For the old man t500 resto
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Cafe-XV750
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Interested to see how the chambers work out too (for my project someday 
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Ah. In that case make them about a foot too short so that they don;t work or a foot too long or fit a much smaller diameter pipe inside the front section of the stinger to choke them up.
Even better, hook up a giant bungee cord at the start line and as he stages, hook it to his belt. He'll get about half way down the street and just as he thinks he's going to beat you, he'll shoot off the back of the bike going the other way. Just don't tell him I suggested it. Just kidding - obviously.
Ocelot were based out of Madison WI and made some mean GT750 motors for small sport car racers. DSR I think was the class. Their 750s were pretty fast for the time. Their pipes usually looked like the one you are making.
Even better, hook up a giant bungee cord at the start line and as he stages, hook it to his belt. He'll get about half way down the street and just as he thinks he's going to beat you, he'll shoot off the back of the bike going the other way. Just don't tell him I suggested it. Just kidding - obviously.
Ocelot were based out of Madison WI and made some mean GT750 motors for small sport car racers. DSR I think was the class. Their 750s were pretty fast for the time. Their pipes usually looked like the one you are making.
He was impressed that i
a. Was able to build them
b. that they ended up as nice as they did
c. cared enuff to build them in the first place
c if iffy my wife told me i had to give him something. because the entire bike from this thread i gave him. didnt count for nothing it seems even though i told him the gift given was done haha
a. Was able to build them
b. that they ended up as nice as they did
c. cared enuff to build them in the first place
c if iffy my wife told me i had to give him something. because the entire bike from this thread i gave him. didnt count for nothing it seems even though i told him the gift given was done haha
reds
Build bikes to ride, not to look at!
Was on EncomyCycles site and came across these. Looked similar to the pipes you made. Should have made them out of stainless and made the old man pony up. Fuck, almost $1400 for simple pipes. The full blown Milleniums are half that!
http://www.economycycle.com/servlet/the-397/V1-Expansion-Chambers-by/Detail
http://www.economycycle.com/servlet/the-397/V1-Expansion-Chambers-by/Detail
Those V1 pipes are nice, but a whole lot of work to weld them and polish them up, which explains the price. At least they provide a dyno chart - even if we have no idea how stock that motor was or how tuned, or what power it made on stock pipes or any other pipes. Those create a nice street powerband though.
It isn't easy to develop a street pipe and less easy to manufacture one, so props to anyone putting a product out in the market.
It isn't easy to develop a street pipe and less easy to manufacture one, so props to anyone putting a product out in the market.
reds
Build bikes to ride, not to look at!
teazer said:
I just don't see $1400. I do alot of stainless work. For the last week I have been building a 8' H x 5' diameter tank. You can get stainless sheet with standard, polished or brushed finishes. The only work I see is in those header pipes which aren't even tapered. And with a fixture or smart programing on how they are cut out so you don't even need a fixture makes the job that much easier.
I do agree with you about providing a dyno chart, but yes they need to provide info/specs on the bike(s) they dynoed.
Again, if I was spending that kind of money I would looking along the lines of Jim Lomas pipes or the sort.
650hardtail
Been Around the Block
may go with my boy,walms pipe kit for my h2
http://www.3cyl.com/mraxl/wtf/
http://www.3cyl.com/mraxl/wtf/
JustinLonghorn
No Purple Hearts, No Blue Ribbons
So damn purrdy!
