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68 v700 (GC)
GMC28:
miserable weather out here, raining sideways. went up to shop and pulled the black rubber sleeve, and don’t see a code.
Hoping the PO will find the key at his place this coming weekend when he’s back for holidays, and if not perhaps i’ll just bring the whole thing to the locksmith.
GMC28:
Looks like I’ll go for solid color tank paint job, as achieving the chrome area without a decent existing chromed tank in hand seems to painful.
GMC28:
new key(s) from locksmith all done, as PO couldn't come up with the key he had.
Now looking at exhaust. Don't love the bobber/drag-pipe look that its got now, so eyeballing the spendy mistral and la franconi options. My existing header pipes are a solid 40mm, which doesn't match up to what I'm seeing as available from mistral. Looking for enlightenment on whether it means I need to look elsewhere, or adapters, or change headers....
Antietam Classic Cycle:
--- Quote from: GMC28 on December 30, 2025, 12:22:41 PM ---new key(s) from locksmith all done, as PO couldn't come up with the key he had.
Now looking at exhaust. Don't love the bobber/drag-pipe look that its got now, so eyeballing the spendy mistral and la franconi options. My existing header pipes are a solid 40mm, which doesn't match up to what I'm seeing as available from mistral. Looking for enlightenment on whether it means I need to look elsewhere, or adapters, or change headers....
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Do the header pipes have a crossover at the front? Since you have an 850-T engine, standard V700 (Ambo/Eldo) 'pipes will require some adaptation to fit at the head and seal correctly.
Any mufflers coming out of Europe (or anywhere else in the world really) have gotten a lot more expensive due to the tariffs. A cheap pair of mufflers that would fit with your current header pipes would be these: https://www.nichecycle.com/80-84051-muffler-dunstall-reverse-cone-by-emgo.html One of my friends has them on his '73 Eldo and they work well.
GMC28:
thats a great tip… thx for that!
no crossover on current setup.
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