Races to Places - Akrapovič Factory Visit Ft. Lyndon Poskitt

I've been using Akrapovič exhaust systems on my bikes for more than 15 years and have always loved the quality of them as well as the sound. Currently, all of my bikes are equipped with Akrapovic exhaust systems including Basil bike, Rex bike, my 2-stroke enduro bike and many of my older bikes, even back to my 2003 KTM 950 Adventure. In all the years I've been using them I've never had a single exhaust component fail under normal operating conditions and I have a few bikes with over 160,000km on them now. The only time I have ever had to replace them is due to damage, normally from crashing :-) So, with all this in mind, after recently riding around the world for 5 years, racing in 9 International Cross Country events along the way, I wanted to know exactly what makes them so good. I arranged a visit to the factory in Slovenia in June 2019 on my way back through Europe to see a little bit of the magic that goes into making these mater-pieces. I was able to negotiate the sharing of my video with the public showing rare unseen footage and manufacturing details from inside the factory, I hope you enjoy it.
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Thanks for watching, Lyndon

[@sumporfuk]

🤩 WOW 🤩 As a person with a full Akrapovic fitted to my R1200 GSA and 500 EXC that was so awesome for me to see. I enjoyed every minute of it 👍🏾

[@Braapncamp]

Impressive company and capabilities. 💪👍 Thanks for taking us along!

[@Phepheron]

Welcome to my country! This bald guy used to service my ex Husqvarna many years ago, he had his private serviceshop for huskys, I see he is employee of Akrapovic now. Great guy! So are you Lyndon, keep up posting interesting video material.

[@boconcepts]

Fantastic video, must have been brilliant to have the opportunity to see inside this amazing facility. Great video, thank you.

[@onemilemore541]

Thanks Lyndon! What an impressive facility. This helps explain the cost of Akrapovic products. You get what you pay for. For me it also helps hearing/seeing this from a qualified person like you.

[@RedAceplayer]

Loved learning about the funder's history and passion for racing - nothing like life experience to truly make your work quality!

[@Darkman79]

Thank you Lyndon! Great video!!

[@livelymoto2039]

I routinely check in with your channel to get guidance on what to buy for my ktm. Your knowledge and experience is key!

[@flmiata]

Very informative video and you could tell you were in your element! Once again well done Lyndon!

[@marceloaraujo5978]

Really interesting!!...thanks for sharing an example of what happens inside of a production in one component of the motorcycle!

[@Budivedder]

Nice exhaust

[@thearchibaldtuttle]

Learned something new about Lyndon! He is an aerospace engineer!

[@jose-Maki]

Worked at bae systems

[@Merc-Rover]

Fantastic video. Very informative!!!

[@chefineer]

Great vid.....more of this please !

[@waynesbsf9532]

What I always loved about bikes was the space aged materials used just so we can go faster harder

[@carelduplessis8752]

The information provided was short and interesting, been looking into akrapovic pipe for my yamaha XT660 and this convinced me to spend the money and order one. Cheers for another good video mate. All the best to both teams.

[@dznnf7]

Great video, Lyndon! Watched yesterday and shared it and thought about it since. It's great to see a company that's led by someone with passion and vision. The insistence on actually doing something, owning the design and the process, is refreshing. Too many "leaders" in business want to buy crap from China, slap a label on it, and rely on "marketing", aka lies, to simulate value. The recycling of titanium into investment castings is the sort of thinking that makes companies great, but gets dismissed by financial-only thinkers who fail to see value in a things that carry risk and can't be leveraged by Sales into luring buyers into paying a higher price.

[@mozkitolife5437]

Very well presented. Living the dream.

[@patrickcooper9641]

Great informative video Lyndon. In my book Akra are the best exhaust now. Back in my days I used Devil exhaust system if anyone remember them! They are still being manufactured 0:)) Cheers

[@rocketrollsvlogs7625]

That was awesome. Thank you.

[@themosaito]

Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed it. I have a KTM 690 and wasn't going to get an Akropovic silencer for it, but now I really want one!

