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Help! 848 downpipes wanted.
By Ben Cope on 01/08/2011 10:07:06
Petite Italian would like to meet sporty downpipes for heated exchanges
In the 848 Challenge race series you're allowed to run 135bhp. I had my 848 on the dyno last week and it's putting out 120bhp, so - as you can imagine - I'm on a quest to get this sorted.I've currently got Termignoni end cans, but stock header pipes. As I'm running an older 848 a...
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Milan: Millipercento Guzzi Alba
By Visordown News on 10/11/2009 14:52:35
Guzzi tuning specialists go all-out to impress at Milan with another new concept machine
.We're not quite sure we like this one; the fairing doesn't quite work from the angle our man's snapped it.And look at the size of the bloody downpipes!
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Yoshimura to do a final early GSX-R1100 exhaust run
By Ian Malnis on 02/11/2009 12:32:55
Last-chance production of Yoshi exhausts for iconic GSX-R
Yoshimura can only confidently make one last batch.The system weighs only 4.5kg compared to the standard systems weight of 11.5kg, with the downpipes being constructed of titanium with a stainless steel collector and aluminum silencer sleeve. The high prices
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What's Erik Buell up to now?
By Visordown News on 25/11/2010 10:15:19
Flawed genius or madman? Erik Buell files another interesting patent
of the motorcycle and defines a hollow portion through which exhaust gases are passed before being expelled from an outlet of the swingarm."The standard downpipe is connected to the swingarm using a flexible pipe that channels exhaust gases into the swingarm where
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First Ride: 2007 Honda CB600F Hornet
By Roland Brown on 02/04/2008 12:56:43
Honda's top-selling naked middleweight gets a top-to-toe revamp, sharp new looks and the world's ugliest exhaust collector box
diagonal downpipes bring to mind Honda's CB400F four from the mid-70s. Unfortunately the Hornet has to get through Euro3, so also has an ugly chamber alongside, holding the catalytic converter.Honda has tried hard to make the Hornet feel special
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2012 'Blade tail tidy from R&G
By Visordown on 20/12/2011 13:56:15
British firm quick off the mark with a tail tidy and crash accessories for the 2012 Honda Fireblade
: £25.39 / £49.99Downpipe Grille: £TBAEngine Case Covers: £76.99 (right), £66.99 (left)Engine Case Sliders: £39.99 (each side)Exhaust Protector: £44.99Fork Protectors: £30.99Frame Plugs: £13.99 (each side)Mirror Blanking Plates: £TBARadiator Guard: £66
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First Ride: Husqvarna Nuda 900
By mark forsyth on 28/10/2011 10:22:27
BMW makes Husky road bike
note is a bit like a Harley Sportster with a fruity 2-1 exhaust system (but obviously faster revving). A rain map (push some buttons on the dash) is available if you so wish.Note proximity of stainless downpipes to tarmac.This bike's running
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BMW unveil 195bhp S1000RR road bike at Monza WSB
By Visordown News on 09/05/2009 17:00:00
BMW's eagerly awaited S1000RR road bike is unveiled in Italy at the Monza WSB round
aluminium tubing and the front subframe bracket is made from magnesium.The wheelbase is 1432mm which BMW say enables the rider to get maximum traction from the chassis.The exhaust system features two different types of valve. The first one on the downpipes
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Moped Endurance
By Mark Forsyth on 26/10/2010 13:35:58
Step aside MotoGP, cheap-as-chips supermoto moped endurance racing is about to hit the big time. Mark Forsyth took a real racer and factory mechanic to the job - and still didn't win
racing'), Jockass (they're from Scotland dontchaknow), 50 Bent etc.The day starts with practice, which sees the three-quarters Tarmac, quarter dirt track littered with K+N filters, exhaust downpipes, jubilee clips, airboxes and prosthetic limbs. Then it
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Road Test: Kawasaki ZZ-R600
By Bertie Simmonds on 28/05/2008 22:54:45
Like Barbara Windsor, it hasn't been considered sexy for years. So what's kept the ZZ-R600 on Kawasaki's books all this time? It's the fastest, squashiest, flying sofa has ever seen, that's why...
.hagon-shocks.co.uk).4. Build quality/finish: Exhaust headers and downpipes are the first part of the bike to succumb to rust and most owners fit aftermarket, stainless steel replacements. Motad do a downpipe system and collector box for £240. For complete systems
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