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This is Kenny Roberts TT bike he ran at the the Peoria Ill TT in the mid 70's. Look closely how the head pipes curve up over the cases and come out behind his legs. Pretty cool!
This is Kenny Roberts TT bike he ran at the the Peoria Ill TT in the mid 70's. Look closely how the head pipes curve up over the cases and come out behind his legs. Pretty cool!
"they look cool. But they are hot! and right next to the ankle. they are not for me" " Ya I love the look of exhausts that exit in that general area but I don't want hot pipes near my legs..." Do you guys ride in skirts! You know you should cover those legs for safty sake Kidding aside with a good pipe design you feel no heat at all. Have either of you guys had hi-pipes? If so post a picture so we can see the design that made your legs hot. There are plenty of bikes that come stock with hi-pipes and you know how manufactures are Tuck the pipes in and no problem
Hi Dave, Thanks for sending me the pictures of your bike, it looks great! I'm very glad you like'em Dave's bike...I have had a set of Gordon's high pipes with stainless megs since july. I love them and I have had no problems with heat thru the south Ga summer, and I don't have them heat wrapped or any thing. If they are routed properly you are good to go! David
Hi Ed, I know the thread you're talking about, it was not my exhaust that burned the boot but one from another vender on this site(likable guy on this site). The vid you posted is not the guy that burned his boot, it was someone else. The other venders pipes stick out more then mine in the front so with forward controls it's real close. Not to say mine aren't close too with forward controls, they are. I'm sure with some forward controls out there mine would melt a boot too with prolonged contact. Ah, custom bikes, ain't they fun
Hi Ed, don't get me wrong, with forward controls the left foot can get close to the pipe depending on the controls used. I like using hi-pipes with mid controls myself, plenty of room with no heat issues what so ever And yes Georgia can get a little hot and sticky! When I was there I lost 10lbs in water weightWell Gordon with a statment like"I have had a set of Gordon's high pipes with stainless megs since july. I love them and I have had no problems with heat thru the south Ga summer, and I don't have them heat wrapped or any thing"I'm a beiiever now.
I think it gets hotter in Ga. than it does here in Fl. Ed
You can get those at Coneengineering.com. I sell them with purchase of my exhaust systems only because after shipping to me I just break even.where did you source the reverse cone megaphones and what length are those? There are exactly what I want.
I was there that day in 1976. Here's a better view of the bike...