[@sickunit2096]

Wow, just being able to put a hand on the throttle of that Meoni 950 would be awesome. What a legendary beast. Great that they let you ride it!

[@pistolpete8959]

Having owned a '05 950 Adventure since new, I would have loved to ride the Rally 950. Lucky you. Even though I have a 1190R, the 9 50 is a bike I would never sell, it is very special.

[@hanahamzah124]

fantastic info !!

[@MRR-qv3bw]

Nice Akra evo for the bmw S1000RR in your thumbnail! Awesome vid man!

[@skiphalbakken859]

WOW!, great video. Thanks for sharing.✊️👊✊️👊

[@alistairlorimer5491]

Fabulous Tour loved it!👍

[@ianferrier235]

That was awesome Lyndon 👍👍

[@AfricaTwin-Stuff]

And that’s why a brand name system costs so much more than a Chinese knock-off! Thanks. That was very interesting.

[@mikeburns583]

Outstanding job Lyndon! I did not realize so much technology went into an exhaust. Like you, I've fabricated several of my own parts over the years, so I found this video absolutely fascinating. Well done!

[@Belindaxtz660]

AWESOME VID! great to see the processes that go into making these exhaust systems....👍Now i understand why they cost so much to buy👍😉🏍

[@martinfisker7438]

Been to slovenia a couple of times, great country. Beautiful mountains, rivers and forests, and the people are nice. Totally forgot akra was based in slovenia

[@kennethvernonprivate]

Cool......Thanks for sharing!

[@damobj74]

Great video... I will definitely get this exhaust next

[@andysherwood8241]

You and Basil bike made it to Slovenia from Namibia pretty damned fast! 😜

[@livelymoto2039]

I really enjoy your vids! these informative ones i really appreciate! Thank you

[@rahgahnah]

Thanks for showing us. As a mech eng student, this was very interesting to see. Slovenia is a great country!

[@badbadgerretiredinthailand]

very interesting topic, really enjoyed it Lyndon

[@gafrers]

Fantastic tour, especially because to talk about stuff is a proper engineer (and awesome guy) instead of the usual bumbling journalist that has no idea of what he/she is talking about.

[@anthonyambler9688]

Well done for saying titanium properly 👍

[@FrancoisPeens]

Thanks, great insight into one of my favourite brands

[@pascalnungasser1178]

Thanks for sharing this. I understand better why they are so expensive. But quality has his price! And someone says in german: ´wer zweimal kauft, kauft öfters’ 😉

[@Davidkxf]

I sat on the Meoni bike at a bike show in Germany about 15 years ago.

[@larryveihl5914]

17 years.....i thought you were in your late 20's early 30's right on man!!!

[@larryveihl5914]

Excellent! Keep moving, we won't age ;)

[@idokwatcher2062]

Astonishing that someone from Slovenia can enter the car market in 2009 where super rich Austrian and German companies have been dominating since the begging of time and yet make a better product.

[@RiverCA]

Very interesting, I had no idea that this level of manufacturing went into commercially available exhausts. I would be interested to see how this compares to other brands in the same price range like Austin Racing... I have a feeling the economy of scale allows Akra to make a much better product.

[@HoonTV]

That was awesome mate!

[@BackHurtsBad]

" First v-twin, twin cylinder big bike to win the dakar and I believe the only one " The NXR750 rolls in it's grave hearing you say things like that. Get your history straight Lyndon !!

[@behabehabaheblab]

Hey, that A-Class is the car of Sidney Industries. A german tuning company. Nice to see!

[@sirjolly81]

Fantastic Ep. Love akro but still a bit pricey In Aus. Paying for quality and they do have the best sound.

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

mate this is amazing.

[@SRJCUSSEN]

Well Lyndon, was Basil a bit quieter? Great vid.

[@brucekendall52]

Interesting,thank you.

[@pacablo]

Great video!!

[@ThisTall]

So how did Basil do on the Dyno?

[@VTRDopey]

Colin won the first world championship for Akrapovic in 2000 on his SP1. The bike in the video is the SP2 on which he regained the title in 2002.

