Beowulf Standards slipping of late

[O.C.]

Was thinking the same myself....I like the can too 

[Lonewolf]

I still prefer the original can. But the seat looks very nice indeed.

[100milesaway]

Gerd, the seat looks lovely is it just a cover, or has the whole seat been re worked? Sorry but I am not a fan of the after market exhausts, still reckon that the sound coming from the rocket launcher when you are working the bike through the gears is lovely,  but hey everyone to there own. 

[mecki]

The seat is a total rework with base and all not just a cover. Just took it out of the box and put it on. And it fits actually better than the original.
You can design your own seat on their website and they will give you a refund if you send them your old seat back. They also have some ready made seats like this one on offer most of the time.
There is a better picture in the after market seat thread too.
As far as the sound of the Beowulf goes she doesn't purr any more - she growls now. But it is not too loud.
I too like the turbine sound of the rocket launcher but it is just too big for my taste especially without the panniers.

[Darren33]

Just got back off holidays and spoke to Beowulf, they say the spec for the link pipe has changed for the newer models so I may have been given the old shape.  SOOOOO lets hope the new one fits better when it arrives.

(I thought they were the same but we'll see)

Tried the other one all ways round and not anywhere near.

I had the exact same can on my 2009 bike and it took no time to fit and looked the dogs, hence buying another one.

can't fault the service over the phone, just wish they would check the parts better and check the contents of the box. lol 

[mecki]

Just got back off holidays and spoke to Beowulf, they say the spec for the link pipe has changed for the newer models so I may have been given the old shape.  SOOOOO lets hope the new one fits better when it arrives.

On their website you can only order cans for a 1400 GTR from 07 onwards no destinction between pre-10 and the later model.
I was a bit confused at first since it says 1400 GTR < 07, which I would read as before 07 and I never heard of that one.   
So how would they have known that I have a 11 and not a 08 or 09 if the link pipes are that much different?
AFAIK Kawasaki only changed the end can in 2010 anyway - the new one being slightly shorter than the previous model.
I guess the Beowulf silencers are the same for most bikes and just the link pipes and the mounting brackets are different.
So either they sent you the wrong link pipe or they totally screwed up during manufacture.
I wouldn't be surprised if the one you got turns out to be for a ZZR.

[O.C.]

When I bought my first GTR in 2008 I fitted an Akrapovic end can which necessitated cutting the link pipe that was supplied, as it was too long, I then fitted this same link pipe and end can to my 2010 bike without any problems

Point is that 2008 & 2010 bikes were the same.

I reckon as Mecki says you've simply received a pipe which was wrongly sent for some reason or another, and its not a common cock up at Beowulf