NEW!
Upon
request your new exhaust can be
upgraded to include a Core Wrap
that resists oxidation in
temperatures up to 24000F
for a additional fee of $30.00.
Read on. |
Welcome to KD Fab located deep in the
heart of NASCAR country. We are
based in Hickory North Carolina, right
down the road from so many shops whose
sole purpose is to create power and
handling, and do it in a spectacular
looking package. It isn't just a hobby
or a business around here, its a way of
life, a purpose and a goal. A goal
to rise above the best. Some of the new
school folks do this in the big NASCAR
shops and some still do it the way
Smokey Yunick meant it to be - with a
dream in a small garage tucked away in
the foothills of the Great Smokey
Mountains. This is KD Fab, old
school, realizing goals born in the
heart and produced with a soul.
It's simple. We were not satisfied with
what the aftermarket had to offer in
exhaust pipes for the Buell
XB series motorcycles. So we took it
upon ourselves to modify the existing
exhaust pipe on the stock XBs. Over the
course of 3 months we did over 60
dynamometer runs on 13 different
versions of modifications to come up
with the absolute best configuration.
This is how the original Drummer was
born. We believe we achieved our goal
and it continues to includes every
variation of the Buell XB9 and XB12
models.
Our desire is to achieve a smooth
power band throughout the power range
and not just high peak power numbers
on a dyno. We are after a more "streetable"
pipe because you don't ride your bike
on a dynamometer, you ride it on the
street. The cool thing is that we also
achieved higher peak HP values as well
as greatly improving bottom end
performance!
Much of our testing is performed at
Tilley Harley Davidson / Buell
on
all the different models. The original
Drummer was also tested on the the
Tilley race Buell that has been
punched out to 1350 ccs among other
modifications. It helped that race
bike to have more power, so it will
also help your modifications to your
bike perform better. We have also
designed an "on the road" data
acquisition system to verify air /
fuel ratios under all conditions.
 We continue to develop and test our
products to achieve the highest levels
of performance. We haven't taken a
"one size fits all" muffler and
adapted it to fit a Buell. Our product
line has expanded based on our
customers requests and our continuing
desire to produce the best products
possible. All our mufflers and other
products are designed specifically for
Buells by Buell owners and Buell
riders. And all of our products are
made in America with our own hands and
we test and use them on our own bikes.
 So now you're wondering which is
the right Drummer model for you. There
are three current Drummer models. They
are the original Drummer for the XB
series which is made from your stock
muffler and a 304 stainless steel
water-jet cut end cap,
the Drummer SS for the XB series that
is custom built with 304 stainless
steel water-jet cut end cap and a stainless steel shell
and the all new Drummer 1125SS which
is an all stainless steel construction
for all of the Rotax powered Buells.
We have several accessories and
perform custom, one of a kind builds
as well. We have created a descriptive
page for each one to help you in the
decision process. (The econo Drummer
has been discontinued and the Drummer
CF was a limited edition model). |
