June, the weather has been great and I really am enjoying this bike and putting a few miles on it! however, every time I looked at the under slung exhaust I felt it didn’t suit the bike I know a lot of people liked it (some didnt...) but for me it was wrong. it was the long straight front pipe… So out came the welder and I made a new one! here it is!
this feels like a hooligan of a bike The combination of the light weight, the torque delivery, the riding position, and the handling all bring out the hooligan
As much as I liked the original underslung system you built, you're right now you mention it, the long front header pipe did look a bit out of place.
What you have now with the vertical part of the headers/link pipe running parallel with the frame/chassis and the end can at the same angle as the under seat rails really works, well done
They say a custom build is never really finished… that’s a true statement! while the four cable throttle worked really well… it was just a little too slow for my liking, taking just more than a fist full from closed to open. Also, after buying a clutch cable from Venhill for the Guzzi and being impressed with how much lighter it made the clutch, I decided to buy some of their teflon lined conduit, and some of their flexible wire rope as opposed to cable. That has made a significant difference to the feel of the throttle, especially as I extended the liner into the adjusters and throttle housing. I also incorporated a positive stop for fully open on the throttle, save straining the cables. I always enjoy silver soldering and watching the solder flow into the gaps to make a seamless joint! I did have to buy some more sticks of solder as I was getting low… £10 a stick now! it used to be £1 last time I bought some!
That looks like another fine job
You must be getting very experienced in producing these 4 cable twist grips now
Interesting to hear about the Inner and Outer cables you are now going to try from Venhill, I would have thought being Teflon lined should make a difference for sure
With the inner cables now being flexible wire rope (this is all new to me), are you still able to use your tin/lead solder for soldering the brass nipples on the ends
yes, the galvanised wire solders nicely and makes a strong joint. they do stainless rope as well, but its more difficult to solder apparently, so I avoided it...
I have been out and about on the Guzzi quite a bit lately... A photographer captured this at a local bike meeting... my smile says it all!