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poor quality repop silencers
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<blockquote data-quote="Gary Gittleson" data-source="post: 109465" data-attributes="member: 3625"><p>Well I made a huge mistake, it seems. I ordered a complete exhaust system from Armour's. It cost 80 pounds for shipping to the US. Their price for the system is fair I thought, so no problem.</p><p></p><p>But yes, there's a problem. I don't see any way this system will fit. Both pipes will fit individually (I do have a twin -- a D Rapide) but when together, after a lot of fussing, trials and errors, I finally got both nuts threaded in. I didn't spin them completely home, just enough to see where things meet up. </p><p></p><p>The front pipe fouls the front cowl. (I do have a C-type cowl. The bike came with that when I bought it in 1976). The pipe itself points upward like a modern crotch rocket and there's no way the silencer will go on. The bracket on the rear of the pipe is about two inches too high. With the front pipe alone, there's no problem with the rear bracket. When both pipes are installed, the rear pipe forces the front one upward in the rear. It seems that the "Y" connection is in the wrong place, maybe at the wrong angle and maybe the curve of the one or both of the pipes is incorrect.</p><p></p><p>I emailed Armour's just now. Let's see what they say about this mess. </p><p></p><p>Perhaps some of you fine chaps might have some suggestions. I'm pretty sure this system can't be used without some serious bending and welding. If I could get this setup to work, I'd be fine with it but I think I'll be knocking out the flange and putting the nut back on my old system. That system is fine except for the chrome, which is in bad shape. This is the wrong time for the bike to be laid up, dammit. </p><p></p><p>Gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gary Gittleson, post: 109465, member: 3625"] Well I made a huge mistake, it seems. I ordered a complete exhaust system from Armour's. It cost 80 pounds for shipping to the US. Their price for the system is fair I thought, so no problem. But yes, there's a problem. I don't see any way this system will fit. Both pipes will fit individually (I do have a twin -- a D Rapide) but when together, after a lot of fussing, trials and errors, I finally got both nuts threaded in. I didn't spin them completely home, just enough to see where things meet up. The front pipe fouls the front cowl. (I do have a C-type cowl. The bike came with that when I bought it in 1976). The pipe itself points upward like a modern crotch rocket and there's no way the silencer will go on. The bracket on the rear of the pipe is about two inches too high. With the front pipe alone, there's no problem with the rear bracket. When both pipes are installed, the rear pipe forces the front one upward in the rear. It seems that the "Y" connection is in the wrong place, maybe at the wrong angle and maybe the curve of the one or both of the pipes is incorrect. I emailed Armour's just now. Let's see what they say about this mess. Perhaps some of you fine chaps might have some suggestions. I'm pretty sure this system can't be used without some serious bending and welding. If I could get this setup to work, I'd be fine with it but I think I'll be knocking out the flange and putting the nut back on my old system. That system is fine except for the chrome, which is in bad shape. This is the wrong time for the bike to be laid up, dammit. Gary [/QUOTE]
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