Any full titanium exhaust system for cb650r except for the Akra ?

[reaperfriend]

Dear lads,

I really want to switch the original exhaust with a full titanium system but I dislike the Akra. Do you guys know of any other alternatives ?

I live in Vietnam and our friendly neighbor Thailand has a exhaust brand called Daivo with a full titanium exhaust system for around 32,000baht (1,041USD). Do you guys have any ideas and actual real life hearing for this ?

Daivo full sys

Their facebook page

Thanks in advance!

 

[stevelululu]

Dear lads,

I really want to switch the original exhaust with a full titanium system but I dislike the Akra. Do you guys know of any other alternatives ?

I live in Vietnam and our friendly neighbor Thailand has a exhaust brand called Daivo with a full titanium exhaust system for around 32,000baht (1,041USD). Do you guys have any ideas and actual real life hearing for this ?

Daivo full sys

Their facebook page

Thanks in advance!

FYI the Akra has SS header and link pipes, only the endcan is Ti/Carbon.

 

[reaperfriend]

FYI the Akra has SS header and link pipes, only the endcan is Ti/Carbon.

Hmm... I see, so the weight reduction will not be much compare to full titanium system. So 1,041 for full titanium sys is actually a bargain ??

 

[stevelululu]

Hmm... I see, so the weight reduction will not be much compare to full titanium system. So 1,041 for full titanium sys is actually a bargain ??

I remember seeing the mass reduction of the Akra being somewhere between 4 - 4.5kg, don't quote me on it though. Although you're barely going to notice a difference on the street, especially with majority of the mass saving coming from below the centre of mass.

As far as the price goes, material and fabrication is not the only cost associated with exhaust systems. A lot of it goes into R&D work such as flow and heat simulations, and most of the "big name" pipes would've been co-developed on a dyno. Of course you're paying a price premium for the name, but that's to be expected with everything nowadays. 1000USD for a full Ti system sure sounds promising, but if it means to sacrifice "intangible" qualities, I'd think twice before making the purchase.

Just my 2 cents

 

[reiphoto]

I come a bit late to the 'party', but has anyone found a full titanium system? I too dislike the Akra, it is not full Ti and the price tag is just ridiculous, for half the price I could get a Black Widow with similar SS headers. I'm after a truly full Ti system. Any joy? Cheers, Ray.

 

[Jiyuu]

Damn! I thought the akrapovic racing line was 100% titanium...
I hope my pipes won't become rusted / spotted over time...