[Group] SBF DUCATI Monster

[kish_garfield]

Leo Vince

 

Arrow

 

This is the closet I can get to a monster400/600/900.Not the 1000cc version.

[tabako]

The leo vince sounds more raw like a dirty scrumpy italian.

 

The Arrow sounds more uniformed like an englishmen.

 

I prefer the LV leh.

[kish_garfield]

well frankly both look the same...non CF of course. same finish and all...LV shld be cheaper...GPR????hmmmmm

[Wild 1]

I like the sound of the LV pipes. It's got more if a raw and edgier sound to it. It G R U N T S....mmmmmmm

[CMYRS]

I prefer the AirLow pipes!

Dont know if its the actual recording that makes it sound bassier than the LV

[despairmonster900]

well frankly both look the same...non CF of course. same finish and all...LV shld be cheaper...GPR????hmmmmm

 

Yo Dude..

My M900 is fitted with GPR but its still in the workshop.. Damn!!

Its @ Gerry Looi's.. If u wanna see or hear how it sounds like..

U guys can go to Gerry Looi's..

Its not as bassie as Termignoni but u can hear me wen i come..

Its just a level low then Termignoni on the sound scale..

Trust me.. its street legal but its LOUD!!

[kish_garfield]

Mr Despair

 

Your GPR bought for how much moola and wheer?

[despairmonster900]

Mr Despair

 

Your GPR bought for how much moola and wheer?

 

i got it arnd $1400 from Future Scootering..

I got it last year..

I hav to order it 'cos M900 so a bit hard to get it..

Mine's the poppy.. 'cos i was told the Carbon one not good as the Carbon loook may peal..

So mine ok..

Btw me & my buddy hav tried to start Duc-S4 wif Noni's pipe & mine GPR..

Wow!! it was music to our ears man!!

Then after that we received compliants!!! Damn!!

Loud pipesaves Lives,k..!!! Trust me on that!!

[kish_garfield]

BTW Has anyone done a comparison on ur own for Minerva and Outside servicing?

 

Thing is I met Ismail just now and he was nice to explain to me about maintance and service neutrally in respect to "competitors". From his info the workmanship charge is rather similar to shops outside. I have yet to compare side by side. So with the higher price of parts but with 15% disc. Wouldn it be similar or maybe only a little more ex to go to minerva. This is to put in accord that Mechanic likes to take his time and I have to buy parts to bring over to him.

[CMYRS]

I just double checked.

CF Termis is about $2.2k

 

This is not a joke

[GuiNNeSS]

I just double checked.

CF Termis is about $2.2k

 

This is not a joke

 

No thanks to the strong Euro too.

 

Or is our currency weakening? Malaysian Ringit getting stronger against our dollar too, so is Aussie dollar, China yuan, Thai Baht...

[kish_garfield]

yah i jus changed for a trip this weekend. 21.5 i think for baht and 2.23 for malaysia

[tabako]

that guy have not called me back yet. I'll call him tomorrow, hope all of us gets good sounding cans.

[CMYRS]

baht for 21.5?

2 wks ago I heard its 23.5.

 

Better start hedging against the Sing dollar.....

[fweddy]

I just double checked.

CF Termis is about $2.2k

 

This is not a joke

 

Why not buy termignoni?

[CMYRS]

Why not buy termignoni?

 

Other than price, I dont think theres anything holding people back.

[tabako]

Other than price, I dont think theres anything holding people back.

 

I already have termi, and plus its illegal.

[coolcat]

BTW Has anyone done a comparison on ur own for Minerva and Outside servicing?

 

Thing is I met Ismail just now and he was nice to explain to me about maintance and service neutrally in respect to "competitors". From his info the workmanship charge is rather similar to shops outside. I have yet to compare side by side. So with the higher price of parts but with 15% disc. Wouldn it be similar or maybe only a little more ex to go to minerva. This is to put in accord that Mechanic likes to take his time and I have to buy parts to bring over to him.

 

My 2 cents' worth as ex-Duke owner ...

 

Minerva charges according to a standard scale i.e. even if a slow mechanic takes 3 hours, you get billed for an hour if it is an hour's job by the scale. To me that is fair, cos' the labour is not dependant on the mechanic. I believe that labour is $50 an hour, and charges are allocated units like 0.2 hour, 0.5 hour etc and the total labour charges are added up. I used to service my bike exclusively at Minerva for 2 reasons: (a) they are the agents and (b) Duke require special tools for some jobs.

 

On the issue of the Termis, I've never installed them but I am amazed that they have never been taken to LTA for approval all these years considering the number of Dukes on the road. I mean, if I'm paying $$$ for Termis, the last thing I want is to dish out more $$$ fines for riding with them! I'll rather pay for the homologation process and get it legalised. Had anyone ever tried to clear Termis with the LTA?

 

Cheers

 

Cat

[kish_garfield]

Mr coolcat,

 

so if the job took him 2 hrs, means other than the parts, the job would take him $100?

[coolcat]

Not necessary. It will be $100 if the manual says the job concerned takes 2 hours to do. It doesn't matter if the job actually took 15 mins or 5 hours to do. It depends on what is the time-cost as stated in their manual. So if to change a handle bar is 0.5 hour, then even if they actually took an hour, it would be charged at 0.5 x $50 = $25, and not $50.

 

That was the practice about 2 years ago. And everthing nicely listed and broken down in the invoice. Lovely.

 

... and no need to call me Mr. CoolCat kekeke, I'm juz a regular joe.

 

Cheers

 

Cat

[CMYRS]

Actually, there are legal LTA approved Termis on the mkt.

 

There was a M400 at Racewerx with a new pair of CF and papers along with it.

[fweddy]

Other than price, I dont think theres anything holding people back.

 

My termi cost me 1.2 K new, its carbon fibre. I dont tink thats very expensive? Compared to the prices of other pipes?

[kish_garfield]

fweddy paid 1.2k then how come 2.2k when quoted??

 

Fweddy where u got it from? can we approve it?

[CMYRS]

1.2k for one pipe?

[kish_garfield]

http://www.ducatimonster.org/faq/faq_exhaust_survey.html