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Marque Remarks => Honda => Topic started by: Tony T on September 29, 2012, 07:00:45 pm

Title: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: Tony T on September 29, 2012, 07:00:45 pm

Would anyone have any pics of any aftermarket low pipes that were made for the early XL175's in the day?
I know you can get repro ones from NZ, but they're not the shape I remember from the 70's.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Title: Re: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: redrider1 on September 29, 2012, 07:38:25 pm

Hi Tony

I will take a photo of the Bassani (I think thats how you spell it) power pipe I have on my XL 175 and send  it through tomorrow.

Rod

Title: Re: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: Tony T on September 29, 2012, 07:51:15 pm

Excellent.
Thanks a lot, Rod.

Title: Re: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: redrider1 on September 30, 2012, 01:36:28 pm

Hi Tony

Email sent with pictures.

Title: Re: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: Ktm181 on October 04, 2012, 05:05:53 pm

The Bassani and another one, i thinks Pascoe were most common, looked identical but one finished before the shock, the other finished after, the shorter one gave a lot better low end, the longer one with the baffle out made a lot more top too. These results were from trying both pipes on one MIGHTY XL175 in 1975! One of my favourite bikes at the time and referred to in one newspaper test as "a mild mannered girls bike" believe it or not! Bloody idiots, my stocker with just the pipe and some tyres one MX races against the two strokes locally!!!

Cheers,
Kt..............oh and how about some pics, i only have grainy b&w ones of mine!

Title: Re: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: Tim754 on October 06, 2012, 06:41:51 pm

Tony did you get the XL/SL Yoshimura kit and other pipe piccies I emailed ya? Tim754

Title: Re: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: Tony T on October 06, 2012, 06:55:45 pm

Yeah mate.
Sorry I didn't get back to ya. Been away and busy.......... having a holiday at the beach......  ;)
Lots of good info in there, but so far, I haven't seen any pipe that is the same as the one that was on my original bike in the 70's.  :-\
It certainly wasn't a home-made thing, but still not a clue what it actually was.  ???
 

Title: Re: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: Tim754 on October 07, 2012, 11:34:27 pm

Been away and busy.......... having a holiday at the beach.....   Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ::)

Title: Re: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: VMX60 on October 07, 2012, 11:40:00 pm

What about a Peter Allen brand XL175 power pipe 

Sold heaps in Vic

Title: Re: XL175 Aftermarket Low Pipes
Post by: Tony T on October 07, 2012, 11:54:01 pm

Quote from: Tim754 on October 07, 2012, 11:34:27 pm

Been away and busy.......... having a holiday at the beach.....   Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ::)

It's a living......  :D

Quote from: VMX60 on October 07, 2012, 11:40:00 pm

What about a Peter Allen brand XL175 power pipe 
Sold heaps in Vic

Maybe, but di all Peter Allen pipes have the 5, 6mm tubes at the outlet?
My original pipe was a basic megaphone with a single baffle.  ???