Exhaust idea ???

Mr Gazza · 14-02-2024, 09:49 AM

Well! difficult to find a positive.
They were cheap and nasty back in the day and there's no excuse today.
I did once try a pair of those ridiculous tulip things on a Bonnie about 40 years ago (maybe more)
I came home after the first ride with them stuffed down my jacket and covered with gravel rash. (The tulips, not me.) The bike rejected them and I don't blame it.

I've blown up a few reverse cone megas. I fired the innards of one though a following ford escort's windscreen at about a ton on a dual carriageway.
I did get a modified pair to stay together on a Honda 175 I rebuilt sometime in the stone age.
Trouble was that it used a bit of oil and the wadding used to catch fire every now and then and leave a huge cloud of smoke and sparks as I caned it down the road, getting louder as I went.

Burgess Silencers are nice on a Triumph, but I did try a pair of export Burgess on a 750 once and they were too loud.
The long UK ones do sound nice but are heavy.
Best silencers of all on Nortons or Triumphs are the Norton Peashooters. Now available to fit various size pipes and come in a tasty de-seamed version. Often toyed with the idea of trying to fit a pair of those on a Monster.

Not sure if you're approaching retirement or puberty Jerry?

But chuck those horrid things in the bin.

14-02-2024, 09:49 AM	#5
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,845	Well! difficult to find a positive. They were cheap and nasty back in the day and there's no excuse today. I did once try a pair of those ridiculous tulip things on a Bonnie about 40 years ago (maybe more) I came home after the first ride with them stuffed down my jacket and covered with gravel rash. (The tulips, not me.) The bike rejected them and I don't blame it. I've blown up a few reverse cone megas. I fired the innards of one though a following ford escort's windscreen at about a ton on a dual carriageway. I did get a modified pair to stay together on a Honda 175 I rebuilt sometime in the stone age. Trouble was that it used a bit of oil and the wadding used to catch fire every now and then and leave a huge cloud of smoke and sparks as I caned it down the road, getting louder as I went. Burgess Silencers are nice on a Triumph, but I did try a pair of export Burgess on a 750 once and they were too loud. The long UK ones do sound nice but are heavy. Best silencers of all on Nortons or Triumphs are the Norton Peashooters. Now available to fit various size pipes and come in a tasty de-seamed version. Often toyed with the idea of trying to fit a pair of those on a Monster. Not sure if you're approaching retirement or puberty Jerry? But chuck those horrid things in the bin. __________________