[@themosaito]

Hey Lyndon, Why no Dakar this year?

[@123malinki]

well, if I would know that you'r in Ljubljana I would come to ask you for autograph ;)

[@bertju100]

you have great job an make great video

[@tomsawyer3218]

Maybe you can do a segment, how do they do it with lyndon poskit :)

[@jsyetor]

You looked like extasis the hole day dude, nice vid

[@AT2021Rocker]

Really interesting!

[@Britishshooter]

How much power did Basil make on the dyno?

[@yorkchris10]

I remember when BMW owned Husky, a BMW engineer said they liked v-twins. They had a V motor concept, but then sold Husky. They continue with 180 degree V-twin.

[@fabienpics]

WOWWW SUPER INTÉRESSANT 👍👍👍👍

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

Well Mr Celebrity, nice job & you sure didn't hurt their sales any did you?

[@kadrell37]

12:37 i think thats the Exhaust from the Koenigsegg Regera

[@Davidkxf]

I'm really surprised that they have their own material testing lab and a foundry

[@santaon2wheels600]

I've had a very bad experience with them on the KTM 690 SMC-R with two slip-ons broken in less than 20,000km.. First the rivets start to come loose, the $100 carbon cap flies off and finally the whole end comes out and can throw the whole thing in the bin.

[@lyndonposkitt]

Probably a Chinese copy, my LC4 bike has over 200,000km with Akrapovic and never had an issue.

[@santaon2wheels600]

@@lyndonposkitt That was my thought but confirmed authentic by one KTM garage and another exhaust dealer (both slip-ons). It might be the heat here in Thailand combined possibly with a too lean tune on the bike.

[@dekyiyangzom2632]

Next bike , Lyndon poskitt Dakar 2018 maple Moto 2nd

[@leevuong8843]

"The first V Twin twin cylinder big bike to win the Dakar" was NOT a KTM of course. What about the 1986 Honda NXR 780 with four Paris-Dakar wins?

[@dineshkumarpanchalingam347]

But this year title winning bike of Marquez has the exhaust from SC Project

[@oyleyhands1332]

Not to split hairs here but Honda won the Dakar on an NXR V twin and so did Cagiva with their Elefants before KTM...now you could say that the Cagiva was an 'L' twin but its still a V...and the 650 Africa Twin was a V...52 degree V twin I seem to recall.It was for sure a V configuration...I owned both 650 and 750 versions...also owned a 750 Elefant,a 900 elefant and the Lucky Strike injected 900. One thing is for sure is that Honda and Cagiva won Dakar races befoer any V Twin of KTM...they did not have a V twin engine in the Dakar for maybe ten years or so after Honda...unless someone can correct me here of course....BMW and Yamaha were also winning on twin (not V) engines before KTM.

[@MianCowell]

I thought it was pronounced ak-ro-pov-ich not a-crap-a vik?

[@ershn8d]

A-kra-po-vitch. The rest is just a western imitation.

[@whiskeythrottle333]

A-crap-ovic? Sounds a little negative......Thought it was pronounced Akra-povic?

[@N221BP]

It's a bit sad really. Electric drives are on the move. In ten years time Akra will be out of business.

[@N221BP]

@@lyndonposkitt I wish Akra all the best, but expensive premium aftermarket options tend to be fitted to new vehicles. Current EV trend is really picking up. Governments are actively funding change. Akra needs to change to survive, (as well as the whole automotive industry) but it's hard to think of a suited new product line. Maybe fake Tesla exhaust with boom boxes?

[@tonymcconnell4956]

Not gonna happen fast. I imagine Mr Akropovic already sleeps in a very comfortable bed and isn't sweating it too much. I just bought a gas powered new car. I really wanted to buy an EV but the math doesn't stack up yet. Also range anxiety was an issue for me.

[@idokwatcher2062]

He's rich beyond belief now. But if they are still one of only two or three places in the whole world with a Titanium foundry they can easily pivot to making other Titanium parts, that is always in demand for luxury level cars to reduce weight.