International Dealer News IDN 139 October/November 2017 | Page 32

PRO GuIDe Raceshop Components by Vance & Hines Best known for their market leading performance exhausts, founders Terry Vance and Byron Hines’ origins are in drag racing and race engineering tuning. Vance & Hines’ new Raceshop Components engine parts programme leverages that heritage to present a range of high-performance options for many of the market’s most popular late model performance bikes. “Manufactured with state-of-the-art equipment, utilising stringent quality control procedures to significantly improve all components for prolonged durability and reliability, whether building a street performance engine or a drag motor, Vance & Hines engine components are drop-in upgrades providing needed stability while reducing premature wear. For Kawasaki’s ZX-10R engine, Raceshop high performance valves are “machined to exacting tolerances” and available for ’11-‘16 models for both intake and exhaust positions, and offered in either stainless steel or titanium. Precision CNC-machined from a chrome coated stainless one-piece forging for higher strength and durability, the micro-polished stem means a smoother finish with less friction, resulting in improved performance. The high-grade alloy is designed to withstand high heat and maintain roundness. Multi-angle back cuts are designed to deliver enhanced flow, and the titanium valves are said to offer approximately 10 g in weight reduction compared to the OE valves, reducing valvetrain stress and allowing the engine to rev higher for more power. Vance & Hines’ 5 mm machined valve keepers for ‘99-‘16 Hayabusa models have been precision- machined on a high-speed Swiss screw from 1144 aerospace grade steel. Designed for high- performance applications and high-tension valve springs, they are said to deliver superior performance compared to stamped OE valve keepers. They have been heat-treated and black oxide finished for improved corrosion resistance, have tolerances of +/-.001 for precision fit and are sold as pairs or complete sets (16 pairs). VANCE & HINES EXHIBITOR Santa Fe Springs, California, USA Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.vanceandhines.com 32 SC-Project exhaust options In the June edition of IDN we reported that SC Project had entered the ADV exhaust market for the first time, and here we see the aggressive “Matt Black Edition” version of their double chamber, double perforated pipe design, as an alternate option to their stylish titanium finish. The kit includes carbon fibre protection and is now available for the BMW R1200 GS, Honda Africa Twin, Suzuki V-Strom, Triumph Tiger and KTM 1290 Adventure. Also seen here for the Panigale 959, a Moto2 World Championship race-bred, road legal Twin RT-T exhaust that the company says gives the Panigale “a slender line with a lighter muffler”. For the Kawasaki Z900 and Z1000, SC Project has Euro 4 approved Double S1 silencers with DB killers – “two aggressively styled conical silencers that blend perfectly with the futuristic design of the bike”. With the engine from the Triumph Street Triple 765 RS set to replace Honda’s four-cylinder CBR 600RR engines as the new official spec engine for the Moto2 series from 2019, SC Project has Euro 4 compliant Street Triple 765 S1 silencers with a "S" link pipe in full titanium, TIG welding in sections with 60 mm diameter “to guarantee the best performance and a strong and racing aesthetic impact”. The S1 silencer, with “S” link pipe in full titanium, is 4.7 kg lighter than the original exhaust. For the BMW S1000RR, SC Project has three different road legal Euro 4 options – their S1 silencers, four versions of their CR-T silencer and their full titanium GP70-R. The CR-T silencer is available in four different versions for the S1000RR - full titanium, matt carbon fibre, full titanium with titanium mesh or matt carbon fibre with titanium mesh. The CR-T is 3.73 kg lighter than the original muffler and delivers increased performance throughout the entire rpm range, especially at around 8,000 rpm, where gains of +7 hp and +6 Nm have been measured. The GP70-R silencer is a full titanium design, starting from link pipe to the silencer outlet, giving the system “remarkable lightness”. The GP70-R is 3.70 kg lighter than the OE system and has shown the same mid-range +7 hp/+6 Nm power gains at 8,000 rpm as seen with the CR-T. The S1 silencer’s body is also full titanium, with a conical structure and top-quality matt carbon fibre end cap. The S1 is 3.53 kg lighter than stock and gives +5 hp and +4 Nm at 8,000 rpm. SC-PROJECT Cassinetta di Lugagnano (MI), ITALY Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.sc-project.com PARTS AND ACCESSORIES The full titanium GP70-R silencer is one of three SC Project has available for the S1000RR – additionally there are four different versions of their CR-T silencer and their S1 – all showing hp and torque gains, and all are Euro 4 compliant and EU approved Seen here on the R1200 GS in matt black edition, SC Project’s new ‘ADV’ muffler is also available in full titanium finish for models such as the Honda Africa Twin, Suzuki V-Strom, Triumph Tiger and KTM 1290 Adventure EXHIBITOR Hall 11 M06 The Triumph Street Triple S1 silencer comes with a 60 mm TIG welded “S” link pipe in full titanium for a 4.7 kg weight saving Hall 24 R54 SC Project’s double S1 silencers are now Euro 4 approved for the Kawasaki Z900 and Z10 00 (seen here) INTERNATIONAL DEALER NEWS - OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 For the Ducati Panigale 959, SC Project is offering EC type approved Moto2 derived twin CR-Ts