had good results in the past with an SV and after...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJFoYIv0kNE&feature=youtu.be I used a 1 cm thick steel rod , with a point like a screwdriver , stuck it in the rear of the exhaust and used a hammer to drive it through the side of the endpipe .

Yesterday I punched a +/- 1 cm hole through the exhaust pipe . Does not make the bike much louder , but there is much more bass to be heard .