{"product_id":"akrapovic-optional-link-pipe-stainless-bmw-f-900-gs-l-b9so1","title":"Akrapovic Optional Link Pipe Stainless Steel BMW F 900 GS (2024-2026) – L-B9SO1","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo point nine kilograms out of a link pipe. BMW's standard part weighs 3.5 kg because it carries a pre-muffler; this one weighs 0.6 because it does not. That is 82.9 per cent, and it is the whole story of the part.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e0.6 kg against a standard 3.5 — 82.9 per cent removed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeletes the standard pre-muffler entirely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel, for use with the Slip-On Line (Titanium)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso fits the Akrapovic exhaust BMW fits as original equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt ends the EC and ECE approval of that slip-on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemapping is recommended\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Cost of Those Kilograms\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road-legal silencer stops being road legal the moment this pipe joins it. Akrapovic writes that its own EC and ECE certificate for the titanium slip-on ceases to apply, and no paperwork restores it afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnybody weighing 2.9 kg against a type approval should have that sentence in front of them before the order, not after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIt Also Fits the BMW-Branded Exhaust\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA useful detail that is easy to miss: Akrapovic states the pipe fits the F 900 GS Akrapovic original first-fit exhaust system — the one BMW sells with the motorcycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlenty of F 900 GS buyers specify that exhaust from the dealer without ever seeing an Akrapovic part number. If your GS came with a titanium silencer from the factory, this pipe very likely suits it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Chamber, Three Kilograms\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBMW puts a silencing chamber upstream of the main can, and on the F 900 GS that chamber accounts for nearly the whole 3.5 kg of the standard assembly. Delete it and 0.6 kg remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery gram of the saving and every decibel of the increase come from that same deletion. There is no version of this part that gives one without the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Check Light on Euro 5+\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic notes that on Euro 5+ machines with two lambda sensors the engine check light will appear once the ECU registers a deviation in the catalytic converter's readings. That is expected behaviour rather than a fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemapping is recommended, and on a machine used competitively it should be done regardless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThree Model Names\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBMW's 895 cc parallel twin runs in the F 800 GS, the F 900 GS and the F 900 GS Adventure from 2024. They differ in suspension travel, tank size and equipment, and share the exhaust route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStainless Steel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot titanium. On a connecting pipe that is buried between two other parts and never seen, steel is the sensible material — it survives heat cycling and gravel strikes, and it keeps the price of an accessory in proportion to the silencer it serves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRoad Approval\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone. This product does not meet emission compliance requirements for street or highway use, and it removes the approval the slip-on carried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: L-B9SO1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN: 3831126444907\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBikes covered: BMW F 800 GS, F 900 GS and F 900 GS Adventure, 2024 to 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: optional link pipe, stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 0.6 kg against 3.5 kg standard — a saving of 82.9 per cent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemoves: the standard pre-muffler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks with: the Slip-On Line (Titanium) and the BMW original-fit Akrapovic system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemapping: recommended\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: none; it also ends the slip-on's EC and ECE approval\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Akrapovic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53631114445066,"sku":"L-B9SO1","price":17600.0,"currency_code":"ISK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/01_0e828c48-1b80-42f6-8e91-250e90f81d25.png?v=1788603609","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-is\/products\/akrapovic-optional-link-pipe-stainless-bmw-f-900-gs-l-b9so1","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}