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DoubleGuzzi:
Here's a wee update:
Got hold of Muzzimoto stainless steel silencers for a good price. Less than £150 in excellent condition, compared with ~£400 new!
They sounded a bit "rorty" for my liking, so I added some cheap so-called dB killers to the outlets. Now they sound just a little bit deeper than standard and considerably lighter. I needed to make up some small aluminium links, to mount them on the footrest hangars and polish up an exposed bit of the headers. If I get on well with them long-term, It would be good to get matching stainless headers, without those chunky heat shields.

Initial seat-of-the-pants impression is that the bike is stronger in low-end torque and charges uphill with more vigour.






Having done 120 miles, I can say I really do like these: deeper note and definitely a "stronger" engine throughout the rev range. Fuel economy seems unaffected, even with more spirited riding. I'm pretty chuffed, so far.

DoubleGuzzi:
Here we go again.  :cry:
I became gradually more aware of a clicking from the front-end, when removing the bike from the centrestand or maneuvering the bike around my driveway/garage. Hmm, this is ominous.
Raising the front from the ground and checking wheel bearings and play nothing could be felt. I tend to do this from time-to-time and it's a standard thing for our yearly roadworthy (MOT) test.
Thinks to myself.. Betya Luigi forgot the grease again! Ach, I'll loosen off the headstock stuff and squeeze in some grease.Waste of time that was: won't surprise a few here. Cut to the chase, as they say.
I reckoned it was wear in the lower yoke bearing. For crying out loud MG - why use a narrow bore in the headstock (some Hondas have this?), making outer bearing seat removal a real PITA? I bought a cheapo removal tool but had to grind it down to fit in the narrow gap between headstock bore and bearing seat.
Some will have guessed/know that ball rollers have been installed by the factory - cheapskates! What surprised me is that they were Japanese NTN, which are usually OK as a manufacturer. Now replaced with taper rollers and the bike is super stable on high speed bends.
Mileage = 9,000 miles. My Street Twin was just as bad!

Adding insult, disturbing the instruments has thrown the rev counter out by ~1000 RPM. Grr. I'll try a gentle "whack" though I foresee a frustrating bending of a chrome rim (for a stripdown) on the cards.

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