A65 Exhaust pipes

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi Mike,

If you get them make sure you spray some good quality high temp. exhaust paint in them.  Those tight curves are more likely to discolour and coating the inside helps to prevent it.

Dave.

[Mike Farmer]

 

Thanks to all for interest and good wordz.

I bit the bullet earlier and went mad. Bought the pipes, clamps,guards and brackets.

This lead to the suggestion that perhaps my bikes dont need any bits for a long long time.

Well!!!! anyway I'll let you know.

Dave what paint are we talking about.

They fit all pre OIF.

Mike

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi,

With new pipes or even very clean used ones I spray the inside of the pipes with a very high temperature paint.  It is the type that can be sprayed on exhaust manifolds and exhaust pipes as well.  If you can fit a tube to the spray nozzle you can spray further down inside the pipes.  It does help to prevent discolouration on initial use and lasts a long time.

Dave.

[Mike Farmer]

 

Hi Dave and thnks for that. As I recall a copper wire wrap around the top of the pipes has much the same affect.

Mike

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi,

Copper wire does not look that nice and I think that the discolouration is more evident where the pipe starts to curve.  Swept back pipes and the tighter curve on the short part of a siamese system seem to be more affected.  The pipes you are fitting have quite a tight curve so the paint will definitely help.
Back in the day people also fitted chromed springs for 'looks'.  After awhile though the pipes would discolour and the whole thing looked tatty unless regularly taken off and cleaned.

Dave.

[Mike Farmer]

 

My pipes have arrived not yet tried to fit them but I shall later just "to see". Well new toy status.

Mike

[DerekAnderson8]

Pictures please Mr Farmer, when you are ready of course!

[berniej]

They look really good - and I'll be getting a pair for the A50CC when I get back to it 
Look forward to seeing Mike's pics!

Cheers,
Bernie

[MITCHELL]

Ditto the above.😊😊

[Mike Farmer]

 

Hi

Well this is where we are at. They are only offerred up at this stage.I'll keep you in the loop.

Mike

[DerekAnderson8]

you see that is good, the ones i had were far too high and noisy, and did i mention the leg burns!

[Mike Farmer]

 

Hi.

This is not turning out so well at the mo. The LH pipe fits Ok. However the RH pipe is being naughty. When its offerred up in postion. If I fit the pipe snug against the frame the pipe fouls the brake lever(through type with up pointing intermediate lever). If I pull it out far enogh for that to clear , the kick start won't pass the pipe.

Tomorrow I shall speak to the sellers and probab go down the normal pipe route====sad. Have to see what BURTON says about it.

Mike

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi Mike,

As you are not doing a standard bike you may be able to replace the two piece rod and the little pivot arm with a one piece rod.  Make it bit thicker so it is less likely to try and straighten under braking and bend it to pass through the frame and avoid the exhaust pipe.

Dave.

[Mike Farmer]

 

Hi Dave.

Thanks for that. I have thought of a lot of possible ways to correct this but have decided to forego this particular item.

Spoke to Burton earlier and after chatting for a while it was concluded that they will not fit a bike with the cross over shaft.

They are tooooo expensive to take a chance with. So initially its back to normal pipes, not that such is a problem, in truth the high pipes was seriously only a whim anyway. Its not even really a delay.

Bugger

Mike

[berniej]

Mike, are you sending the high levels back or might they be up for sale to go on an A50CC that I know of 
I don't think I have the crossover as - I believe - that was only '62 '63 frames.... (I need to check mine!)

Cheers,
Bernie