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Title: Video added: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Mark Dasher on October 07, 2015, 09:46:12 AM
I've been lurking for awhile but have been slowly fiddling around with my old T.  Been taking care of some much needed maintenance and a few upgrades here and there - such as cam chain tensioner, F09 caliper and 12mm mc, replaced leaky trams and rear end seals, wheel bearings etc etc, the list goes on... 
I cam up with the idea of using 1.5" Norton peashooter mufflers instead of the old Dunstall decibel copies I had on previously.  Anybody else used these?  Opinions welcome!
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Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Triple Jim on October 07, 2015, 09:55:01 AM
I've always thought that style of muffler was very good looking.  I'll be interested to hear how effective they are when you get the bike running.
Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: ken farr on October 07, 2015, 10:14:37 AM
Nice.



kjf
Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on October 07, 2015, 10:41:01 AM
I tried a set on the Lario, and they were horrendously loud. I've heard *nice* sounding pea shooters, though, so maybe it depends on who makes them.
Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: unclepete on October 07, 2015, 11:07:57 AM
I bought a pair of those a few years ago for a T140 Triumph . Could see straight through them , so knew they would be loud . They were very loud . Put baffles in the end , and that helped a bit , but not much . If I had kept the bike I would have changed to longer/more restrictive baffles , or changed to different mufflers .
Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Don G on October 07, 2015, 12:01:39 PM
They will sound loverly! DonG
Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Mark Dasher on October 07, 2015, 12:02:05 PM
I've always thought that style of muffler was very good looking.  I'll be interested to hear how effective they are when you get the bike running.

Will keep you posted.  I don't mind a little volume as far as noise goes, as long as not too much...   :rolleyes:
Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Groover on October 07, 2015, 12:07:55 PM
It's gonna sound a little funny I think - like - Oi, Vinnie bring me that bloody gun, will ya mate, capishi?

Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Mark Dasher on October 07, 2015, 12:23:26 PM
I bought a pair of those a few years ago for a T140 Triumph . Could see straight through them , so knew they would be loud . They were very loud . Put baffles in the end , and that helped a bit , but not much . If I had kept the bike I would have changed to longer/more restrictive baffles , or changed to different mufflers .

I agree.  When I used to work on British bikes, they a were a common replacement for T140s as they looked right and performed well.  However, the UK made peashooters were not only made better, but sounded better than the Taiwan copies.  Maybe that's what you had? Btw, the old Bub mufflers (unobtainium now) were basically the same design and look as the peashooters.
Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Mark Dasher on October 07, 2015, 12:25:25 PM
It's gonna sound a little funny I think - like - Oi, Vinnie bring me that bloody gun, will ya mate, capishi?

 :thumb:
Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Groover on October 07, 2015, 12:28:26 PM
Please post a video or sound clip if you can once you get it running. I say that, but I haven't done it either with my bike either :azn: I tried to capture the sound, but the device I used sucked all the bass out so it wasn't a good representation to share. I'll need to try something better.

Title: Re: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Triple Jim on October 07, 2015, 01:01:48 PM
I bought a pair of those a few years ago for a T140 Triumph . Could see straight through them , so knew they would be loud . They were very loud.

You can see straight through my stock Mille mufflers, but they're somewhat bigger than these, which is probably why they're not terribly loud.
Title: (Video added): A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Mark Dasher on October 13, 2015, 05:51:37 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t3V-hEI57A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t3V-hEI57A)

I just got the old girl started.  I think she sounds pretty good with those mufflers!
Title: Re: Video added: A little British chrome on the old Italian girl
Post by: Groover on October 20, 2015, 10:26:07 AM
Sounds great! Deeper sounding than I was expecting. Thanks for posting.