Subject: Re: Whitney muffs...
Author: STEVE FARRIS
Date: Mar 3, 2005, 5:47 AM
Post ID: 1718485439
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Greg,
I have a set of those JC dunstalls I got on ebay. My ambo when I got it had some of the ZX028538R 12" "shorty's" on it. I live in an old mining town and the downtown streets are very narrow. When I would crank it up it would set the car alarm off on almost every car I drove by. Looked inside and they were just empty cans. the dunstalls "civilized" it enough I didn't get dirty looks from every senior citizen I went by. (on the other hands kids no longer follow me like the pied piper wanting to know "what kind of bike is that") The only thing I didn't like about them is that none of the "adapters" seemed to make them fit the guzzi headers quite right which I solved with some exhaust tape, and they hang too low and wide. got part of that cured but if you come up with any way to get them to ride as high as the guzzi OEM muffs I'd sure like to hear about it. Wish I was able to head down to Daytona to see all the cool action but maybe next year when the bikes are more solid and I am more solvent. At least the sun's been out here, unfortunately for my projects I now would rather ride in my spare time than wrench. Especially as it seems from your post about the garage it might be safer as well as more fun.
So many guzzi's
so little time
so little money
Steve
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From: Greg Bender
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:17 AM
Subject: RE: Whitney muffs...
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Hi Bill,
Are you referring to item number ZX070972T athttp://www.jcwhitney.com?
bluezi-@att.net wrote:
> Doug,
> I'm not sure which J.C. Whitney mufflers Greg was referring to, but I
> bought two fish-tail mufflers from J. C. Whitney during the Summer of
> 2003 and they sound just loud enough to get a pedestrian's attention
> without having the old folks look at you like you're one of the Hell's
> Angels, plus they look really nice....all for about 50 bucks each.
> The stock Eldo mufflers were so quite that if I had a Klingon cloaking
> device, I could have ridden on any toll road for free...
> Bill
> 73 Bronze Eldo
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> > Greg,
> > Which $100 exhaust from JC whitney? I've been looking at the
> > Dunstall's but have not committed as yet. I'm looking for a little
> > louder
> > exhaust to replace the original cigar style on my Ambo.
> >
> > Doug
> > 70 Ambo
> > Sunrise, Fl.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Greg Bender"
> > To:
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> > Subject: Some days I should stay out of the garage...
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> > Last weekend was wonderful...shimmed a 850T 5-speed transmission and put
> >
> > new wirth fork springs in the Ambassador. I took my time and had lot's
> > of fun. Even showed baby Darby how the Guzzi 5 speed transmission
> > operates.
> >
> > Last night I was in a hurry to get a lot of stuff done (if you haven't
> > already, be sure to key in on the fact that I was in a hurry). I should
> > have stopped after I spilled half a quart of used motor oil while
> > changing oil in the car. But no! I just had to get those $100 JC Whitney
> >
> > free-flow mufflers installed on the Ambo. I was in an awkward position
> > tightening the 17mm muffler hanging bolt and nut on rear frame...using
> > way too much force, too. My socket slipped off the bolt and I rammed my
> > face into the left rear crash bar. It hit right below my left eye and
> > felt like I had been smacked with a baseball bat - I hit that bar hard.
> >
> > So, I went inside and Angela put some miracle cream on it. I'm right
> > back in garage a minute later because those stupid mufflers are going to
> >
> > get installed tonight!!!!! I do slow down and manage to complete the job
> >
> > with further incident. Amazingly, Angela's magic cream seemed to have
> > worked. Neither my cheek nor my eye has turned black and blue, although
> > my cheek is quite tender to the touch.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Greg Bender
> > 1971 Ambassador
> > 2000 Quota
> >http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender
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Greg Bender
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<DIV>Greg,</DIV>
<DIV>I have a set of those JC dunstalls I got on ebay. My ambo when I got
it had some of the ZX028538R 12" "shorty's" on it. I live in
an old mining town and the downtown streets are very narrow. When I would
crank it up it would set the car alarm off on almost every car I drove by.
