ART cans - any good?
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:44 am
Anyone know if ART cans are any good? Any advice welcome - ta!
Mark
Mark
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No, apparently, although no personal experience.
Adam
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Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:47 am
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:51 am
No.
In fact they are a total abomination - I speak from experience unfortunately. Poorly made, stupidly designed 'fitting' (I use the term loosely) arrangement.
Take it these are the ones for sale on eBay??
In fact they are a total abomination - I speak from experience unfortunately. Poorly made, stupidly designed 'fitting' (I use the term loosely) arrangement.
Take it these are the ones for sale on eBay??
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:33 am
ah those crappy things on ebay....... looked, shitty finish, carbon can written on side even though anodised 
Is anyone doing carbon cans yet as I'm starting to fell a little lost after having a carbon can on my Trumpet
Is anyone doing carbon cans yet as I'm starting to fell a little lost after having a carbon can on my Trumpet
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:43 am
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:48 am
ver tasty, anyone here had a pair of these and do they attract the fuzz?
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:57 pm
The ones on ebay look a bit suspect. I was wondering why they have "carbon" on them but are obviously alloy? V. strange!
ART do do a carbon can, although I've not seen it.
ART do do a carbon can, although I've not seen it.
TBR canz
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:44 pm
Minivin
I've got a pair of the carbon TBR cans on mine, a bit loud but not offensive. Got pulled for me number plate a while back and there was no mention of the cans.
I've got a pair of the carbon TBR cans on mine, a bit loud but not offensive. Got pulled for me number plate a while back and there was no mention of the cans.
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:14 pm
Stempy
Do you have the 45 degree ovals or the rounds? as our luvly beasties have cans that are like a 90 degree oval, I was trying to figure out whether the oval or rounds were the best shape to possibly go for.
And at £450 ish for a pair of slip-ons doesn't sound to bad
Do you have the 45 degree ovals or the rounds? as our luvly beasties have cans that are like a 90 degree oval, I was trying to figure out whether the oval or rounds were the best shape to possibly go for.
And at £450 ish for a pair of slip-ons doesn't sound to bad
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:52 pm
I'm pretty sure that the cans on ebay are my old ones.They used to be in carbon.
They were so bad I gave them away to a guy from the yahoo group called Andy Griffiths.Don't know if he's migrated to this group yet(or has even still got an S).He kindly donated a case of cheap french lager....which I thought was about twice what they were worth!
When I parted company with them the carbon had several large holes due to the fact I never had the correct brackets!
The workmanship on these cans was like the stuff I did in Metalwork at school.
They used to make my bike run like a pile o shite...something to do with the gas flowing or lack of!!
I'd steer well clear.
Bailey.
They were so bad I gave them away to a guy from the yahoo group called Andy Griffiths.Don't know if he's migrated to this group yet(or has even still got an S).He kindly donated a case of cheap french lager....which I thought was about twice what they were worth!
When I parted company with them the carbon had several large holes due to the fact I never had the correct brackets!
The workmanship on these cans was like the stuff I did in Metalwork at school.
They used to make my bike run like a pile o shite...something to do with the gas flowing or lack of!!
I'd steer well clear.
Bailey.
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:10 pm
Anyone on the lookout for a pucker race system should strongly consider the 2 part Arrow Titanium unit.I've had mine a year now.Done 50K miles so far.Supposed to repack every 5K....keep reminding myself it needs doing....but just love the way it bangs and pops on the over-run 
I posted some pics on the yahoo group a while back.
Cost was £700.00 delivered to the door thru B&C Express.
Bailey.
ps.the only other units I've seen that impressed me are Staintune and Chris Cannings JHP one off....lurvely!
I posted some pics on the yahoo group a while back.
Cost was £700.00 delivered to the door thru B&C Express.
Bailey.
ps.the only other units I've seen that impressed me are Staintune and Chris Cannings JHP one off....lurvely!
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:52 pm
I got the round ones. The oval ones have an over lapped seam on the top which didn't look like it would last long. The round ones are a continuous woven tube, doesn't look like your normal CF mat. You can see a pic of them on my site. They will need repacking often to keep them in good shape. If you don't want the hassle then go for the titanium ones instead. Also, the fitting kit may need to be modified a little if they haven't changed the design. The numberplate bracket was a weak point and they also tended to vibrate loose from the mounting before I fitted a couple of hose clips to keep them in place.
As Bailey says, the Arrow system is a tasty bit of kit and probably better value for money, but I don't know if you can get the cans separately.
As Bailey says, the Arrow system is a tasty bit of kit and probably better value for money, but I don't know if you can get the cans separately.
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:57 pm
cheers for that stempy, shall have to count my pennies and see if I go mad and buy some different cans 
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:14 am
As Bailey says, the Arrow system is a tasty bit of kit and probably better value for money, but I don't know if you can get the cans separately.[/quote]
No you can't;it's a 2 part system the end cans do not line up with a standard mid section/cat replacer.
It's very similar in design to the Vanderlinde except all the tubing and welds is in SS.
Bailey.
No you can't;it's a 2 part system the end cans do not line up with a standard mid section/cat replacer.
It's very similar in design to the Vanderlinde except all the tubing and welds is in SS.
Bailey.
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:52 am
Stempy,
have you had your TBR's repacked yet? If so where and how much? and how do you know when they need it? ta.
(Minivin, mine are the round ones too. They sound gorgeous but I was a bit disappointed with how the front ends have furred up - not that you can see that when fitted. The corbon bits are also a work of art no pun intended! The neighbours don't seem to mind too much as the sound is quite deep compared to the village loony's Akrapovik. Their windows tend to vibrate rather than crack 
)
harry.
have you had your TBR's repacked yet? If so where and how much? and how do you know when they need it? ta.
(Minivin, mine are the round ones too. They sound gorgeous but I was a bit disappointed with how the front ends have furred up - not that you can see that when fitted. The corbon bits are also a work of art
no pun intended! The neighbours don't seem to mind too much as the sound is quite deep compared to the village loony's Akrapovik. Their windows tend to vibrate rather than crack )harry.