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Vintage Speed

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Hi

As anyone bought stuff from the Vintage speed guys over in Taiwan http://www.vintagespeed.com.tw

Looking for feedback on shipping from there as well as quality?
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I installed one of their exhausts onto Stutz's single cab. Beautiful piece of kit and easy to fit. It needed the mustache bar clearanced a bit, but other than that it really is nice.
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I bought a nice repro gear knob from them for my bus and I like to drool over their exhaust catalogue.
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As TonyZ said, I have one on my SC bay bus and it's really very well built and solid. I had mine ceramic coated but that was probably a bit of overkill. Not cheap after duties and shipping but when the rest of the bus has rusted into a pile of dust the exhaust will still be good for another hundred years.
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Stütz wrote: " I had mine ceramic coated ".

Was the ceramic coating done locally or by Vintage speed?
Staying Aircooled is so much nicer.
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Dawie it was done by Powerkote (http://www.powerkote.co.za )

Their contact number is (021) 552-9413
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Thanks, i will contact them.
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Their stuff is awesome, did my BMW R100 Cafe zorts as well.. VERY nice finish..
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Hold on now! Please don't mention your airhead cafe racer without posting a pic. That's just cruel!
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Drusky wrote:Hold on now! Please don't mention your airhead cafe racer without posting a pic. That's just cruel!
Agreed! Maybe it's time for a thread in Other Marques about forum members' two-wheelers.

I have two airheads and I've been toying with the idea of making a cafe racer out of the R65 ...
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Yes good idea, EBEN?
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No need for Eben to be involved. I'll start the thread as soon as I locate some pics of my bikes. Or someone else can start it if they have pics to post before me.

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I like that idea a lot. :hangloose:
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