hpe frontpipe

[ted]

i have HPE front pipes on my R1200 s and i'm thinking of maybe swapping the bike. i've never seen any for sale - has anyone a clue of what they might be worth? Might be easier to leave them on if there not that desirable.
Anyone ever seen any sold?

[exoticices]

I wouldn't leave them on the bike. It's difficult to get just the headers for the S and it'd cost around £400 if you could find them (new). Admittedly it's a limited market but used ones should be worth a couple of hundred maybe. Just be careful you don't snap the header studs when swapping the headers - they're made of cheese.

[madthemad]

HPE pipes are made in Italy. Sandbar sold these until the economy went titsup and the Italian firm went bust. Header pipes for the 1200s are like hens teeth.

Phil.

[Droptarotter]

Take them off.....HPE are one of the most desired pipes.

Cheers

[ted]

thanks chaps, i must admit when i put them on the bike it was a transformation - sounded good and seemed to generally smoother everywhere. Like you say, it might be a waste to let them go with the bike.

Were the HPE pipes any better than any of the other brands?

[Droptarotter]

thanks chaps, i must admit when i put them on the bike it was a transformation - sounded good and seemed to generally smoother everywhere. Like you say, it might be a waste to let them go with the bike.

Were the HPE pipes any better than any of the other brands?

I wouldn't say they were better, but they were right up there with the Akro's. The styling of them was what I liked.....under the engine as opposed to along side it. Gave the bike a mean appearance to me.

Cheers