Yipeeeee

Feel free to talk about anything and everything in this board.
Post Reply
User avatar
EasyRider
Subscriber
Posts: 938
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:27 am
Location: Wales
Bike Model and Year: 2019 R1250RT LE
Has liked: 121 times
Been liked: 305 times
Wales

Yipeeeee

Post by EasyRider »

So it looks like i'm a happy man (for the moment).
As i said in another post somewhere on here that i wanted to fit my Gen2 Hayabusa akrapovic exhausts to my Gen1.
Now my Gen1 is a very early Hayabusa and on the downpipes the right side link pipe is connected to it.
I had a de-cat Gen2 downpipes which i thought will fit. So after taking the bike apart only to find they did not fit.
So i started looking for some later Gen1 downpipes which did not have the link pipes on.
I found a set and bought them. They came today and they are like new (16+ year old downpipes).
I just tried the akrapovic link pipes and they fit the new downpipes :yay:
So i know what im going to be doing the weekend :-D
These akrapovics cost me a lot of money and i did not want to have to sell them for a big loss i would of had to take.
The first couple of photos are the new Gen1 headers, The last photo is my old Gen2 Busa with the akrapovics fitted.

Gen1 Headers.jpg
Gen1 Headers.jpg (487.74 KiB) Viewed 1743 times
Gen1 Headers Top.jpg
Gen1 Headers Top.jpg (494.79 KiB) Viewed 1743 times
akrapovics.jpg
akrapovics.jpg (280.08 KiB) Viewed 1743 times
Dont Ride Faster, Than Your Angel Can Fly. :thumb:
User avatar
EasyRider
Subscriber
Posts: 938
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:27 am
Location: Wales
Bike Model and Year: 2019 R1250RT LE
Has liked: 121 times
Been liked: 305 times
Wales

Re: Yipeeeee

Post by EasyRider »

So my Gen1 Busa is all back together with the parts i removed from my Gen2 Busa.
Out of everything its having the akrapovic's fitted that i'm pleased about most.

Akrapovic Exhaust fitted.
Newish Downpipes fitted
Maxton Rear Shock Fitted
R&G Rad Guard Fitted
R&G Stat Protector Fitted
R&G Rear wheel adjusters and Bobbins fitted
R&G Bar End weights

Just had a thought, The above parts cost me nearly £3k when i bought them :shock:


My 1999 Gen1.jpg
My 1999 Gen1.jpg (380.92 KiB) Viewed 1627 times
Dont Ride Faster, Than Your Angel Can Fly. :thumb:
lancashirert
Posts: 82
Joined: Thu Aug 15, 2024 7:11 pm
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT LE 2018
Has liked: 39 times
Been liked: 20 times
Great Britain

Re: Yipeeeee

Post by lancashirert »

Looks good! I assume it sounds good too?
User avatar
EasyRider
Subscriber
Posts: 938
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:27 am
Location: Wales
Bike Model and Year: 2019 R1250RT LE
Has liked: 121 times
Been liked: 305 times
Wales

Re: Yipeeeee

Post by EasyRider »

lancashirert wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:44 pm Looks good! I assume it sounds good too?
Thank you.

It's a very deep sound, not in your face like some aftermarket exhausts.
I did remove the baffles when they were fitted to my Gen2 as they were to quiet.
I'm just happy i got to use them. I only bought them new 2 years ago.
The little carbon fiber heel guards are £100 each.
Dont Ride Faster, Than Your Angel Can Fly. :thumb:
lancashirert
Posts: 82
Joined: Thu Aug 15, 2024 7:11 pm
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT LE 2018
Has liked: 39 times
Been liked: 20 times
Great Britain

Re: Yipeeeee

Post by lancashirert »

Carbon soon adds up. I know the guy who owns CarbonFBR, did take long for it to go from side hustle to a full company and his sole income.
Post Reply