Arrow exhausts…any good?

[dibblecorse]

As per the title, anyone any experience, decent pieces of kit or overpriced rubbish ?

[interstellar]

I bought one one years ago for my ZX6RR and thought it was good value.

Better than stock but wasn’t stupid loud.

[shurm]

Had dual ones on a Street Triple looked great and sounded fantastic on a triple.

Edited by shurm on Thursday 28th April 20:23

[Rick448]

I had one on my GSXR750, nice piece of kit,

[Steve Bass]

Very good pipes. On par with Arkra and Termi...

[Biker 1]

Very well made with a nice finish. My KTM 690smc has an Arrow end can. I wish it was a little louder with the baffle in, but not antisocial when the baffle is out! I am thinking of drilling additional holes in it.....
Fitting instructions were clear & easy to follow. Baffle removal/refitting is a 20 second job with circlip pliers.
I purchased some spares from these guys who I think (???) are the main UK importers. Extremely helpful & answered the phone instantly:
https://www.bandcexpress.co.uk/

[bogie]

Excellent...certainly in the top tier for aftermarket parts. They make all the "special parts" for MV Agusta and Triumph I think too. The full titanium system on my MV is faultless.

[Waynester]

I bought an Arrow end can recently for my SRAD, & it felt a better quality than others I have had. But I have now sold it as I just prefer all my bikes to be original.. Nice exhaust though.

[airsafari87]

Really good exhausts.

I had a full system on my S1000r and the quality was right up there and had a lovely tone.

[Turn7]

Great quality but never really caught on the way Akra did ….

Are B&C still the UK importers ?

[scorcher]

Mate had one on his Honda but it was disappointingly quiet. Alright if you want something stealthier

[andySC]

Had them on my Speed Triple. Well made, light, sounded great. The welds on the link pipe were immaculate, vast improvement over the OE cans.

[Biker 1]

Turn7 said:

Great quality but never really caught on the way Akra did ….

Are B&C still the UK importers ?

I searched local dealers on Arrow website - B&C appear to be main UK importers:

https://www.arrow.it/en/dealers

As I mentioned before, excellent customer service & prompt delivery, even though I ordered in the middle of lockdown & parts had to be sent from Italy...

[abw280]

I've got Arrow can on my 996 and Termi's on my 916. The arrow cans are better quality (both materials and workmanship) and give a better sound as well.

[Mr_Tickle]

Got dual Arrow endcans on my Z1000. Good quality and sound great.

[LukeBrown66]

Disappointingly quiet,

Dear God that say more about you than the exhaust frankly

[smithyithy]

I have an underseat slip-on on my 675R, first mod I made when I bought the bike years ago, sounds amazing. Definitely not antisocially loud, but sounds lovely up in the revs and makes some nice pops and gargles on the overrun. Feels very well made, fits perfectly...

[moto_traxport]

LukeBrown66 said:

Disappointingly quiet,

Dear God that say more about you than the exhaust frankly

Cudav jes chopped it bruv 4 a wikid sound & innit wud mak it a ‘ROW’!!

[scorcher]

LukeBrown66 said:

Disappointingly quiet,

Dear God that say more about you than the exhaust frankly

Don’t know about you but if I’m spending a wedge on an exhaust I want it to do a few things better than the standard one it’s replacing. Namely…
Look better
Save weight
Sound better
If it sounds crap or not much different then standard I’m disappointed. If I was commuting on it everyday then perhaps I’d rather something quieter. If you prefer something muted that’s your choice.

[LukeBrown66]

Sound better just means sound louder, and that is not a good thing, for all sorts of reasons

I recall years ago going to WSBK at Brands, a lot of race bikes were loud, but the ones that were winning were not that loud, I remember Stalkers Suzuki, you could hardly hear it, noise is waste energy and the sooner exhaust people realise that they will improve, sadly most people who buy them want NOISY, I need to know and tell people I m riding a bike, Look at me etc etc. And the manufacturers know this, hence you are where you are.