Anyone know a good Remus Exhaust Dealer.

[New Leaf]

Has anyone bought a Remus exhaust and got decent service - if so where did u get it from please.

I want to buy a Remus Powercone for my FZ1S, but i can't seem to find a dealer that can answer a few basic questions and give me a price.

I've e-mailed all the stockists that a google search throws up and not had a decent response as of yet. Their website also seems to be pretty cack. :(:(:confused::confused::(:(

[northwind]

I think Spannerman might be a Remus seller, funnily enough, he helped me with some questions on the powercones a while back.

[New Leaf]

oh cool - thanks northy. wonder if he's completed his move down south yet. i'll drop him a pm.

[yorkie_chris]

Yes he was open for business last I checked.

[Dave20046]

How much is a full system for the sv? (pointy and curvy - looking to the future). Do they do a high level can for it? Just saw a second hander on ebay for £275. Is it unanimous that the remus is the best system for the sv?

[600+]

Have you seen the one I have on my FZ1? It's a stubby CCC in carbon and as it's black blends well with the swingarm. Loud enough with buffle in as well ;)

[New Leaf]

Have you seen the one I have on my FZ1? ;)

Nope u got a pic? Is it road legal and did it come with a centre stand stop? Did u drill the cat out of the header pipe when u were fitting it? :):)

[northwind]

How much is a full system for the sv? (pointy and curvy - looking to the future). Do they do a high level can for it? Just saw a second hander on ebay for £275. Is it unanimous that the remus is the best system for the sv?

Weeeel. Do they even do full systems? Never seen one. They do the best slipon, IMO, but full systems are for tuning and power (and weight loss) and the Remus isn't for that, it's totally designed as an OEM replacement. You can sit a revolution on a full system but it'll choke it a little.

My full systems both cost me under £250, and one of 'em's entirely made of titanium :cool: but they bring with them fuelling headaches etc. Slipons are the way to go unless you're planning to tune the bike, which really doesn't make much sense.

[Dangerous Dave]

Don't think Remus do a full system for the SV Dave.

[Dave20046]

Don't think Remus do a full system for the SV Dave.
Ah fair enough cheers.

Northwind
I've always assumed full systems were the way to go, plonk 'em on, upjet and drill the airbox. Are they really not worth it? Mine came with a full leovinci system (need to check it's been jetted right, but it's been okay thus far).

[yorkie_chris]

Nah, for the cost of getting an SV up to 100bhp you could go and buy a TL.

[Dangerous Dave]

I've always assumed full systems were the way to go, plonk 'em on, upjet and drill the airbox. Are they really not worth it? Mine came with a full leovinci system (need to check it's been jetted right, but it's been okay thus far).
What do you mean by drill the airbox?

Some full systems are good, and some are solely designed to offer you a loud can without cutting your OEM pipework. The best exhausts for Curvy's are unfortunately the more expensive ones; out of the more commonly available systems, LeoVince, Yoshimura, and Akrapovic have good results with lightly tuned engines. I am currently running the 800 with the Akrapovic system from the 650, feels good but I am yet to put it on a dyno to see if it is strangling the engine by much.

Nah, for the cost of getting an SV up to 100bhp you could go and buy a TL.
Very true

[yorkie_chris]

Also bear in mind that it's not all about absolute flow, a bit more back pressure will give a little more midrange. Especially with hot cams.

[Dave20046]

What do you mean by drill the airbox?

Some full systems are good, and some are solely designed to offer you a loud can without cutting your OEM pipework. The best exhausts for Curvy's are unfortunately the more expensive ones; out of the more commonly available systems, LeoVince, Yoshimura, and Akrapovic have good results with lightly tuned engines. I am currently running the 800 with the Akrapovic system from the 650, feels good but I am yet to put it on a dyno to see if it is strangling the engine by much.


Very true
Erm ...drill it :(...does it actually do nothing? I thought drilling a few say 5 mil holes in your airbox was the cheapskates tank riser. It seemed to make sense, more fuel (jets), more air (box drilled), more out (zorst). I tried to do it with a 125 but the carbs were so knackered I couldn't rejet it so put tape back over the holes and sold it lol. Told you guys I'm a :clown: .

hmm Are we agreed it's just not worth paying more for a full system over a decent can? The other reason I like full systems is I think curvy SV's look shed loads better with a high level exhaust. I'm not thinking for this bike but for future bikes really. But I've also got to check how mines running when it's back on the road as it's got a full system on (unsure if it was upjetted when fitted) and it's restricted!!

[yorkie_chris]

Teh fook? You'd be drawing unfiltered air into motor. Not good, don't do it unless it's a race motor running open bellmouths and you're prepared to rebuild it a lot. (but if you were building that sort of motor, you wouldn't need to ask someone like me about it)

Nah it's not worth the hassle, unless you get one cheap and like to mess with stuff. A decent can isn't worth the money either, they all do the same thing.

