David Silver Exhausts


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Hi

I just seen that David silver have an great offer for a repro Exhaust for the CBX.

Does anyone know the quality of them, they have stamps on them mayby like the originals?

http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/CBX1 ... rt_226404/

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Re: David Silver Exhausts

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There were two different makes of exhaust replicas made. One was by Delkevic, a Chinese manufacturer and the other was by Sankei, the manufacturer of the original CBX exhaust.

My opinion, having seen several sets of both:

The quality of the Delkevic sets is rather inconsistent. On some, the muffler cans are not perfectly round and smooth but look like a polygon. The Sankei sets are much closer to the originals, including the stampings.
Both sets were very close to each other in price. I paid a little less than $1,200 for a set of Delkevics and not quite $1,400 for the Sankeis
Both sets are still available. I see them on ebay all the time.

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Re: David Silver Exhausts

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Do you know if the set david silver have are delkevics or sankai?

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David Silver sells the Sankei. I just got a set about a month ago. Very close to original. The only issue for some might be a couple of extra spot-weld dimples on the can, but they explain that on the website. I think they're fine and would be great on just about any CBX. The Delkevics do come with reproduction split collars and flanges and the Sankeis do not.

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Dave, have you run them yet?
How do they sound?
I have heard the Delkavic system and to my ear sounded just like stock.

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The Sankei exhaust system sounds exactly like the original. They should. They are identical.
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Yes. If you are looking for a different sound or more performance, look for something else. Both these systems were intended to provide an exhaust for a restoration close to original. That they do.

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Re: David Silver Exhausts

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Just fyi for those who might be interested: neither of these have the cross-over of the '82. Guys, correct me if this is wrong info.
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That is correct- neither sets have the '81/'82 crossover pipe. Also note that Sankei do NOT make the repro pipes for the '81/'82 models at this time whereas Delkevic do.

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cbx1956 wrote:That is correct- neither sets have the '81/'82 crossover pipe. Also note that Sankei do NOT make the repro pipes for the '81/'82 models at this time whereas Delkevic do.
If the Delkevics do not have a crossover, they do not have repro pipes for the 81/82 models. It is just a marketing gimmick. I don't think they offer two different sets.

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They do- I've already checked it out. The difference is in the left hand side set where the positioning of the stop for the centre stand is in a slightly different place.

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Re: David Silver Exhausts

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When I look at the David Silver pipes, the markings are a little confusing. My Sankei pipes are marked HM422 E not H422. My Delkevics do not have any markings.

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EMS wrote:When I look at the David Silver pipes, the markings are a little confusing. My Sankei pipes are marked HM422 E not H422. My Delkevics do not have any markings.
I stand corrected here however I think for some reason Sankei had to drop the "M" out of their repro pipe coding; I have a set of the repros which I purchased over a year ago on my '80 CBX- the coding on them is just 422L and 422R.....same as what David Silver's pipes say.

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I thought I recalled a seller in New York state that was selling these pipes for somewhat less dosh. Anybody remember who this was?
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Re: David Silver Exhausts

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NorthEast Vintage Cycle just south of Buffalo was selling the Delkevic system.
I do not know which one they are carrying now.
http://www.hondanuts.com/home.html

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