peco and magnex exhausts go bust

[Overlag]

Sorry, but I think your heads buried in the sand.

so i cant have an Opinion then?

 

[Fusion]

Two mates of mine work at CLF in Tibshelf, Derbyshire that produce Micron, Magnex stuff along with other stuff, and were told today that they still have their jobs, but 60 of the 95-strong workforce have been laid off. They produced a lot of systems for Aston Martin apparently.

 

[Leeum]

Was just thinking this the other day - was looking for some documentation and realised the Magnex site has been down for a while.

It's a shame as the Magnex systems are good quality and seem very popular... got one myself.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Heh. Got a Peco on my Focus.

 

[jimblowscash]

Didn't Collin's used to source from Blueflame but call them Mongoose? I'm sure there was some tie-in there.
Blueflame are pretty good, I got them to custom the one for my M3, they now produce M3 systems

yep they did back in the day

 

[Zip]

This is bad, it means an uprise of badly made custom beantins.

If you go to a propper exaust shop/maker then there is nothing wrong with custom made

 

[jimblowscash]

If you go to a propper exaust shop/maker then there is nothing wrong with custom made

true, although i have seen some horrific examples of shoddy systems from so called "one off " places , i wont mention the name but there a national chain...
rember the work will only be as good as the guy making it, if he cant be arsed or wants to take short cuts youll end up with rubbish.
also its amazing the work that goes into making an exhaust system, most big companies will fully flow an engine and system during the design process ( often lasting two to three weeks ) to make the most power, and its often surprising how much power can be gained and lost through design , bore and materials used!

 

[Dogbreath]

true, although i have seen some horrific examples of shoddy systems from so called "one off " places , i wont mention the name but there a national chain...

Powerloss....or was it powerflow?

If they were Mexican their mission statement could be: 'We don't need no steenking mandrel bends'

 

[Rilot]

Well, Micron have announced that they've ceased trading and all staff are going.

Gutted. Excellent bike exhausts.

http://www.visordown.com/motorcyclenews/view/micron_exhaust_technologies_ceases_trading/5112.html

 

[Mikey]

I wonder how milltek are doing as I'm a big fan of theirs

 

[zeppelin101]

Powerloss....or was it powerflow?

If they were Mexican their mission statement could be: 'We don't need no steenking mandrel bends'

Shlonglife aren't much better.

 

[jimblowscash]

Powerloss....or was it powerflow?

If they were Mexican their mission statement could be: 'We don't need no steenking mandrel bends'

brilliant

 

[lukechad]

Christ micron were seen as up with the top brands in motorbikes!!

I have a peco on my car.

 

[chaparral]

Well, Micron have announced that they've ceased trading and all staff are going.

Gutted. Excellent bike exhausts.

http://www.visordown.com/motorcyclenews/view/micron_exhaust_technologies_ceases_trading/5112.html

Micron ceases_trading

Am gutted as well to hear this...

I used micron exhausts on a few of my bikes in my time (first one was on my yamaha RXS100 back in 1985)

 

[jimblowscash]

Heh. Got a Peco on my Focus.

i wouldnt bosat about that chap...

 

[TaKeN]

Oooh.. I know this is a bad thing

But.. does this mean cheap Mongoose backboxes ?

 

[londonbairn]

i kinda thinking the same. this current "recession" is nothing but a media hyped up "slow" down in economics, not a recession....

of corse if the media keep stuffing it down our throats it MAY happen anyway. (ie people stop spending because of coming recession that media report on, which inturn creates it?)

Come to the city then...