Cycle Works - where have they gone?

[Dean Chamberlain]

Hi there,

I went to visit Cycle Works in Lower Hutt Wellington on Saturday and they have closed? I spoke to a guy further down the road at the lawn mower repair shop. He told me that they are now based in a shed on the owners property. Does anyone have contact details etc? I want a 4 into 1 exhaust for my bike and I have been told these guys are great.

Thanks in advance.

Dean

[Dodgy_Matt]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/138066-Cycleworks-is-closing-where-to-now-in-Wellington

Have a look here
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Cycleworks
Phone number 04 526 2345

Working from new workshop in Akatarawas.
2019 Akatarawa Road, RD 2, Upper Hutt 5372
No longer at Eastern Hutt Road.


New work email address
cycleworks@xtra.co.nz

[BIG DOUG]

sorry never liked there pipes,had friend's fit them to there bikes and lost performance building pipes is an art plus he had no dyno to prove his pipes worked.

[Taz]

sorry never liked there pipes,had friend's fit them to there bikes and lost performance building pipes is an art plus he had no dyno to prove his pipes worked.

So you don't know where they are then?

[Hugo Nougo]

Phone number still appears to work, 04 9392925, they never worked mondays. I run a big bore header pipe of Damiens(spelling?) own design on my old harley arse kicking xr 600, it breathes alot better thanks to his knowledge and craftsmanship.

[Str8 Jacket]

sorry never liked there pipes,had friend's fit them to there bikes and lost performance building pipes is an art plus he had no dyno to prove his pipes worked.

Weird. Everyone else I know that have had Cycleworks pipes fitted loves them.....

[Crasherfromwayback]

Weird. Everyone else I know that have had Cycleworks pipes fitted loves them.....

Back in the bad old days of his slash cut 4-1's...they were total shit and made far less HP than the std exhaust system.

[jellywrestler]

Weird. Everyone else I know that have had Cycleworks pipes fitted loves them.....
not everyone...

[jellywrestler]

Hi there,

I went to visit Cycle Works in Lower Hutt Wellington on Saturday and they have closed? I spoke to a guy further down the road at the lawn mower repair shop. He told me that they are now based in a shed on the owners property. Does anyone have contact details etc? I want a 4 into 1 exhaust for my bike and I have been told these guys are great.

Thanks in advance.

Dean
up in the akatarawas somewhere

[Str8 Jacket]

not everyone...

haha, well those that *I* know have had them are very happy. Horses for courses and all that crap.....

[Crasherfromwayback]

haha, well those that *I* know have had them are very happy. Horses for courses and all that crap.....

And I'm sure his later works got far better too! Gotta start somewhere.

[Dean Chamberlain]

Yup is working from home so going out to see him next week to discuss my bike etc. Will post how it goes but I have every confidence as I know guys that are very pleased and have had a number of bikes sorted by Damon

[pete376403]

Back in the bad old days of his slash cut 4-1's...they were total shit and made far less HP than the std exhaust system.
Back in the bad old days of slash cut 4-1s, replacing rusted out factory pipes cost more than the bikes were worth, this would have been the main driver for purchasing a locally made system.

Anyway did anyone ever do a back-to-back dyno test on a bike with standard pipes and then a CW4-1?

Still got one of his pipes on the GS1100, but with a far quieter muffler.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Back in the bad old days of slash cut 4-1s, replacing rusted out factory pipes cost more than the bikes were worth, this would have been the main driver for purchasing a locally made system.

Anyway did anyone ever do a back-to-back dyno test on a bike with standard pipes and then a CW4-1?

Still got one of his pipes on the GS1100, but with a far quieter muffler.

I agree 100%. They were an awesome option for saving money. And yes...I've seen a GSX1100SZ on our Dyno with both. I admire what he did with his business.

[BMWST?]

Back in the bad old days of his slash cut 4-1's...they were total shit and made far less HP than the std exhaust system.

just like all the other 4 1s then

[Crasherfromwayback]

just like all the other 4 1s then

Ah...no. Yoshimura 4-1's back in the day kicked arse, as did Kerker.

[F5 Dave]

Yeah the early pipes where a bread & butter starter, but like said, you have to start somewhere & there was the need for sure.


Obviously someone shouldn't be judged purely on their first work. But clearly he learnt a shit load over the proceeding years.
as a footnote; back in the day my CBX550 had one of his first canister cans & it was faster than 2 mates std piped ones.

Also there is a commercial reality that you can't R&D everything to death or you won't make any money esp in NZ, for example I understand he sold 1 675 system. No one wants to pay top $ without getting ARROW stickers on the side.


I think he able to make something as good as you are prepared to pay for.

Clearly this goes beyond exhausts to bike engineering.
I've messed around getting work done at various places, but ages ago I realised if I wanted it done right it was a far safer bet to drop it off & say 'here's what I think, but what's the best way?' & get him to do that.