Well I am American..but I am also 50% English..as I lived there half my life and here half my life .i go to new quay, England every summer to visit family :P..so these r exhausts u guys recommend??ive heard duel carbo bros, devil highs, gp...maybe I'll try one of these u guys are linking??

 

I wouldn't try the double dual exhaust's that I was linking to... that was kind of a joke (unless you want practically straight pipes for some reason)

 

I see the gpR links..I think imma try those out!thanks tweety now I know the difference!
Me having a firestorm is same exact as superhawk correct?still nothing to do with rc 51 or sp1/2?? Has anyone tried these gpr exhausts??i may try!

 

That was extreme you may as well just have a straight pipe with nothing, will cost cheaper

 

I clicked it an exited it almost instantly ..lol!!

I'm still learning, but I do know I have a v-twin, so I would like to have 2 s pipe bends bends maybe just high mount instead since dale is taking me to track next month i need to get somewhat decent lol!!

 

Btw I have a decent size dent at the bottom of my header pipe...is it worth replacing??its right at the "bend" would this affect it to much?

 

Can you make a close up picture so we can take a look how bad this is?

 

Sure I'm heading home and I just took 2 pics..don't know how to do it from iPhone blah!thx!
-shane

 

Not sure myself... There are some gurus here that can help, or just do it at home

 

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By shanex702x at 2012-08-03

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By shanex702x at 2012-08-03

you guys think bad enough to affect flow of a new exhaust? or even the current? if i was to get used header pipes on ebay? can I get by for now? when I do upgrade with new exhaust, for sure change it out? or will it be fine like that always? thanks for any input guys! and the help

-shane!

 

Actually, no... Just because it's says so on a wikipedia page, it's not neccessary true... That was most likely written by another American, who wasn't too interested in finding out the facts for "the rest of the world"...

Everyone should use the VTR 1000SP1 or VTR 1000SP2, since that was the name originally given by Honda... And it is the name applied in the EU market, the Australian market (including New Zeeland and others) and in the Asian Market, and the South American market... Since I'm not aware that the bike was introduced to any other markets, that makes 4 of 5 market areas, and even though most Americans choose to ignore it, a significantly larger market in terms of buyers, than the US... (Cars are another thing than bikes though...)

It was actually someone in marketing at Honda US, that figured he knew better, that created the RC-51 name... So it is entirely unique to the US and Canada... Go read up on that history is you want to know the whole story... And the "name" is only the name on the fairing really, and if you look at a non US bike, you will find the fairing with the SP1/SP2 on them instead...

And normally, the RC designation would only be used on a race spec bike, which if you follow the way Honda usually would designate things, so it should probably be limited to the race spec/kit SP1's that Honda sold for racetrack use only...

Now, I could be impolite, and tell you that you have a narrow US based perspective, since you obviously exhibit the telltale signs, going by the belief that, "I know it as an RC-51, so that's obviously right, and everyone else should change..." But I'm not going to... I'll just state the facts... The RC-51 name is a US and Canada only thing... And should remain so...