Just fitted my AR RS22 exhaust and I'm absolutely loving it. I fitted it alongside the ATOM with decat (exhaust can't be fitted with cat) and the airbox lid. The noise this thing gives off now is great. I actually didn't have that much of an issue with the noise of the OEM pipe, it could do with being louder at idle / low revs, but man I find that thing ugly. I love the way these dual pipes look, they sound mean at idle and low revs and only slightly louder than stock when I'm booting it (I think), but a deeper sound. It had been a few weeks since I rode it but the performance was notably sharper too, especially in the midrange. Worth the extortionate amount of money? Probably - although I haven't heard many of the slip ons to compare.
Pro:
Loud and fast.
Looks the best out of all aftermarket exhausts in my opinion
The orange colour of the tips is a great match to the KTM orange - this was a big worry of mine
Mechanically very easy to fit - heard stories of AR kit not aligning up correctly or being a bit skewed on installation
ATOM installation worked first time
Con:
The biggest problem was the amount of time it took to receive. I ordered this back in May, was told a lead time of 8-12 weeks. At 14 weeks I emailed and they said 2 more weeks. 3 weeks after that I emailed again to be told another 2 weeks. 3 weeks again after this I emailed for a third time and they promised me it would be shipped the next day. 2 days later I got the shipping notification. Not ideal that they continued to give me inaccurate times and it took almost 5 months, but it is crafted to order.
They forgot to put the airbox mod in with the first delivery.
The black AR stickers aren't quite in the same place on both exhausts - for such an expensive exhaust I'd expect better attention to these little details.
The ATOM installation was a nightmare, its just a pain in the ass and nothing can be helped about that, however the instructions provided were absolutely terrible. I used a coober guide posted somewhere on these forums to help me - they shared a lot of the same pictures just the coober one was much more descriptive.
However, I fully recommend this setup to anyone, and any questions on it feel free to ask.
Tom
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Pro:
Loud and fast.
Looks the best out of all aftermarket exhausts in my opinion
The orange colour of the tips is a great match to the KTM orange - this was a big worry of mine
Mechanically very easy to fit - heard stories of AR kit not aligning up correctly or being a bit skewed on installation
ATOM installation worked first time
Con:
The biggest problem was the amount of time it took to receive. I ordered this back in May, was told a lead time of 8-12 weeks. At 14 weeks I emailed and they said 2 more weeks. 3 weeks after that I emailed again to be told another 2 weeks. 3 weeks again after this I emailed for a third time and they promised me it would be shipped the next day. 2 days later I got the shipping notification. Not ideal that they continued to give me inaccurate times and it took almost 5 months, but it is crafted to order.
They forgot to put the airbox mod in with the first delivery.
The black AR stickers aren't quite in the same place on both exhausts - for such an expensive exhaust I'd expect better attention to these little details.
The ATOM installation was a nightmare, its just a pain in the ass and nothing can be helped about that, however the instructions provided were absolutely terrible. I used a coober guide posted somewhere on these forums to help me - they shared a lot of the same pictures just the coober one was much more descriptive.
However, I fully recommend this setup to anyone, and any questions on it feel free to ask.
Tom