[Dave20046]

Teh fook? You'd be drawing unfiltered air into motor. Not good, don't do it unless it's a race motor running open bellmouths and you're prepared to rebuild it a lot. (but if you were building that sort of motor, you wouldn't need to ask someone like me about it)

Nah it's not worth the hassle, unless you get one cheap and like to mess with stuff. A decent can isn't worth the money either, they all do the same thing.
haha! In fairness to myself it was a pan type airbox so the carb hole was below the filter and I drilled it above the filter, infact I held it up to the light and drilled it where the filter wasn't clogged for better flow (and then replaced the filter).

Aye I might just leave it then on me next'n. Made me feel like a plonker though! :p

[Dangerous Dave]

Teh fook? You'd be drawing unfiltered air into motor.
+ 1, it is not a cheap mans tank raiser but more of a stupid mans tank raiser.

A full systm isn't worth getting unless you want to tune the engine or it is cheap, if you want the noise then fit a slip-on (you can get them high level). The budget full systems don't offer anything over the OEM down pipes.

[Dave20046]

+ 1, it is not a cheap mans tank raiser but more of a stupid mans tank raiser.
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I'd resorted to desperate measures...have you ever had a go on a 4t 125?!:p

[600+]

Nope u got a pic? Is it road legal and did it come with a centre stand stop? Did u drill the cat out of the header pipe when u were fitting it? :):)

Got a vid on youtube for you;)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=97eB8Vha-Uc

It is road legal, centre stand stop is there, I didn't drill the cat cause it doesn't add any performance.

[northwind]

Northwind
I've always assumed full systems were the way to go, plonk 'em on, upjet and drill the airbox. Are they really not worth it? Mine came with a full leovinci system (need to check it's been jetted right, but it's been okay thus far).

The others pretty much covered it... As cost vs results it's a bit rubbish, you either need to lash out for dyno time or spend a lot of saddle time doing the setup by butt dyno (which will probably still need confirming on a real dyno, getting the low speed fuelling right is really tricky). All for just a few bhp. Cams work better- similiar results and much quicker and easier to fit.

You can remove the snorkel from the filter, which I think might be what you were thinking of when you say drill the airbox? The filter basically has a restrictive tube and a lid on it, which can be removed and makes things flow a lot better.

Obviously I'm not going to say "Don't tune your SV", mine shows you can get good results in the garage with basic tuning and a bit of an investment of time, without jeopardising the reliability or going further into the motor than the pistons. And I'm not just talking peak power, which is just for dyno liars, you don't need to sacrifice rideability. Mine with its mild tune can pull away at idle, hits working power early, and barely loses power between peak and redline, which makes it so much easier to ride than a standard one (If I ride a standard SV now, I stall at the first 5 sets of traffic lights, guaranteed ;) ) I discovered on track that I can come out of the hairpin at Knockhill 2 gears too high and still outdrag a mid-90s CBR, for instance. But, at the end of the day it's still a sub-80bhp small capacity v-twin.

But it doesn't really make much sense, I just like monkeying about with these things. Tuning an SV motor is a bit daft ;)

[Dangerous Dave]

And I'm not just talking peak power, which is just for dyno liars, you don't need to sacrifice rideability.
+ 1, don't go horse power hunting with the SV. As Northy said rideabilty is the key with a V-twin.

[New Leaf]

Got a vid on youtube for you;)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=97eB8Vha-Uc

It is road legal, centre stand stop is there, I didn't drill the cat cause it doesn't add any performance.

Cool, nice looking can ther mate.

I've come and ordered a remus powercone today - an extra short one. The dealer i ordered it from insists its road legal with a removabe baffle even though the Remus website suggests otherwise. We'll see when it arrives.

Are new cans easy to fit on the fz1S? I did my own on the SV, but am slightly concerned about dealing with the exup cables and things.

[600+]

Cool, nice looking can ther mate.

I've come and ordered a remus powercone today - an extra short one. The dealer i ordered it from insists its road legal with a removabe baffle even though the Remus website suggests otherwise. We'll see when it arrives.

Are new cans easy to fit on the fz1S? I did my own on the SV, but am slightly concerned about dealing with the exup cables and things.

very easy! no need to cut pipes etc, they just unbolt.....so do the exup cables.

Are you leaving the exup motor in place? if so you can either leave the cables hanging or remove them from the motor. if you completely remove the motor you need a chip in it's plug on the loom or else you get an error code......or you can remove it and live with the error code.

if you don't have the chip just leave the exup cables/motor in place. just tie them together so they don't get caught in anything.

next you need an air filter, chop the airbox and a PCIII ;) that will see you with 10bhp more.

bare in mind the bike is running borderline lean as standard!! so if you get an air filter you'll need a PCIII!!!!