Author Topic: Yoshimura Exhaust (Read 79529 times)

Gregorymoto · « **Reply #50 on:** January 26, 2008, 02:35:22 pm »

Hi
Well i can make them, the pipe on my bike is very close to the Yosh pipe and i hand bent and tig welded them. I made 3 headers and sold 2 on ebay. I will need to make another Jig but it was not that hard
If you all can wait tell summers end i might be able to get set up to make a few.
I need to get to Seattle and grab the rest of my tools, i'm hoping to get over there in may.
Also i want to start making some REPRO- Dresda swing arms, or something way better.

I just finished grad school so i'm just getting set up in a shop hear in SF, its slow going.
Drop me a line in Jun.
G. Mountain

I live for this #$%* by the way

736cc · « **Reply #51 on:** January 26, 2008, 02:54:05 pm »

A hand-bent race pipe is about as hardcore as you can get on a motorcycle. Its like the difference comparing Valentino Rossi's M1 exhaust and a stock R1 pipe. The hand-made welds and smooth-radius bends are all there to see and appreciate for what it is. Its nasty in a good way.

aptech77 · « **Reply #52 on:** January 26, 2008, 02:59:02 pm »

Quote from: pablo78cb550 on January 26, 2008, 02:22:03 pm

just checked the Yamiya site. the pipe are available again.
.... $102 shipping to los angeles.

HOLY SH!T My Yoshi pipe was $390 and shipped to my house(IL) from Japan for about $25.

Gregorymoto · « **Reply #53 on:** January 26, 2008, 04:12:48 pm »

Hay 736

I totally agree man.

Love your Bike

wannabridin · « **Reply #54 on:** January 26, 2008, 04:31:00 pm »

Quote from: aptech77 on January 26, 2008, 02:59:02 pm

Quote from: pablo78cb550 on January 26, 2008, 02:22:03 pm
just checked the Yamiya site. the pipe are available again.
.... $102 shipping to los angeles.

HOLY SH!T My Yoshi pipe was $390 and shipped to my house(IL) from Japan for about $25.

aptech, where did you get your pipes? same site? let us know!!!

mkramer1121 · « **Reply #55 on:** January 26, 2008, 04:40:52 pm »

APTech went directly through Yosh, they still make 400/4 pipes.

Gregorymoto · « **Reply #56 on:** January 26, 2008, 06:47:23 pm »

Hay all you dont need old stock exhaust flanges, i'll go down and make some measurements and draw it up. It is soo easy.

Gregory N. Mountain

736cc · « **Reply #57 on:** January 27, 2008, 12:49:50 pm »

Here's a sound-bite blipping in nuetral.... try to listen on decent speakers (sounds tinny on laptop speakers.)

Sweep · « **Reply #58 on:** January 27, 2008, 01:09:48 pm »

Quote from: 736cc on January 27, 2008, 12:49:50 pm

Here's a sound-bite blipping in nuetral.... try to listen on decent speakers (sounds tinny on laptop speakers.)

Sounds great.

Jim F · « **Reply #59 on:** January 27, 2008, 05:00:16 pm »

Thats an awesome sound
but if you want the hair on your neck to stand up
listen to the F1 cars on U-Tube

would love for my 836 to sound like that with a yosh system or any system for that

Jim

JLeather · « **Reply #60 on:** January 28, 2008, 04:52:34 am »

736, any idea what the finished price will be on one of these systems?

736cc · « **Reply #61 on:** January 28, 2008, 08:24:10 am »

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736, any idea what the finished price will be on one of these systems?

I'll make a few sets first; can't put the cart before the horse.

bgfootball67 · « **Reply #62 on:** January 28, 2008, 09:36:39 am »

736cc that bike sounds awesome! Was that your wife/girlfriend or daughter? At the end of the video it sounds like she started to give you the business, had to laugh as it sounds like something I would have my wife do.

