hubcapsc
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« on: December 29, 2009, 11:56:23 AM » |
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I traveled over Christmas, and did my favorite thing: stopping at Honda shops I've never been to.
At Cycle Center in Asheboro, NC there is a set of pipes that look like Cobra pipes to me, and that's what
the Honda D00d said they were. I looked them all over, they don't look brand new, but they have almost no bluing, so I
think they've been used hardly at all. There's a silencer in each pipe. I wish I had taken a picture,
I don't reckon I'd know the difference between TBR pipes and Cobra pipes, but I can say there was
nothing written or stamped anywhere on the pipes. No dents, not scratched up, everything looks to me
like it is there, but again, I don't even know the difference between Cobra pipes and TBR pipes...
They look real short to me, but I'm used to OEM pipes...
The guys that were there that night didn't know how much the Boss wanted for them, so they said
to call back. I just called back and verified that they want $200.00 for them. I told them I was
going to tell my VRCC buddies about them, and they said "yep - $200.00"...
-Mike "no affiliation, just passing it on"
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MP
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2009, 12:16:17 PM » |
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For either Cobras of 2Bros, that is a good price. Were the ends slash cut or turnouts? Most 2Bros are turnouts, and Cobras slash. I guess a small number of 2Bros are slash cut.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2009, 12:27:21 PM » |
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For either Cobras of 2Bros, that is a good price. Were the ends slash cut or turnouts? Most 2Bros are turnouts, and Cobras slash. I guess a small number of 2Bros are slash cut.
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MP
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« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2009, 12:31:01 PM » |
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Probably Cobras then. I have the set of 2Bros I took off mine to mount a MarkT Custom set on my 97 std. Would let them go.
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« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2009, 01:17:50 PM » |
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Were the ends slash cut or turnouts? Most 2Bros are turnouts, and Cobras slash. I guess a small number of 2Bros are slash cut. Melvin, I don't know of any TBR's that were produced as slash cut. The TBR 6X6 to my knowledge are all turnouts unless they've been modified. |
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MP
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« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2009, 08:55:29 PM » |
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Willow,
I had heard that they made a 6 into 2 with slash cuts, but I do not know that for a fact. Just heard it or read it somewhere a while ago. I remember, because I thought they were all like my 6 into six with t/o's, and it kind of surprised me.
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« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2009, 05:40:32 AM » |
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Wish I lived closer to them so I could buy them as spares.
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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2009, 08:08:32 AM » |
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Wish I lived closer to them so I could buy them as spares. Buy them , Bunny. I'm sure we have a member (or members) that will retrieve them and get them to you. I had heard that they made a 6 into 2 with slash cuts, but I do not know that for a fact. Just heard it or read it somewhere a while ago. I remember, because I thought they were all like my 6 into six with t/o's, and it kind of surprised me. TBR did make some 6 into two pipes for Valkyries, but they had canisters and couldn't be mistaken for Cobra's. I have a set of each.
 Wish I lived closer to them so I could buy them as spares. |
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« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2009, 08:24:49 AM » |
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Today some pipes with turnouts landed on ebay and are being sold as Cobras... I'm all confused now... -Mike "OK I was already confused  " |
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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2009, 08:35:11 AM » |
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Anyone close to the Cobras for $200?
I am more than willing to pay a little extra for your time to pick them up for me.
Let me Western Union you $5000 and you just send me the change back. Just kidding.
I am serious about wanting to know if someone would help me out though.
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2009, 08:55:48 AM » |
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Today some pipes with turnouts landed on ebay and are being sold as Cobras...
I'm all confused now... No more confused than the seller.
He's already been corrected but hasn't changed his listing. |
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2009, 11:06:44 AM » |
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If only the shipping to Europe was more affordable  , I'd have them. |
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« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2009, 06:22:05 PM » |
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MP, I might be in the market for those 2 bros 6x6's. I sent you a P.M.
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« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2009, 12:15:16 PM » |
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I've talk to the man at cycle center in ashville nc he still has the pipes he says they are cobras but they have been cut off at the baffles the baffles are still in them someone here cut thiers off I was wondering how much louder they would be?
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« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2009, 12:29:48 PM » |
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I have Cobra's on mine and the baffels are right at the back. To still use the baff,s you could only cut about 2" off the end. I do not think you could here any diff. in sound. ........I had a set of TB's and the baff's are welded in deeper in the pipe. I cut off the turn outs and added 16/18" of straight pipe to each and the sound was very deep rumble like a nascar.(wish I had not sold them) If I remove the baff's from the Cobras,I get the basic same deep sound but no back pressure and lose of ponies.  |
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« Reply #15 on: December 31, 2009, 05:32:57 PM » |
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If I remove the baff's from the Cobras,I get the basic same deep sound but no back pressure and lose of ponies. When I had mine on the dyno checking the jetting, I made a run with baffles in, then pulled them and compared. Baffles out = +5 hp and torque. Redline  |
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