Can anyone help with pointing me at someone who can make me a one off exhaust for my 1938 Matchless 500? My bike is still on its original pipe but only the old chrome plate is keeping the gas in; the pops and bangs are starting to get embarrassing.
Quite a simple pipe in large bore tube. One large radius curve and an offset.
I have tried Feked, who really are.
I have emailed Armours to ask if they are prepared to and so far they have lived up to their 'can't give a stuff' reputation and not replied
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emailed Magic Metal to ask if it is something they'd do, they also never replied.
Preferably it needs to be within easy reach of Wiltshire, has anyone experience of someone called Technical Tubes?
I am prepared to pay as long as its a top class job.
Hi Ken, after 3 attempts to make a pipe for my Manx without anything that fitted and a few hundred quid spent, Ron put me in touch with J and T Tubes in Poole. They're brilliant, I took the bike there and they'd finished it in 4 hours. A chrome platers is down the road and job done.
http://www.jandttubes.com/
It looks a simple pipe but it isn't. The exhaust port is right in front of the frame tube and has to kink past it, which is tight. Then the pipe has to be exact to hug the engine and line up with the mega, allowing the gear lever to miss it. I'm so please with it, thanks Ron
It sounds as if Ken is sorted, but if anyone else needs a bender in the Midlands, Steve Jones at Progressive Classic Products is good. He copied an original downpipe from a friend's 600cc Sarolea for him.
Hi Ken......I can answer the "no reply" from Metal magic recently (last couple of weeks) at least as I visit there once a week.........
Terry has been down (at last Tuesday at least) to just himself...........normally 4 of them there........son Drew away on holiday, Cliff off sick with a back-problem and Chris recently left.............Terry, well past 70 and on his own, trying to sort out numerous orders, tackle numerous jobs, answer the phone (which rings every few minutes) and not a chance to sit behind a computer either to deal with email........he was also working that week from at least 8am to past 6pm and when I saw him at 1.30pm last week Terry still hadn't stopped for lunch ! Not defending him, merely stating the facts as to why he may not have responded to your email............
This week back up to 4 staff, but a backlog.........
Thanks Steve. clears that one up.
I cannot hold that against them, busy is good, and staff must have their days off, but even my wife has an "out of office' automated response to emails.
Its just nice to know one isn't just pissing into the ethernet.....
I'm in no hurry so may even have a run up to Blackbushe, its not so far.
Its good to know though that I am not stuck with Feked and Armours excess of 'enthusiasm.'