replica exhausts

[mancman]

has anyone seen the replica 4into4 exhausts on sale by ds and cmsl (netherlands),£ 600- £700.  i presume like all things metal these days they will be made in china etc, so what is the quality like ?  thanks garry

[Green1]

Hi Garry
I have had two sets of pipes from DS I paid £500 for the first set about a year ago and they were excellent.I then decided to buy another set for my other k1 as I noticed the price going up and paid £700 
when I opened the box I was instantly disappointed every pipe was dented and scratched and someone new about it as the damage was highlighted with a pen.
DS gave me some cock and bull about sending pipes from a seconds pile   The boxes had been butchered with a knife to hide where they were from  The replacement pipes they sent where much better but not quite as good as the first.
I believe they are from Taiwan as  most of DS pattern parts come from there
Mick   

[gasman]

Hi Guys
I had a set from silvers--the finish on them is brilliant, really pleased with them. I have some friends in the states who have also had them, again very pleased.Its interesting the different stories behind them, if you listen to everyone, you could write a book a foot thick The common story in the states is they are made by the original manufacturer but were not allowed to be stamped as such, good old honda getting a " bag on" there is a similiar story about the new cbx system, I personally dont care, they make my bikes including the cbx look good, infact I am about to get another set. The price is right-for lets face it, a product that was never excellently made, they rotted out to quick.
regards neal

[mancman]

thanks guys. that is always the problem with pattern parts isnt it . you just dont know what level of quality your going to get from one batch  to another ! one things for sure though, the price of these pipes are only ever going up ! i think i better bite the bullet and get some .  garry

[BobbyR]

Honda was selling "official" exhausts for a short time here in the U.S. The complaints were the same, dents and poor quality chrome. I would imagine Honda is also sourcing parts from Vietnam, China or even India. My friend has replica parts for British cars. He found an outfit in India. I work for a Japanese Company and they are not above buying parts in the 3rd World and some of them are junk.