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Post by iwantalc on Jan 22, 2015 20:45:42 GMT 1
anyone have any feedback on nikkon pipes
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2015 20:57:52 GMT 1
There are better pipes out there and isn't the work farmed out abroad and then shipped back here Exhaust making is a very exact science 1 part of it a mm out causes changes on how it performs
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Post by gibba1008 on Jan 22, 2015 21:05:51 GMT 1
Used to have em in the 90s on mine. They sounded lovely but seemed to be welding them up every week. They were paper thin......
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Post by iwantalc on Jan 22, 2015 21:09:45 GMT 1
looked on website they are now made in england and now instead of 1 piece collars are now made of multi sections
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Post by oldelsieboy on Jan 22, 2015 21:18:02 GMT 1
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Post by wolfboy1 on Jan 22, 2015 21:30:57 GMT 1
if you want a work of art in pipe work , mark dent ..... is .... the man ! best exhaust systems bar none !
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Post by iwantalc on Jan 22, 2015 21:37:29 GMT 1
thanks oeb was quiet interesting to read
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Post by iwantalc on Jan 22, 2015 21:39:54 GMT 1
who;s mark dent
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Post by oldelsieboy on Jan 22, 2015 21:49:06 GMT 1
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Post by stusco on Jan 22, 2015 22:10:12 GMT 1
Loved my nikkons sounded great made a big difference in performance
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Post by 4l04ever on Jan 23, 2015 0:20:29 GMT 1
For performance, you can't beat the TSA pipes. Very pretty stainless ones are available too...
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Post by Norbo on Jan 23, 2015 0:31:56 GMT 1
Love the pipes hate the end cans they are like a different pipe all together once you replace the crappy cans they come with .
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Post by steeley on Jan 23, 2015 6:21:35 GMT 1
got to agree with norbo ,put larger bore end cans on and much better.
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Post by yazza54 on Jan 23, 2015 8:20:42 GMT 1
Mark dents work is nice on the eye but how much depth does he go into with his pipe design?? I was somewhat put off when I heard about him building smads 485 with stingers only big enough for 125 per cylinder and it nipped!!! Kenny spent 2 weeks designing mine before touching it, then made it in card, then made the pipes themselves. Not to mention emailing me pics and different simulated power curves etc. Kenny is the man.
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Post by frosti on Jan 23, 2015 10:22:30 GMT 1
Mark dents work is nice on the eye but how much depth does he go into with his pipe design?? I was somewhat put off when I heard about him building smads 485 with stingers only big enough for 125 per cylinder and it nipped!!! Kenny spent 2 weeks designing mine before touching it, then made it in card, then made the pipes themselves. Not to mention emailing me pics and different simulated power curves etc. Kenny is the man. Wow, nice work!!
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Post by iwantalc on Jan 23, 2015 10:53:26 GMT 1
if you want a work of art in pipe work , mark dent ..... is .... the man ! best exhaust systems bar none ! might be a work of art but so is his prices ..mild steel with carbon cans £850 the same in stainless £950 and wants the bike ..probably get a van gogh cheaper ..
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Post by yazza54 on Jan 23, 2015 11:07:29 GMT 1
Even more for specials I think
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Post by steeley on Jan 23, 2015 19:39:44 GMT 1
ok so here is my two pence worth.i have a pair of nikkons on my 350 lc which I have had for say 23 years and they have been good so far.i have since changed the end cans for a pair of swarbrick ones.mark dents pipes look good and I remember some articles about rg 500 with his pipes on.i also have a pair of tsa pipes on my tzr 350 and they are excellent, money well spent I would have another pair no problem.plus Kenny is a real gent.
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Post by dusty350 on Jan 23, 2015 20:13:34 GMT 1
A member on here- Mouse - has a pair of Mark Dent pipes on his Lc hybrid and I believe he is very happy with them. I have a pair of Tsa's on mine and they are great pipes and excellent value. Dusty
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2015 20:28:32 GMT 1
Kennys pipes on my lc, and the tzr is at Mick abbeys at the moment getting some pipes designed, I popped in on Wednesday and watched mick designing them for a while, lot of work involved and I didn't realise how much, plus theres the work and skill involved in making them
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Post by oldelsieboy on Jan 23, 2015 20:29:03 GMT 1
A member on here- Mouse - has a pair of Mark Dent pipes on his Lc hybrid Dusty So has Seanrd OEB
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Post by iwantalc on Jan 23, 2015 20:35:55 GMT 1
very nice pipes but i think are expensive wouldnt even want to hazard a guess at how much these pipes were
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Post by wolfboy1 on Jan 23, 2015 21:17:53 GMT 1
having owned a rg500 for 7 years , i've had a couple of dealings with mark , in the rg world he is considered ' god like ' - 500 owners rate him , as do i . he don't just do rg's , he does i believe a lot for race teams , and all other types of bike - not just 2t's
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Post by iwantalc on Jan 23, 2015 22:50:15 GMT 1
went on his website think rg 500;s are his main thing
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Post by steeley on Jan 24, 2015 6:26:48 GMT 1
as rd lc lazy said there is a lot of work going into pipes and this is reflected in the price.put it this way I wouldn't want to make a set.my hat is off to these chaps.
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Post by iwantalc on Jan 24, 2015 22:51:09 GMT 1
but that is the same as other people that make pipes that are a lot less expensive still the same amount of work goes into them ie tsa stanless £655 no less work... mark dent £950
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Post by Yogi on Jan 24, 2015 23:05:41 GMT 1
anyone have any feedback on nikkon pipes There's a set of Higgspeeds on eBay but I don't know how they perform
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Post by iwantalc on Jan 24, 2015 23:34:42 GMT 1
i have them on my watch list must admit i do like higgspeeds remind me of a set of pipes i had on a x7 when i was 18.. thanks for looking out for me matt..des
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Post by botty on Jan 25, 2015 0:21:16 GMT 1
i have them on my watch list must admit i do like higgspeeds remind me of a set of pipes i had on a x7 when i was 18.. thanks for looking out for me matt..des I thought you were looking to sell your LC. Have you changed your mind?? I wouldn't blame you if you had. Are you still looking for a YPVS? I know of a matching numbers N2 you might get a deal on.
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Post by mikee on Jan 25, 2015 0:23:47 GMT 1
Lol
I doubt he's looking to pay the 12 k you spent building that one mate
Mike
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