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My Akrapovic exhaust shipped with no catalytic convertor.  Any problems running it without it?  Seems there's only one O2 sensor in front of the cat...
2015 Grey FJ09 with a few tweaks, 2007 HD Street Glide - Good Bike + Good Friends = Good Day.
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Nope. I get a little decal popping but with the db killer in it isn't annoying at all. I ordered from Revzilla and it was clearly marked on the webpage the cat was an additional option. No CEL or anything like that after a few hundred miles. If you think about it the O2 sensor is before the cat in the stock system as well
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Yup.  Same here. Revzilla and decel popping. Anyone know if there are legal issues associated with pulling the cat?
2015 Grey FJ09 with a few tweaks, 2007 HD Street Glide - Good Bike + Good Friends = Good Day.
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Only if there are emissions for motorcycles required in your state of registration.
 
It's a fine line really... If the government or police decide to enforce it than yes, you need a cat. Likewise, anything that is "for sale only for race/off road use only" could also get you a ticket if used on the street.
 
But like I said, it's up to enforcement. I'd only worry if I lived in CA.
 
From a "green" standpoint, it's also better for the earth to have a cat "scrub" the most harmful stuff from the exhaust.
 
-S
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I have the graves block off plates coming and a K&n filter. Should rid the popping. Will do an ECu Reflash as soon as it's available to smooth out the on/off throttle and take advantage of the extra flow. On the plus if you do decide or find out you need the cat it's only $100.00 and a 10 minutes job to install
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