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R1200s Aftermarket 'Zausts

Postby PBBoxer » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:09 pm

Exhaust systems:

Akrapovic Full system £1270
Akrapovic end can £975

Laser hotcam end can £569
Laser downpipes £399 (£968 total)

Remus end cans £439
Remus downpipes £310 (£749 total)

ZARD full system £893

Staintune full sytem £945

All dear, but any opinions?
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Postby Gromit » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:11 pm

Having owned an Akrapovic exhaust before, I'd bite the bullet and go with their stuff. It's exquisitely well made.

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Postby herrman » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:16 pm

Stop this right now!!!! I can't afford anything more.

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Postby Gromit » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:20 pm

herrman wrote:Stop this right now!!!! I can't afford anything more.


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Postby bigblackfalco » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:31 pm

Deffo go with the Akra ( have any of you lot experienced an Akra system on either a Honda SPC2 or KTM Superduke....it's the stuff wetdreams are made of!). I had a Akra on my Tuono......big grin factor!
Failing that I'd go for Arrow (also very well made).
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Postby PBBoxer » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:25 pm

Is there an Arrow system? Couldnt find that.

Wonder if there will be anyone there with a bit of movement oin them at the NEC.

Must admit I think teh Akra would look cool on the Black S
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Postby bigblackfalco » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:29 pm

PBBoxer wrote:Is there an Arrow system? Couldnt find that.

Wonder if there will be anyone there with a bit of movement oin them at the NEC.

Must admit I think teh Akra would look cool on the Black S
Not at present it seems.But they did one for the 11S so I should imagine their R&D are making the jig as we speak?!
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Postby Paul » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:06 pm

Having seen the Remus, it's a bit "aesthetically challenged" (i.e. ugly). The Akra does look nice and appears to be well engineered.
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Postby Gromit » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:14 pm

Paul wrote:The Akra does look nice and appears to be well engineered.


What???? :shock:

I'd want to buy it flowers, whisper sweet nothings to it and take to be.....


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Totally agree re the Remus - good solid gear but a tad 'Teutonic'. :?

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Postby Dog Tyred » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:37 pm

Paul wrote:Having seen the Remus, it's a bit "aesthetically challenged" (i.e. ugly).


Ahem....have you seen the standard cats arse?
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Postby Gromit » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:49 pm

Nu2beemers wrote:Ahem....have you seen the standard cats arse?


I think most of us have - but Remus had the opportunity to improve on it, but didn't take it imho. :?

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Postby PBBoxer » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:40 pm

Have you seen teh Zard one?
Its the one that's in teh Wunderlich catalogue.
I quite like it.
The laser one looks a bit like an afterthought to me
Staintune one sticks out a mile.



For me at the mo, its a toss-up between Zard and Akra, but also teh Akra is BMW approved, so not warranty issues.
Its just that I could get teh Zard one and still have some spons to get hugger and numerous other bits.
I dunno what to do

http://www.wunderlich.de/html/cat/eng/R1200S.pdf
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Postby ianc53 » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:00 am

Have to agree with the others on this one Paul.

The Zard looks good, but not as good as the Akra.
Tell yourself you will be able to get more for it when you come to sell. May not be strictly true but it's helped me 'justify' buying the expensive one a few times :lol:

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Postby Dog Tyred » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:15 am

Actually haven't seen most the exhausts you lot are talking about but i did see the BOS catalogue in a dealer the other day. The 1200S zorst is a bit 916 like :D Don't know about cost though but must be cheper than an Akra :shock:

Im still trying to justify the expense to change the zorst on my BCR :roll:
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Postby PBBoxer » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:33 am

Hmmm that Bos one does look nice. Love the Black S the way they done it on the pdf:

http://www.bos-exhausts.com/bmw-ned/index-bmw.html

eur 1549 for the dearest system.
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