Blue Flame Evo Twin Outlet - Review Hot

Stainless steel and long oval in shape this Blue Flame comes with twin outlets which sets it apart in style from other competitors, after hearing good things about this particular silencer we thought we ought to get hold of one and give it a test.

Initial Thoughts

In the box of the Blue Flame you get what is actually quite a long exhaust which makes is feel quite heavy initially, over the standard can it has a slight weight improvement but nothing along the lines of the stubby or cone type silencers that seem popular on the market today. With twin exhaust ports you expect that this will be quite a throaty number as standard and I actually really like the twin outlets in terms of styling - I must admit though I was hankering after one of the coloured titanium cans for extra whoring possibility but stainless is nice enough.

Construction

Fitting on this unit is courtesy of the 3 bolt flange on my particular ZX636 but they do a fitting to suit most motorcycles so choosing one is easy, making the choice about the material and style is more difficult with carbon fibre, stainless and titanium on offer and single, twin or carbon tipped outlets there is something to suit every taste, the basic single port and stainless body comes in at £180.00 with the twin port version reviewed here at £220.00 and the rest of the range jumps in similar increments - what we would call a mid-range price really.

Fitting as you would expect was simple enough with the flange offering up to the pipe precisely so it took all of 5 minutes to do, when you get the Blue Flame Twin Exhaust you have your baffle's left in and off the bat it appears that the bottom port is blanked off, also there is a circlip based system for the main baffle which was a real pain in the ass to take out and because of how much of an irritation it became was put aside, never put back in and subsequently lost somewhere. Anyway I digress, running the bike with the baffles in and/or blanked gave a slightly throaty sound with a nice overall note and certainly within any sound limits you might come across on road or track, personally I like drivers to hear me coming so out they came with the top baffle first of all opening up the airway considerably with a real rough and husky bark! The blanking plate was also whipped out and served to enrich and deepen the sound even further - this thing has got some voice I can tell you and steps up a notch from the Scorpion previously tested while not being balls out, over the top and too raucous.

Opening up on a stretch of road gave a 'coming through' roar to other road users and yet in towns and lower revs it was loud enough to get people's attention without being too overbearing, it also highlights the overrun beautifully with a series of deep crackles that make you smile. Construction wise the can has served me well and remained in good condition aside from the scrape I put on it trying to negotiate a tight alleyway (DOH!) so generally I am pretty happy with the EVO from Blue Flame Performance, I just wish they did shorter options in with their range.