We've had an ongoing problem with the exhaust on Dorothy's Banshee. The rubber exhaust collars that came with the Toomey pipes didn't fit very securely, and were a constant source of exhaust leaks, as they allowed the slip joint between the pipe and the stinger to slide apart. We also had one of the silencer bolts fall out due to vibrations.

To resolve this, I bought some relatively expensive replacement parts from TM Design Works. I picked up a set of their No-Leak exhaust collars and Toomey-specific silencer hangers. The No-Leak collars are made out of aluminum and have five o-rings inside that fit pretty tightly over the pipes. Compare this to the original Toomey setup, which was what looked like a piece of radiator hose and a couple of the cheapest hose clamps you'll ever see (we actually "upgraded" them to a normal worm clamp). In addition to working better, the TM collars also have no clamps, which means nothing to snag a leg or pair of pants on. Their exhaust hangers are about 100x stiffer than the cheap factory setup, and cut the original silencer "wobble factor" almost to nothing. Seriously, with the factory hangers, people actually have problems with the silencers moving around enough to burn holes in the plastic. After installing the TM parts, I was amazed to find that the quad was significantly quieter. Even at idle the Toomey setup had been leaking a considerable amount of exhaust gasses.

In addition to the TM Design exhaust parts, I also installed a ModQuad extended billet throttle lever, with flames. We had previously tried one of those clamp-on thumb throttle extender things, but I thought it was kind of cheesy and it didn't seem to help that much. I'm not sure how the ModQuad throttle lever will work out--it seems to make WOT much harder to reach. Oh well, time will tell. It looks nice though, and replaces the stock lower shaft seal with a sealed roller bearing, which really reduces the amount of slop in the throttle lever.