Well, Mr. Riddler (Denali804),
I wouldn't install an exhaust without Ceramic Coating it unless it was titanium. Both my bikes have Ceramic Coating on them:
http://registry.ducatispot.com/profile/2148/1198/
http://registry.ducatispot.com/profile/2716/749-s/
I hear your concerns about the quality of the welds and the craftsmanship behind Termignoni's finished products, but that is how they have been making them for decades. It's always been a little sloppy with ocassional cracks, splits, and melted fairings, but like Ducati, it's just part of the deal- hence the "quit your bitching" comment.
Ceramic Coating has so many benefits and looks so much better than stock stainless steel piping with welds that it's really a no-brainer for me. Just sharing the knowledge...
And as far as plate location... I have my paperwork in line and I get a "fix-it" ticket once every 6 months for my plates. As a matter of fact, I've had officers let me go on a moving violation with a warning and just given me the fix-it ticket on the plate. It's like giving them an out if they feel the violation was borderline, which in my case usually is because I for the most part ride safe and respectful of the law. I don't care about paying a $15 dollar mail in fix-it ticket that the local Hwy Patrol signs off every time for free. It's a lot cheaper than getting identified for going 150 mph (if I did such things, lol) or a red-light ticket, or having a way for someone to locate where your horse(power) stable is.
Besides, clean tucked away plates give the bike a true race look along with being a thousand times better looking than when it hangs off the end of the tail like a sack of plastic shit.
I wouldn't install an exhaust without Ceramic Coating it unless it was titanium. Both my bikes have Ceramic Coating on them:
http://registry.ducatispot.com/profile/2148/1198/
http://registry.ducatispot.com/profile/2716/749-s/
I hear your concerns about the quality of the welds and the craftsmanship behind Termignoni's finished products, but that is how they have been making them for decades. It's always been a little sloppy with ocassional cracks, splits, and melted fairings, but like Ducati, it's just part of the deal- hence the "quit your bitching" comment.
Ceramic Coating has so many benefits and looks so much better than stock stainless steel piping with welds that it's really a no-brainer for me. Just sharing the knowledge...
And as far as plate location... I have my paperwork in line and I get a "fix-it" ticket once every 6 months for my plates. As a matter of fact, I've had officers let me go on a moving violation with a warning and just given me the fix-it ticket on the plate. It's like giving them an out if they feel the violation was borderline, which in my case usually is because I for the most part ride safe and respectful of the law. I don't care about paying a $15 dollar mail in fix-it ticket that the local Hwy Patrol signs off every time for free. It's a lot cheaper than getting identified for going 150 mph (if I did such things, lol) or a red-light ticket, or having a way for someone to locate where your horse(power) stable is.
Besides, clean tucked away plates give the bike a true race look along with being a thousand times better looking than when it hangs off the end of the tail like a sack of plastic shit.