I rally want to get companies to make some VFR1200F stuff and delkevic is high on my list. They are well known in the VFR community because they make lots of replacement cans and full systems with great fitment and sound super cheap. Approx $150 for a slip on.
I just got this message back from them so if you can please take the 2 minutes to write them even if you don't have a VFR1200F maybe you can fib a little?
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I�m sorry we don�t have anything in the works for this season. Thanks for checking.
If we got enough requests, that can change quickly but nothing yet.
Regards
http://www.delkevic....tion=contact_us
Bump for you, although I'd be prodding Taylormade myself!
[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 30 April 2010 - 05:50 AM, said:
Bump for you, although I'd be prodding Taylormade myself!
I am prodding them as well but they seem more willing. I am trying to get everyone I can think of to work with the new VFR1200F
I understand your goal, and it is admirable (apart from the solitation of a fib :biggrin: ) but I think they are correct in estimating the small demand for after market performance parts for the VFR1200.
I may be wrong but I believe that this is the first VFR not listed as an "RC" in the serial number - Honda choosing to go with "SC" instead.
Europe will probably be to market with a replacement can sooner than Delkevic due to the larger number of VFRs sold there and the conditions that rot the exhaust more quickly.
Good luck with the farkles.
[image: View Post]midias, on 29 April 2010 - 07:54 PM, said:
....please take the 2 minutes to write them even if you don't have a VFR1200F maybe you can fib a little?
I fibbed for you. :pinocchio:
j/k I fibbed to you. :bliss:
[image: View Post]cornercarver, on 30 April 2010 - 09:27 AM, said:
Europe will probably be to market with a replacement can sooner than Delkevic due to the larger number of VFRs sold there and the conditions that rot the exhaust more quickly.
Do you think that the stock exhaust is going to rot the can on the VFR?
I've never seen a rusty stock exhaust can on a later-model VFR. I think they've been stainless steel for quite a while. Sure, the header pipes get a little bit of surface rust, but I've never seen one rot off, or rot internally. The conditions here in the rust belt are pretty severe too -but modern stainless (not stain-free mind you, but stainLESS) is pretty good stuff in exhausts. My '94 Camry has all of its stock exhaust at 311k and still going fine. I did have to replace the Cat as it plugged up at around 205k but it wasn't rusty or rotted -just plugged. They don't last forever. Very few motorcycles get ridden as many miles as a car anyhow -and most don't ride them in really bad conditions. Your average bike sees very little time out of the garage, although a few do get stored outdoors. That can't help.
How much worse are the conditions in Europe over the Midwest (like Michigan/Indiana/ill noise/Wisconsin/Iowa/Minnie Soda)? We use a lot of salt here and it stays on the roads for a long time into the riding season as well. It might not be as rainy/yucky -is that the difference?
[image: View Post]Serenity_VFR, on 30 April 2010 - 09:42 AM, said:
[image: View Post]cornercarver, on 30 April 2010 - 09:27 AM, said:
Europe will probably be to market with a replacement can sooner than Delkevic due to the larger number of VFRs sold there and the conditions that rot the exhaust more quickly.
Do you think that the stock exhaust is going to rot the can on the VFR?
I've never seen a rusty stock exhaust can on a later-model VFR. I think they've been stainless steel for quite a while. Sure, the header pipes get a little bit of surface rust, but I've never seen one rot off, or rot internally. The conditions here in the rust belt are pretty severe too -but modern stainless (not stain-free mind you, but stainLESS) is pretty good stuff in exhausts. My '94 Camry has all of its stock exhaust at 311k and still going fine. I did have to replace the Cat as it plugged up at around 205k but it wasn't rusty or rotted -just plugged. They don't last forever. Very few motorcycles get ridden as many miles as a car anyhow -and most don't ride them in really bad conditions. Your average bike sees very little time out of the garage, although a few do get stored outdoors. That can't help.
How much worse are the conditions in Europe over the Midwest (like Michigan/Indiana/ill noise/Wisconsin/Iowa/Minnie Soda)? We use a lot of salt here and it stays on the roads for a long time into the riding season as well. It might not be as rainy/yucky -is that the difference?
Good questions regarding the modern stainless and the conditions in Europe. I dont know the answer. I do know that as I scour the UK for an NC30 or NC35 for my son, I read a lot about Honda V-4s and many other bikes and, even into this current decade, it is common to see a listed in a sale ad that the exhaust has been replaced to pass the annual inspection.
I think the only you may be underestimating is the riding mileage in any weather over there. Those guys in the UK would put an American BMW (the common US stereotype of any weather, any distance) to shame with their riding habits.
Did anyone send them a message? I am just trying to get as many companies to make things for the new VFR as I can. They are a European based company and I figured sense so many people are in Europe they would be happy to help. I don't see any reason you would not want another option out there. I have already contacted many companies and this was the only one that did not have something on their plate so I thought I would give them some encouragement.
[image: View Post]midias, on 30 April 2010 - 11:28 AM, said:
Did anyone send them a message? I am just trying to get as many companies to make things for the new VFR as I can. They are a European based company and I figured sense so many people are in Europe they would be happy to help. I don't see any reason you would not want another option out there. I have already contacted many companies and this was the only one that did not have something on their plate so I thought I would give them some encouragement.
I sent them an short message. I did not lie, I said I was considering the VFR1200F, but that I hated the exhaust and was already looking to replace it.
I also stated that I'd like to purchase it at the same time that I buy the exhaust for my 2001 VFR800.
Which by the way Serenity_VFR,
The pipes are rusting out, between the white salted road exposure from December to April around here and then occasional salt sea air exposure when I'm riding down near the coast from June to September.
So my bikes see's lots of corrosion and I'm not even sure it has Stainless pipes.
[image: View Post]cornercarver, on 30 April 2010 - 09:27 AM, said:
I may be wrong but I believe that this is the first VFR not listed as an "RC" in the serial number - Honda choosing to go with "SC" instead.
That is displacement based. My RC51 is actually an SC45, and my PC800 is an RC34. :blink:
[image: View Post]KPerham, on 01 May 2010 - 06:18 PM, said:
[image: View Post]cornercarver, on 30 April 2010 - 09:27 AM, said:
I may be wrong but I believe that this is the first VFR not listed as an "RC" in the serial number - Honda choosing to go with "SC" instead.
That is displacement based. My RC51 is actually an SC45, and my PC800 is an RC34. :blink:
Things that make you go hmmmm...I had no idea the RC51 was listed as SC45 on the VIN.