I started a discussion on this subject 2 or 3 years ago and there was not really any conclusion on what is the best option. What is the present view please?
Basically some thought the VOC spares one was pretty good but a little noisy and possibly a bit restrictive.
I tried an Armours one which was well made, fitted well, a good price, but very noisy on my Comet. However it was less noisy on my friend's Rapide - I think because the Rapide with its larger engine is being worked less hard and the two pipes may change the tuning/matching to advantage, so he has kept it.
When I bought the bike in 1956 it had the original Burgess, which sounded good to me then and the Comet seemed to go quite well - but this may be due to "The Older I Get the Better It Was " syndrome!!
I have two silencers now which I use - both very old. One still looks good and was a pattern one bought about 45 years ago. The baffles worked loose, went rusty and blew out on a run round the TTcourse a few years ago. As a result it is just a hollow can and very noisy but the Comet performance is excellent.
The other one was provided to me by Tony East in the Isle of Man (second hand) when I thought the one I blew out was too noisy to drive home with. It was quiet, but blued up in the middle - indicating some sort of restriction, but significantly reduced the performance. So I swap them around depending on the type of run I am going to make. The last few times I have ridden from Essex to the Manx Rally I have used the noisy one and got away with it OK.
I really now need a new silencer which is reasonably quiet and does not reduce the performance too much.
Anyone found the best compromise for a Comet please before I set out for the Manx again?
Matty
Basically some thought the VOC spares one was pretty good but a little noisy and possibly a bit restrictive.
I tried an Armours one which was well made, fitted well, a good price, but very noisy on my Comet. However it was less noisy on my friend's Rapide - I think because the Rapide with its larger engine is being worked less hard and the two pipes may change the tuning/matching to advantage, so he has kept it.
When I bought the bike in 1956 it had the original Burgess, which sounded good to me then and the Comet seemed to go quite well - but this may be due to "The Older I Get the Better It Was " syndrome!!
I have two silencers now which I use - both very old. One still looks good and was a pattern one bought about 45 years ago. The baffles worked loose, went rusty and blew out on a run round the TTcourse a few years ago. As a result it is just a hollow can and very noisy but the Comet performance is excellent.
The other one was provided to me by Tony East in the Isle of Man (second hand) when I thought the one I blew out was too noisy to drive home with. It was quiet, but blued up in the middle - indicating some sort of restriction, but significantly reduced the performance. So I swap them around depending on the type of run I am going to make. The last few times I have ridden from Essex to the Manx Rally I have used the noisy one and got away with it OK.
I really now need a new silencer which is reasonably quiet and does not reduce the performance too much.
Anyone found the best compromise for a Comet please before I set out for the Manx again?
Matty