I have been asking around to a bunch of people that have used the X-pipe, Yamiya Yosh Knock off and a Yosh hand bent pipe. Here is some of the responses I have got:

X-Pipe - junk, poorly made, terrible paint a ton of fabrication to get the to hang right. Did not sound right

Yamiya Yosh knock off - quiet also poorly made

Yoshi hand bent pipe - incredible

It sounds as if all three pipes will be a re-jet and needles moved. I got an e-mail from Japan yesterday, the Yamiya pipes are going to cost $442 to Ohio it looked like.

Did I mention I may have a set of X-pipes for sale.....

736cc · « **Reply #63 on:** January 28, 2008, 02:31:45 pm »

By hook or by crook, I'll have a few hand-bent Yosh race replica pipes done-up before Spring. I'm on a CB750 mission, so LOOK OUT!

Might even do some ACTION Fours replicas, I used to have them on my 500/4, they were really nice...

yoomit · « **Reply #64 on:** March 18, 2008, 03:48:04 pm »

hey, spring's here!

where are we with this?
i'd be interested in putting in an order too.
otherwise, yamiya's my next stop.

mkramer1121 · « **Reply #65 on:** April 10, 2008, 05:44:16 pm »

Quote from: spill on April 10, 2008, 04:53:11 pm

I would love to see the final product, but I'm too impatient and just ordered the Yamiya pipes mentioned in this thread ($107 shipping to Washington DC, ugh). I'm fairly certain these pipes are made to fit on the K0-6 models, but not my freshly purchased K7 that was delivered to my home yesterday.

I was wondering if removing the studs from the head of the engine to make these headers fit is as simple as this other thread makes it out to be. Any horror stories to scare me away or, better yet, tips or links to other threads that explain this process?

Cheers and cold beers,
Mike

Yes, easy, all the head positioning for the exhausts are the same, you just need the spigots for that style exhaust, and you'd be set

sintax · « **Reply #66 on:** May 16, 2008, 09:19:47 pm »

736: whats the good word on those springtime pipes? Sure could use one of those bad boys...

voxonda · « **Reply #67 on:** May 17, 2008, 07:01:54 am »

Hi 736,

I know, I want one! Please hurry!

Flying J · « **Reply #68 on:** October 25, 2008, 12:51:49 am »

bump! WHERE'S THE BEEF!

mrbreeze · « **Reply #69 on:** October 25, 2008, 01:23:40 am »

Another PIPE dream.................

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #70 on:** October 25, 2008, 04:35:14 am »

I scored a beautiful chromed original Yoshimura pipe for my CB750 earlier this month, the owner had it hanging up in his shed for years, he didn't like it because he couldn't use his centre stand.

Lucky for me it hasn't done much work, and is in excellent shape. The older ones like Andy's (736's) were paper thin (to keep the weight down, I guess) and rotted worse than OEM pipes.

Luckily for me, mine is the later version with the straight headers, and slightly thicker material, and it's rust free. The one on my Yoshimura equipped GS1000 literally fell apart when I fired the engine up!

I don't know what the holdup is with Andy's pipes, they'd be simple to make, just using exhaust bends. but Yamiya are selling Yosh replica's, so maybe he's decided it's not worth it? Cheers, Terry.

Flying J · « **Reply #71 on:** October 25, 2008, 11:14:35 am »

has anybody got a set of Carpys yosh setup?

Jim F · « **Reply #72 on:** October 25, 2008, 12:48:38 pm »

Put me down for one of your yosh copy's

Jim

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #73 on:** October 25, 2008, 06:00:01 pm »

Me, too.

Ricky_Racer · « **Reply #74 on:** October 25, 2008, 07:43:20 pm »

Fortunately, I have one of the early Yoshi pipes (like 736cc) (as well as a 2nd Gen) that I've been considering reproducing. Unfortunately, however, I spoke to Carpy a couple days ago and he told me that he had already started to locally reproduce the early hand-bent version at a projected $400 retail.

Also, unless I'm incorrect, I believe that Mark McGrew at M3 racing had a reproduction early Yoshi set on eBay in the last few weeks, although the price was huge.

Anyway, it looks like everyone who has patiently waited will have a couple options available to them soon. Rather than mount the NOS original, I'll probably just pick up a repro set as well. RR

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