International Dealer News IDN 150 August/September 2019 | Page 23

PRO GuIDe G.P.R. - more 'Sonic Revolutions' and 'Powercones' More news this month from Italian exhaust specialist G.P.R. Italia's Mauro Orlandi about further additions to the company's "revolutionary" 'Sonic Revolution' product line, introduced earlier this year, and its 'Powercone' Evo 4 range. "It's simple for a client to find an exhausts producer for the top selling models," Mauro says, "but it is much more difficult to find great systems, especially homologated systems, for higher value models that are produced and sold in lower volumes - most exhaust manufacturers just can't make a return on their tooling and R&D investments without selling high numbers. "However, here at G.P.R. we have a uniquely efficient and modular production process, which means we can make high or low volume equally as easily. Our production processes include handcrafting and hand finishing of exhausts, which is ideal for lower volume Latest 'Powercone' Evo 4 for Vulcan 650 www.idnmag.com production runs." The new Euro 4 'Sonic Revolution' addition is for the Moto Guzzi V85TT - Moto Guzzi's versatile 850 cc all- terrain Enduro all-rounder - and its latest 'Powercone' Evo 4 is for the Vulcan 650 - Kawasaki's parallel twin cruiser. Both of which, in their very different ways, being models aimed at the fast growing middleweight market - the Millennial 'sweet spot'. In both cases these new options are available either as slip-ons or with the G.P.R. racing header with 'decat pipe' to eliminate the catalyst and maximise weight saving and power. The 'Sonic Revolution' range is a race-bred, track- tested design intended primarily for Enduro, Naked and Sport scooter road use. "It is an extremely innovative design," says Mauro, "with high quality materials such as Ergal (high strength, light weight, durable and ductile 7075 zinc alloy aluminium) for the magnificent end cap, producing an exhaust that is a lot lighter than the OEM fitments it replaces. "The external body is titanium, with a titanium internal canister and mounting support band. The result is an extremely light exhaust with a personality all of its own - the 'Sonic Revolution' looks as great as it sounds and performs". The 'Sonic Revolution' range made its debut earlier this year with fitments for the BMW R 1250 GS, R 1200 GS, F 850 GS, F 750 GS, F 800 R and Yamaha T-Max, and more fitments will be added regularly throughout 'Sonic Revolution' for Moto Guzzi V85TT the rest of 2019. Other additions to the homologated 'Powercone' line earlier this year included the KTM 790 Duke and Adventure and the BMW F 750/850 GS variants. The 'Powercone' line features a muffler protection grill that is fixed with anti-tampering screws - meaning the db Killer is removable only through manipulation of the exhaust. As a range, G.P.R. 'Powercones' are noted for weight savings of anything up to -50% and, with the 'decat pipe' installed, power gains that make the most of the +5% permitted by the regulations. GPR EXHAUST SYSTEMS BY G.P.R. ITALIA S.R.L. Cerro Al Lambro (MI), ITALY Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.gpr.it INTERNATIONAL DEALER NEWS - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 23