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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Vincent Silencer
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<blockquote data-quote="VincenttwinPL1" data-source="post: 18379" data-attributes="member: 1854"><p>I agree with you Tom, unless your racing, a few mph at the top end and a second off the 0-60 time is of no interest to me. In my case I have got used to a Vincent that had its original silencer and that sounded very nice. The bike has been in our family for 40 years. When I broke the silencer and fitted a replacement that "very nice" exhaust note had gone! At some point I will repair the original and fit it back on the bike.</p><p>From my experience most "stock" motorcycles when new are fitted with quiet and restrictive silencers. That includes my modern bikes. The engine may last a bit longer and the neighbours don`t complain! The first thing I did with both my Ducati`s was to removed the stock silencers, not to gain performance but to get that lovely sound. My neighbour then told me his windows shake as I ride past but he had a smile on his face!! A modern Ducati with standard cans sounds all wrong, well it sounds wrong to me anyway, you can hardly hear it! But the v twin Ducati has a pipe and can for each cylinder so its sounds great when you fit race cans! Obviously the Vincent twin has the one silencer (unless its a lightning) and for me as soon as a performance silencer is fitted it just gets loud and barks!! Hey but we are all different!!!!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VincenttwinPL1, post: 18379, member: 1854"] I agree with you Tom, unless your racing, a few mph at the top end and a second off the 0-60 time is of no interest to me. In my case I have got used to a Vincent that had its original silencer and that sounded very nice. The bike has been in our family for 40 years. When I broke the silencer and fitted a replacement that "very nice" exhaust note had gone! At some point I will repair the original and fit it back on the bike. From my experience most "stock" motorcycles when new are fitted with quiet and restrictive silencers. That includes my modern bikes. The engine may last a bit longer and the neighbours don`t complain! The first thing I did with both my Ducati`s was to removed the stock silencers, not to gain performance but to get that lovely sound. My neighbour then told me his windows shake as I ride past but he had a smile on his face!! A modern Ducati with standard cans sounds all wrong, well it sounds wrong to me anyway, you can hardly hear it! But the v twin Ducati has a pipe and can for each cylinder so its sounds great when you fit race cans! Obviously the Vincent twin has the one silencer (unless its a lightning) and for me as soon as a performance silencer is fitted it just gets loud and barks!! Hey but we are all different!!!!!! :) [/QUOTE]
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