So I've been slowly race prepping my R and had been putting off getting a catless header because of the cost. A couple of weeks ago I found this way deep in the dark web where all the secrets lie, the second page of a google search 
IXIL DECAT RACE PIPE HONDA CBR 500 R 2013-2015 - IXIL USA
for only $167! Sure beats $390 for the Arrow Race Collector or $629 for a Yoshi full system. From the pic I'm thinking I'll have to hack the stock pipe off at the cat and attach it with clamps like on the slip-on, but for this price, that's not a problem. Well the day after I place the order some guy from IXIL USA calls about my order and he seems kind of excited, like maybe I'm their first order from the states. I tell him I've been hunting for something like this for a while; he says they've had them in the US for a year but haven't really been selling like they do over seas. I ask him about the install and about chopping off the cat. He says he's not sure but he'll look into it since they'll take about ten days to ship. We get off the phone and I'm thinking, "Real nice guy; I can't wait to get rid of my cat!" Well a week later I get this in the mail! I installed it, perfect fit! I did have to run to the hardware store to get an M8 x 1.25 nut though. What a deal!
IXIL DECAT RACE PIPE HONDA CBR 500 R 2013-2015 - IXIL USA
for only $167! Sure beats $390 for the Arrow Race Collector or $629 for a Yoshi full system. From the pic I'm thinking I'll have to hack the stock pipe off at the cat and attach it with clamps like on the slip-on, but for this price, that's not a problem. Well the day after I place the order some guy from IXIL USA calls about my order and he seems kind of excited, like maybe I'm their first order from the states. I tell him I've been hunting for something like this for a while; he says they've had them in the US for a year but haven't really been selling like they do over seas. I ask him about the install and about chopping off the cat. He says he's not sure but he'll look into it since they'll take about ten days to ship. We get off the phone and I'm thinking, "Real nice guy; I can't wait to get rid of my cat!" Well a week later I get this in the mail! I installed it, perfect fit! I did have to run to the hardware store to get an M8 x 1.25 nut though. What a deal!
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