Looked inside and they were just empty cans. the dunstalls "civilized" it
enough I didn't get dirty looks from every senior citizen I went by. (on
the other hands kids no longer follow me like the pied piper wanting to know
"what kind of bike is that") The only thing I didn't like about them is
that none of the "adapters" seemed to make them fit the guzzi headers quite
right which I solved with some exhaust tape, and they hang too low and
wide. got part of that cured but if you come up with any way to get them
to ride as high as the guzzi OEM muffs I'd sure like to hear about it.
Wish I was able to head down to Daytona to see all the cool action but maybe
next year when the bikes are more solid and I am more solvent. At least
the sun's been out here, unfortunately for my projects I now would rather ride
in my spare time than wrench. Especially as it seems from your post about
the garage it might be safer as well as more fun.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So many guzzi's</DIV>
<DIV>so little time</DIV>
<DIV>so little money</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Steve</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:17
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Bill,<BR><BR>Are you referring to item number ZX070972T at <A
href="http://www.jcwhitney.com">http://www.jcwhitney.com</A>?<BR><BR><A
href="mailto:bluezi-@att.net">bluezi-@att.net</A> wrote:<BR>>
Doug,<BR>> I'm not sure which J.C. Whitney
mufflers Greg was referring to, but I <BR>>
bought two fish-tail mufflers from J. C. Whitney during the Summer of
<BR>> 2003 and they sound just loud enough to
get a pedestrian's attention <BR>> without
having the old folks look at you like you're one of the Hell's
<BR>> Angels, plus they look really
nice....all for about 50 bucks each.
<BR>> The stock Eldo mufflers were so quite
that if I had a Klingon cloaking <BR>>
device, I could have ridden on any toll road for
free...<BR>>
Bill<BR>> 73 Bronze Eldo<BR>> <BR>>
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> <BR>> > Greg, <BR>> > Which $100 exhaust from JC whitney?
I've been looking at the <BR>> > Dunstall's but have not committed as
yet. I'm looking for a little <BR>> > louder <BR>> > exhaust to
replace the original cigar style on my Ambo. <BR>> > <BR>> > Doug
<BR>> > 70 Ambo <BR>> > Sunrise, Fl. <BR>> > <BR>> >
----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "Greg Bender" <BR>> >
To: <BR>> > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 3:53 PM <BR>> > Subject:
Some days I should stay out of the garage... <BR>> > <BR>> >
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> <BR>> > Last weekend was wonderful...shimmed a 850T 5-speed
transmission and put <BR>> > <BR>> > new wirth fork springs in the
Ambassador. I took my time and had lot's <BR>> > of fun. Even showed
baby Darby how the Guzzi 5 speed transmission <BR>> > operates. <BR>>
> <BR>> > Last night I was in a hurry to get a lot of stuff done (if
you haven't <BR>> > already, be sure to key in on the fact that I was in
a hurry). I should <BR>> > have stopped after I spilled half a quart of
used motor oil while <BR>> > changing oil in the car. But no! I just had
to get those $100 JC Whitney <BR>> > <BR>> > free-flow mufflers
installed on the Ambo. I was in an awkward position <BR>> > tightening
the 17mm muffler hanging bolt and nut on rear frame...using <BR>> > way
too much force, too. My socket slipped off the bolt and I rammed my <BR>>
> face into the left rear crash bar. It hit right below my left eye and
<BR>> > felt like I had been smacked with a baseball bat - I hit that
bar hard. <BR>> > <BR>> > So, I went inside and Angela put some
miracle cream on it. I'm right <BR>> > back in garage a minute later
because those stupid mufflers are going to <BR>> > <BR>> > get
installed tonight!!!!! I do slow down and manage to complete the job <BR>>
> <BR>> > with further incident. Amazingly, Angela's magic cream
seemed to have <BR>> > worked. Neither my cheek nor my eye has turned
black and blue, although <BR>> > my cheek is quite tender to the touch.
<BR>> > <BR>> > Regards, <BR>> > <BR>> > Greg Bender
<BR>> > 1971 Ambassador <BR>> > 2000 Quota <BR>> > <A
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