Neptune Mufflers - your views

**Kendog** · 30th October 2004, 18:31

I am thinking about fitting a new exhaust to my CBR.
Does anybody have any experience with Neptune?

**James Deuce** · 30th October 2004, 18:38

Superbly engineered kit.

I have one on my CBR600 and it sounds fantatstic. Nice and deep sub 8,000rpm, rising to a nice wail as the revs pile on.

Mark is also a Nice Bloke (tm) and very desrving of word of mouth and financial support.

Go for it.

NC · 30th October 2004, 18:49

I think Deano has a set on his SP1

(mmmm SP1 :love2:

**dangerous** · 30th October 2004, 19:02

Very nice cans they are, but from what I've seen they are as heavy as an origional, same size as origional and cost more than an imported can, the only thing I wasent impressd with with the cans on the bikes below (friends of mine) are the twin cans on the bussa, the end caps point out instead of straight... this can be easily sorted of course, and I have to say that they have the nicest sound possible for a 4cyl bike... very deep, build quality... excelant

NC · 30th October 2004, 19:06

Originally Posted by dangerous

Very nice cans they are, but from what I've seen they are as heavy as an origional, same size as origional and cost more than an imported can, the only thing I wasent impressd with with the cans on the bikes below (friends of mine) are the twin cans on the bussa, the end caps point out instead of straight... this can be easily sorted of course, and I have to say that they have the nicest sound possible for a 4cyl bike... very deep build quality... excelant

Go the BUS!!!!!

**JohnBoy** · 30th October 2004, 19:12

i second that... nice kit, but very heavy. a mate put one on his GSXR400 with good results. look around, what about cycleworks out the hutt?? i got a set of cans from them a few years back and they were pretty sharp. but dont write off the trick stuff, i priced a new exhaust up for my bike and i can get a full race Arrow S/S exhaust with carbon rear muffler for just over $1000 retail.

**James Deuce** · 30th October 2004, 19:33

Heavy? Compared to what? $1000 unobtanium exhausts?

The stock exhaust on my CBR weighed more than a small child (9kg). The Nepturne is about the weight of small child's leg (4.5kg), and cost me $449 + GST. I couldn't find anything under $500 at the time, and stumbled across the web site and bought the pipe about 3 days later.

As soon as I get the darn thing going again I will be back into playing tunes with it again.

**dangerous** · 30th October 2004, 19:52

Originally Posted by Jim2

Heavy? Compared to what? $1000 unobtanium exhausts?

The stock exhaust on my CBR weighed more than a small child (9kg). The Nepturne is about the weight of small child's leg (4.5kg), and cost me $449 + GST. I couldn't find anything under $500 at the time, and stumbled across the web site and bought the pipe about 3 days later.

OK i'll explain the weight thing.... maybe its not a general thing with these cans. I have held the stock bussa can and the Neptune, one after the other and they felt exactly the same weight to me (frigen heavy)..... as a general rule a after market can weighs less.

As for paying $449+ ($505) thats a good price, I can only asume that Neptune has loaded his prices since as he has become more popular.
The cans on the Busa cost over $1200 and the one on the 750 cost $700 and that was reduced by 10% (by memory) because they had not done one be for for the GSX750. Neptune also paid for the stock pipe/can to be mailed to and from them so as they could build a jig for that bike.

**dangerous** · 30th October 2004, 20:03

Originally Posted by Kendog

I am thinking about fitting a new exhaust to my CBR.
Does anybody have any experience with Neptune?

also you may want to check out this thread on different cans http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=3339 Neptune gets a good wright up.

**soundbeltfarm** · 31st October 2004, 08:33

got one on mr ride.
sounds awesome and mark is a good guy to deal with.
nothing to much trouble for him.
mine cost me i think it was about 400 at the time and he didnt charge me to fit it.
i took my bike down to him and he had it sorted the next day he altered some of the pipe work on the bike as i wanted give the can more angle up towards the back and he done it sweet as.
awesome work.

LB · 1st November 2004, 04:35

We've got Neptunes on three of our four bikes. They look good and sound great. They are definitely lighter than the standard systems.

If you want to have a look, PM me - you're welcome to look/listen at/to our systems.

**Hitcher** · 1st November 2004, 07:51

ANYTHING is lighter than the standard zorst on a ZRX1200R -- including the rest of the bike! The Neptune sounds just as nice as the Kerker I had on previously and the fixtures and fittings are vastly superior.

However, I have some corrosion under the lacquer on the end cap. Nothing too serious, just a bit unsightly.

**Kendog** · 1st November 2004, 11:40

Originally Posted by Lynda Blair

We've got Neptunes on three of our four bikes. They look good and sound great. They are definitely lighter than the standard systems.

If you want to have a look, PM me - you're welcome to look/listen at/to our systems.

Thanks for the offer, but this may be a little toooo tempting.
The better half loves Ducati's and I may then be looking at more than a muffler purchase

LB · 2nd November 2004, 04:12

Originally Posted by Kendog

Thanks for the offer, but this may be a little toooo tempting.
The better half loves Ducati's and I may then be looking at more than a muffler purchase

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And that's a problem because....??????
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(you could always only look at Hamish's Suzuki one!!)