400 Exhausts.

[SteveD CB500K0]

That’s going to drive the search engines nuts Ash…


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[Nurse Julie]

Well done Ash, I've just seen that on FB and was trying to copy the link, but I failed 😂😂😂😂

[AshimotoK0]

Well done Ash, I've just seen that on FB and was trying to copy the link, but I failed 😂😂😂😂

It's a fantastic story Julie and thanks so much for alerting us all to it. I dont actually need a set but people are always asking me which Honda to buy to restore and there is always the downer that with the 400 you cant get a repro system with double skinned pipes.Just hoping they do more batches.. I guess the ifirst batch of 300 will be gobbled up pretty quickly. Pretty amazing that Honda actually taking an interest too

[ozzybud]

Are the Current Reproductions available at D.S.S. not double wall? If not have they discolored on any forum members? I just bought a set a couple weeks ago.I will be firing mine up in the next week or so. As soon as I get color on the Tank.

[Laverda Dave]

I'm pretty sure the the DSS pipes are not double walled. The set I bought discoloured straight away and not because of a weak mixture either.

[AshimotoK0]

Are the Current Reproductions available at D.S.S. not double wall? If not have they discolored on any forum members? I just bought a set a couple weeks ago.I will be firing mine up in the next week or so. As soon as I get color on the Tank.

I have never seen any repros that are double skinned and that includes the ones Yamiya, DS and CMSNL sells. Also the silencer that Yamiya sells are made by Brituro in the UK.

[taysidedragon]

I'm surprised that with all the tooling and effort required that they are only making 300 sets.
That seems very cautious, I'm sure that worldwide demand will be for many more than that, even at the price they are asking!

[Athame57]

I'm surprised that with all the tooling and effort required that they are only making 300 sets.
That seems very cautious, I'm sure that worldwide demand will be for many more than that, even at the price they are asking!

I was thinking this too. Maybe they are toe testing the market, I see nothing about 'limited editions' btw.

[Laverda Dave]

Maybe Honda can see a marketing opportunity here and follow in Suzuki's steps with a heritage spares scheme?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Maybe Honda can see a marketing opportunity here and follow in Suzuki's steps with a heritage spares scheme?

That would be a good marketing move for the Honda brand.

[Johnny4428]

Maybe Honda can see a marketing opportunity here and follow in Suzuki's steps with a heritage spares scheme?

Great idea Dave! And sell the parts at a reasonable cost to us loyal Honda guys.😜

[Bryanj]

I though Soricho said pats would always be available, but of couse that was decades ago

[taysidedragon]

Maybe Honda can see a marketing opportunity here and follow in Suzuki's steps with a heritage spares scheme?

Great idea Dave! And sell the parts at a reasonable cost to us loyal Honda guys.😜

Amen to that! 👍

[Mikep328]

FWIW, new-looking DSS pipes were on my '76 (per receipts) when I bought it last August.  I put another 1000 miles on it and they haven't discolored yet.  Since they didn't, I had assumed (incorrectly, apparently) that they were double walled.  TBH, although I like the concept of a brand new, ""Honda" logo'ed exhaust system, I wouldn't pay that much money compared to the price of the DSS system. 

[ComfySofa]

I was having a clean out in the garage over the weekend and realized that i still have the original exhaust system...but as with all of them the bottom of the tail pipe has rusted away...the headers while a little corroded are fine - if i got them rechromed theyd be like new. For the tailpipe i wondered if it was worth taking it to an exhaust builder to refurb it...or is it not worth it...purely just to restore it for the sake of it...? (ive got a stainless motad system on mine which will stay on there)

Thoughts..?