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Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: Frost on November 03, 2004, 09:29:39 PM
which one is better?
in terms of sound, power, and ease of oil change...

starcycle still sell jardine!!!
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: jkstyle834 on November 03, 2004, 09:39:28 PM
well... i got vance and hines... in my opinion it looks lot better than jardin... and it sounds LOUD AS HELL.... low toned....
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: Frost on November 03, 2004, 09:42:04 PM
where can i see a pic of the jardine?
Title: Complained...
Post by: The Buddha on November 03, 2004, 09:53:19 PM
Some people have complained the Jardine was very very metallic after a few hundred miles...
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: Frost on November 03, 2004, 10:10:47 PM
metallic?
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: JetSwing on November 03, 2004, 10:15:57 PM
aesthetically, v&h is too thin for my taste (needs a bigger diameter). is the jardine a full system also?
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: Frost on November 03, 2004, 10:17:42 PM
yes
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: JetSwing on November 03, 2004, 10:18:23 PM
any pictures of jardine?
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: Frost on November 03, 2004, 10:21:04 PM
i'm looking too...
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: chevelle on November 03, 2004, 10:31:22 PM
Is one significantly more $$$ than the other?
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: Frost on November 03, 2004, 10:33:00 PM
same price...more or less...

found pics...doesn't look that great either...go search for jardine...i'm too lazy to link...

maybe i'll just go with slipons... :roll:
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: JetSwing on November 03, 2004, 10:33:08 PM
i think they are pretty much equal in price
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: Mk1inCali on November 04, 2004, 12:50:35 AM
Look at my picture page...The blue '01 has a Jardine full system on it.  I've ridden with him many times, and aplitz (bike's previous owner)  would have to chime in with how long ago he installed the exhaust, but it doesn't sound metallic to me.  I think the stock exhaust sounds more metallic cuz you can hear more of the valvetrain noise...Jardine looks better in my opinion cuz the can is actually bigger than the pipe leading to it...compared to the V&H where it is almost the same size as the midpipe.
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: pantablo on November 04, 2004, 12:58:42 PM
JARDINE!

(http://www.600rr.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=6038)


:roll:
Title: If I remmeber
Post by: The Buddha on November 04, 2004, 01:02:07 PM
Quote from: Mk1inCaliLook at my picture page...The blue '01 has a Jardine full system on it.  I've ridden with him many times, and aplitz (bike's previous owner)  would have to chime in with how long ago he installed the exhaust, but it doesn't sound metallic to me.  I think the stock exhaust sounds more metallic cuz you can hear more of the valvetrain noise...Jardine looks better in my opinion cuz the can is actually bigger than the pipe leading to it...compared to the V&H where it is almost the same size as the midpipe.

OK I thought it was aplitz that said it was tinny or someone else on the left coast ... Might have been Derek - deckpi500GS or some like that handle.
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: aplitz on November 05, 2004, 01:27:42 AM
Naw man, I loved my Jardine.  It sounded awesome was never tinny, performed well, and didn't require dropping the header to change the oil.  I think it is an awesome system, and hope that more people are able to find them out there.

One of my new riding buddies saw me pull up to a restaurant one day before we'd even met.  When we finally talked weeks later he said that he had looked up to see who was riding the pissed off Ducati.  I took that as a positive comment on the system's sound.  My only issue was the header starting to rust quick, but I fixed that quick with some hi temp paint and planned to Jet coat the header and midpipe over the winter.
Title: Jardine vs V&H full system
Post by: 70 Cam Guy on November 05, 2004, 01:33:08 PM
It was AR5ENAL (i think that's how his name goes) that got a sort of metallic/tinny sound from his Jardine

Personally the Jardine looks a bit low to me but I still think it has an edge on the V&H in the appearance department.
Title: OK cool...
Post by: The Buddha on November 05, 2004, 07:46:34 PM
Yea thanks 70_cam... sorry aplitz...
Cool.
Srinath.