Subject: RE: Whitney muffs...
Author: Greg Bender
Date: Mar 3, 2005, 5:55 AM
Post ID: 1718485480
Hi Steve,
I had exactly the same experience as you getting those things onto the
guzzi header pipes...none of the adapters was quite right. I do have an
old crusty set of large-opening pipes that I may drill out, paint with
some truck bed-liner paint, and toss on there. I like the sound of the
Dunstall replicas, but I've got to get them up higher and more
inward...which will require way too much work in the end, I think.
STEVE FARRIS wrote:
| Greg, I have a set of those JC dunstalls I got on ebay. My ambo when I got it had some of the ZX028538R 12" "shorty's" on it. I live in an old mining town and the downtown streets are very narrow. When I would crank it up it would set the car alarm off on almost every car I drove by. Looked inside and they were just empty cans. the dunstalls "civilized" it enough I didn't get dirty looks from every senior citizen I went by. (on the other hands kids no longer follow me like the pied piper wanting to know "what kind of bike is that") The only thing I didn't like about them is that none of the "adapters" seemed to make them fit the guzzi headers quite right which I solved with some exhaust tape, and they hang too low and wide. got part of that cured but if you come up with any way to get them to ride as high as the guzzi OEM muffs I'd sure like to hear about it. Wish I was able to head down to Daytona to see all the cool action but maybe next year when the bikes are more solid and I am more solvent. At least the sun's been out here, unfortunately for my projects I now would rather ride in my spare time than wrench. Especially as it seems from your post about the garage it might be safer as well as more fun. So many guzzi's so little time so little money Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Bender To: Loopfram-@topica.com Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:17 AM Subject: RE: Whitney muffs... Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Want a laptop? Get an Apple iBook for free! http://click.topica.com/caadeMmb1dfltbN3z84a/AmazingComputer ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Bill, Are you referring to item number ZX070972T athttp://www.jcwhitney.com? bluezi-@att.net wrote: > Doug, > I'm not sure which J.C. Whitney mufflers Greg was referring to, but I > bought two fish-tail mufflers from J. C. Whitney during the Summer of > 2003 and they sound just loud enough to get a pedestrian's attention > without having the old folks look at you like you're one of the Hell's > Angels, plus they look really nice....all for about 50 bucks each. > The stock Eldo mufflers were so quite that if I had a Klingon cloaking > device, I could have ridden on any toll road for free... > Bill > 73 Bronze Eldo > > -------------- Original message from Doug McMullen > <dcmcm-@comcast.net>: -------------- > > > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Get a FREE* MP3 Player - yours to keep! Click Here Now! > >http://click.topica.com/caadeMpb1dfltb7N01Na/MP3Player Giveaway > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Greg, > > Which $100 exhaust from JC whitney? I've been looking at the > > Dunstall's but have not committed as yet. I'm looking for a little > > louder > > exhaust to replace the original cigar style on my Ambo. > > > > Doug > > 70 Ambo > > Sunrise, Fl. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Greg Bender" > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 3:53 PM > > Subject: Some days I should stay out of the garage... > > > > > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Need a Laptop? Get a Sony Vaio Laptop Free! > >http://click.topica.com/caadeMjb1dfltb7uTOya/ProductTestPanel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Last weekend was wonderful...shimmed a 850T 5-speed transmission and put > > > > > > new wirth fork springs in the Ambassador. I took my time and had lot's > > of fun. Even showed baby Darby how the Guzzi 5 speed transmission > > operates. > > > > Last night I was in a hurry to get a lot of stuff done (if you haven't > > already, be sure to key in on the fact that I was in a hurry). I should > > have stopped after I spilled half a quart of used motor oil while > > changing oil in the car. But no! I just had to get those $100 JC Whitney > > > > > > free-flow mufflers installed on the Ambo. I was in an awkward position > > tightening the 17mm muffler hanging bolt and nut on rear frame...using > > way too much force, too. My socket slipped off the bolt and I rammed my > > face into the left rear crash bar. It hit right below my left eye and > > felt like I had been smacked with a baseball bat - I hit that bar hard. > > > > So, I went inside and Angela put some miracle cream on it. I'm right > > back in garage a minute later because those stupid mufflers are going to > > > > > > get installed tonight!!!!! I do slow down and manage to complete the job > > > > > > with further incident. Amazingly, Angela's magic cream seemed to have > > worked. Neither my cheek nor my eye has turned black and blue, although > > my cheek is quite tender to the touch. > > > > Regards, > > > > Greg Bender > > 1971 Ambassador > > 2000 Quota > >http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender > > > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Get both the MiFi XM Satellite Radio and an Apple iPod for Free! > >http://click.topica.com/caadeMlb1dfltb7uTOyf/ProductTestPanel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Get both the PlayStation2 and Game Cube for Free! Click here to > > find out how. > >http://click.topica.com/caadeMkb1dfltb7N01Nf/ConsumerResearch > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Regards, Greg Bender 1971 Ambassador 2000 Quota http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Day Tax Refund Loans TaxBrain Online Tax Service Get Started Now! http://click.topica.com/caadeMnb1dfltbN3z84f/TaxBrain ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Regards,
Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
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