1970 Greeves Griffon *VIDEO ADDED* With Questions

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And I had to mock it up on the bike ;D
 

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My new pipe ready to roll :)
 

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Finally got the tig set working that my mate gave me, it's been about 25 yrs since I did any tig so I am struggling :mad: I will wait until I get better at it to do the pipe. I was considering getting the oxy/acetylene out and welding it but I'm going to persevere with the tig (could take a while) ;D
 
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My first post:

WOW. That is so nice. I always dreamed of Greeves (and Maico, and Husqavarna)

Can't wait to see it finished.
 
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I wish my paint looked like that, wow is that nice….I had a guy do it years ago and it was the color we went with, dull gloss blue of some sort, no metal flake.
joe
 
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thought you mite enjoy this 8) and check out the posters on the wall !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY2jvzAWR2k
 
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xb33bsa said:
thought you mite enjoy this 8) and check out the posters on the wall !

Haha, those look like pages straight outta Baby Cakes magazine. Cool video.
 
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xb33bsa said:
thought you mite enjoy this 8) and check out the posters on the wall !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY2jvzAWR2k

Yes that's an awesome video. My dads shed looked just like that when I was growing up including the posters ;D
 
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Texasstar said:
johnu did you use your original pipe for a pattern?


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Yes and no! I was going to just take templates off of the original but I decided I wanted to change how the header pipe flows into the first cone as the original has an awkward transition there. So I ended up measuring the original pipe then using those specs but breaking the cones down in to smaller pieces so that I can route the pipe a little differently to allow a better transition for the header. Hope that makes sense!
 
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Finally got a little time to work on the bike and finished the pipe, although I still need to find a suitable silencer for it.
 

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That looks absolutely wicked. Well done. Makes me want to build my own for the vf......


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johnu said:
Finally got a little time to work on the bike and finished the pipe, although I still need to find a suitable silencer for it.
All oxy-acetylene welded, still haven't got the tig cracked yet!
 
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ABCanuck said:
That looks absolutely wicked. Well done. Makes me want to build my own for the vf......


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Do it!
 
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Nothing wrong with oxy-acetylene. Looks amazing.
 
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johnu said:
All oxy-acetylene welded, still haven't got the tig cracked yet!
oxy takes more skill...to make it look like that!!!!!


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