Top of my budget Blueflame or cheap Remus?

[svrich]

I've spotted a Blueflame Tri-oval in great condition with appropriate link pipe that I can get for about £80-£90, and a Remus round Inovation that needs a link pipe and a good go with the polish for about £30.
I've searched the exhaust section and have heard about the Blueflame potential problems. But if the price is correct then shurely it's a bargain. Or would the Remus be worth the work to tidy it up and find a link pipe?
Which to go for mighty .orgers :confused:

[zsv650]

remus sounds alright but where would you go for the link pipe blueflame no idea i know someone who's got one though and seem's to like it but for £90 im sure you'll get a brand new fuel can for it.

[Dangerous Dave]

Remus is the best sounding exhaust for a V-twin, the Blueflame maybe a more realistic purchase though as it comes with a SV650 link pipe. Finding a link pipe for a Remus will be a lot harder due to the larger inlet size, although you could get an exhaust company to make one up for you (not sure on the cost).

[arcdef]

me bike came with a blueflame fitted and i have to say i love the sound it gives out, but cant comment on how the remus sounds

[fizzwheel]

I'd say get the Remus, the Tri-Oval blueflame's have a nasty habbit of vibrating themselves to pieces and if you're not the original purchaser of the can you may find claiming on the lifetime warranty that blueflame offer to be a little difficult.

The Blueflames, both sound and look good, but I wouldnt buy another one after mine shook itself to pieces.

If you contact blueflame themselves they should be able to provide you with a link pipe though.

[northwind]

The Remus Revolution suits the SV like peaches suit cream. Mmm, cream. But I don't know this one. I got a brand new titanium Revolution for the SV for £110 or thereabouts last year off ebay, never fitted it in the end but it might be worth keeping your eyes open there. Very very heavy, but they're superb.

[Dangerous Dave]

But I don't know this one.
The Remus Innovation is the budget Remus exhaust, available in Carbon or Aluminium. It is a round design and comes with a lifetime warranty I believe, and it is non-rebuildable.

http://www.transalp.de/technik/pd-technik/zubehoer/bilder/auspuff/remus-innovation-alu-xl600v.jpg
http://www.motorsports-network.com/aremus/Photos/InovCar2.jpg

[svrich]

Cheers for the feedback.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!
There is a frabricators up the road who made a fuel tank for my Landrover and they do stainless pipe work too. The over all cost may well end up evening out between the two by getting one made up though.
Fizzwheel: I read your posts in the exhausts section and was surprised to hear about your troubles, and that made me ask the question before blundering in to something expensive.
Remus is now tipping the balance if the link can be made within budget. Maybe high level, now we're talking :)

[Balky001]

I had a Remus revolution in titanium, sounded the dogs. Before you make your decision you need to see how much a link pipe will cost, you might want to call performanceparts-ltd.com as they are remus and Akrapovic stockists, they may be able to supply a pipe or point you in the right direction.

[Dangerous Dave]

Fizzwheel: I read your posts in the exhausts section and was surprised to hear about your troubles, and that made me ask the question before blundering in to something expensive.
Blueflames are terribly made, and over priced in my opinion and experience. The customer service department is pretty useless too, no one knows what is going on.

[northwind]

The other problem with Blueflames seem to be the mounting, if you look at the SV mount the strap is very far forward, and teh can sticks a long way back, so that combined with the flimsy build means they flap like mad (sit behind an SV at idle with a Blueflame on and watch it move), which stresses the weld on the sleeve (where it has one) and the rivets and welds on the front cap. The cans aren't well built either but then neither are a lot of other cheap cans, I think it takes the combination of bad build and bad design to really make them a liability.

[Dangerous Dave]

The other problem with Blueflames seem to be the mounting, if you look at the SV mount the strap is very far forward, and teh can sticks a long way back, so that combined with the flimsy build means they flap like mad (sit behind an SV at idle with a Blueflame on and watch it move), which stresses the weld on the sleeve (where it has one) and the rivets and welds on the front cap. The cans aren't well built either but then neither are a lot of other cheap cans, I think it takes the combination of bad build and bad design to really make them a liability.
Aye, the link pipe is too long.

[mattSV]

Another vote for Remus - I have got a pair of titanium Revolutions on my SV1000 - 60mm outlets, with no baffles, sounds evil :smt040:smt040:smt040

[Mgaffz]

I've got no complaints about my blueflame evo can but its only been on the bike a few month and has probably only covered 500 miles i must say the fitment seemed spot on with mine tho

Deffo find out where you stand with having the link pipe made first anyway :)

cheers mick

[svrich]

And another thought ...
Art?

[sv-robo]

Used to have a blueflame tri-oval on my sv,looked great & sounded even greater especially with baffle & plug out..........never gave me any probs.

[Dangerous Dave]

Art?
Great cans, the original budget exhaust in the UK and had/has by far the best reputation.

[G]

I had a titanium blueflame, sounded amazing, alot better than some other cans I have heard on SV's which sound rapsy and rattly.

I did do a trackday with mine and after the trackday it developed a rattle and became twice as loud.

Contacted blueflame, sent it back to them, they replaced it for a new one, didnt even have a receipt.

[G]

EDIT:

You can still get brand new ART cans.

There is a guy local to me who bought all there presses and old stock so the cans are still made.

They are called TBR motorcycles.