Stainless headers on evilbay

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Stainless headers on evilbay

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Anyone bought some? Are they any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-CBR400-NC23 ... 240%3A1318" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Stainless headers on evilbay

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Please ignore, i've just read OBrance's post below!
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Re: Stainless headers on evilbay

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i bought some of those, very happy with them. a little bit of shoving needed to get on . but they look loverly and sound even better :)
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these pipes are definately getting a mixed bag of reviews..........

i think for the money they sound like a great bargain and a guarantee,if well looked after then can't see much that can go wrong.

i also read the other topic that was about these pipes and rust was an issue but then the next person would say not had a problem at all and had them for over a year.



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Post by leopard_pagan »

Wit out sounding nasty to some people....
i think you will find the people who think cheap pipes from flea bay are "ok" is due to not knowing how their bike should behave, from others who can tell there is a issue in the acceleration/power
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fair comment, but i think my bike feels a bit nippier since they have gone on. but not everyone has a good experience with things they buy.
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wullvfr was right it was me who commented on the rust. these have come up in 3 topics in the last month. someone else said theirs were great after a year, ive only had mine on 4 months, as above mine were fiddly to get on (had to bend brace to hold off of swingarm). its only surface rust and ive polished and protected them to stop this (they are very roughly made with all the conduit bend marks left on angles). best off to ph them as i got free post rather than ebay (their loss in fees = your post). the welds were alright, but 1 header was "heading" off at an odd angle to the rest by only a few mm at base but this equals a lot more at the link to engine so had to force into engine.
hope this helps.
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Re: Stainless headers on evilbay

Post by leopard_pagan »

buy a set from GFrance... i fitted them in 15 mins. no hassle.
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Re: Stainless headers on evilbay

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I second that GF's are top-notch downpipes for the cbrs, fitted mine to the nc29 and made a world of difference, although its worth noting that the header brackets(you screw into...) aren't as SS as I would have liked....
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The exhaust flanges Ian is referring to are now SS as well .....
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