Coffman's Shorty Exhaust for Yamaha FZ8 (2011-2013) Fazer 8 (2010-2012) Sportbike with Gold Tip

You know, I held off buying an exhaust for over a year thinking it would be too much money, too hard to install, might not sound good. My uncle told me to stop thinking so much and just buy it.I said screw it and just bought this one, reviews seemed nice. And I do not regret it.Seriously, came in the mail a few days sooner than it said, easy install, (just had to go out and buy a rivet gun, pretty inexpensive at lowes), blows the stock exhaust out of the water in terms of sound and weight. This thing is small and compact.I was worried it might be obnoxious warming it up, but its really not that bad. Now if you wanna open the throttle, sure, it's loud. They even said there was a silencer pre installed on it so if you really want loud you can take that out. But for me it works great as is. It's even got the popcorn POPS when you downshift. I wish I bought this thing a year ago.Great sound, easy install, fast shipping, not too much money. 5/5

Firstly, the build quality of the exhaust itself appears top notch. That'll be apparent as soon as you unbox it. I can't really find a single fault with it. It's powdercoating is consistent with no flaws and the fitment is excellent. However...The t bolt clamp that comes with it snapped before I could even get it to 9 ft lbs. I'm positive the company probably outsources for those so I can't really knock the exhaust for that. Still, now I'm shopping around for a t bolt clamp of the proper size. Good luck finding it at your local autparts store. I'll have to wait until some replacements arrive in the mail for me.Also, the YouTube videos on this exhaust do not (and really CANnot) accurately portray how loud this exhaust really is. My bike came with a cheap ebay shorty and it was piercing and I hated riding with it. This exhaust made my bike bearable to ride again though it is still quite loud. It sounds pretty good, but it definitely sounds like a shorty. There are pops on deceleration, the bike smells of exhaust fumes, and it is burbly. Most people know what they're getting when they buy a shorty for their bike. I'm just trying to be as descriptive as possible for the next prospective buyer of this product.At the end of the day, I like the exhaust well enough to try and find a clamp that works and running it forever. Just elaborating on why it didn't get 5 stars from me.

This is a very nice clean low profile exhaust that is very easy to install. If you follow the instructions that are provided you should have no issues. I wanted a pipe with a little more sound over the stock 2012 Fz8 pipe and this one is great. It has a very deep bass note that stands out at lower rpm's, not so loud that you could not start it without waking up the neighborhood. However for those who like the loud pipe it can growl nice and loud at 5.2k mark and scream anything past 6.5k. My bike is stock other than the pipe and I have been able to feel a steady boost across the power band. I ordered the gold tip to accent the stock gold forks and the color is almost a direct match. The finish on the pipe seems very clean and quality, I have not seen any heat warping or staining. Last but not least the size is awesome, never worry about my passenger touching the pipe and damaging it or melting the edge of a boot like with my stock pipe.I am very happy with this product and think for this bike it is one of the best overall sounding, looking, and the price point is fantastic.

Very easy to install! no fabricating no mods just remove the old muffler and install a quality exhaust. great sound through the RPM ranges. Sounds the deepest at low to mid level RPM's. The wrap out and the wind mask the whine at high rpm's. when you are thinking about pulling out the baffles or pack consider your bikes use. It gets far louder and wont mask high RPM drops causing backfires due to normal rpm breaking. Not a bad thing but not a good idea in the burbs!Coffman Family make a brilliant product directions are easy enough for a monkey. They even print in bold the things you shouldn't forget. HUGE BONUS the directions are in ENGLISH! Just by its feel I can tell the sound and the pipe will outlast any Yoshi or Graves product. You will see when you get it you made the right call.

Loud pipe, even with the baffle in. Yamaha fZ8.

Seriously. The install was super simple. I used a 5 dollar rivet gun set from Harbor Freight, and was on the road in less than 20 minutes. The pipe looks great, and sounds even better. It is louder, but doesn't cross the threshold of "too much." I don't usually write product reviews, but I feel like this is such a good buy from a small company of great people that I needed to spread the word.

Buyer beware: there is a noticeable loss of power in the low to mid range. I took the exhaust off after a couple days and put my stock one back on. For the fz8, its bread and butter is mid range power so having a pipe that pretty much elimantes that defeats its purpose. Maybe if you buy this for a more high revving full throttle top end power kind of bike it will work out but for my fz8 it was pretty terrible. The exhaust note was definitely a bit louder than expected and dare I say annoying while cruising for longer periods of time. It wasn’t terrible though. I will give credit to this company because they are extremely fast and efficient with their shipping. Their product just wasn’t for me. I will just have to save up for a more expensive exhaust.

Easy to install. Bike sounds great. Definitely will buy again