Today i gave mine a quick trial fit just to see what it sounded like..... Something like an original M20 I guess.
Then I cut and drilled the hanging bracket which lined up perfectly, after which I spent a monotonous 1 1/2 hours blasting it with medium grit. I'd say that it's no louder than my previous silencer which is packed with stainless wire wool. And at least it's now the correct shape and size Ron
Very nice Ron. I'd imagine that if they used a decent gauge it will sound quite similar. A lot of pattern stainless exhausts back in the 1980s were of skimpy material (presumably as they weren't worried about them rusting through, they made them thinner ? )
Rik, one thing you can always rely on with Armours, is good quality silencers which they make in house. Chrome is always good quality triple plate too. The pipes are out sourced by specialist tube bending firms and again you can't argue about the quality of the material.....even if they don't always fit And some firms do a better job at reducing the necking effect you can get at the bends.
I guess that the gauge of the material can't really alter from the originals, otherwise one wouldn't fit over the other. Ron
[' I'd say that it's no louder than my previous silencer..']...
Hmmm...I was hoping it would be quieter...Ian
Well I complained to Armours some years ago about the noise my previous silencer made so they cut the end cap off and packed round the through baffle with wire wool and it's been fairly quiet ever since. I hate a raspy, barking bike. Of course I need to get it out in the open for a proper test.
Worst one I've heard lately is the one they supplied you for the B30.....But the new owner loves it, so we make him ride at the back Ron
Well he came with me in my van to Normandy this year and rode it 2 up (Caroline from the campsite) all week without missing a beat. I think he'd done about 1000 miles beforehand to iron out any teething problems. There was a gearbox issue, but all sorted fine now.
I think he's taking his newly acquired WLC next year (with 'Betty Boop' painted on the tank)..... and Caroline has booked her pillion seat again. Ron
RON for your info, They are making another batch of M20 silencers ,Hope you get favour done for you so ordered mine today and new stainless pipe together with a pair of high pipes for my 1940 AJS twin port, regarding the AJS, I thought I would stick to the civilian look, (it has impressed tag holes on the engine and the frame fits with a list I found on the AJS /matchless Norwegian club site impressed list) haven't check OandM new book yet as it has an impressed list as well ,its a maroon frame and black everything else, will post pics shortly when the new stainless AJS silencers return from armours after being polished,
I received from yourselves today an exhaust pipe and silencer for the above.
A very prompt service and well packaged.
I’m somewhat concerned about the straight though silencer you supplied.
I was led to believe that you were making these to an original baffled design.
A sample being supplied to you by Ron Pier (Military Ron)
I’m very worried that this will not be accepted for an MOT and will be a public nuisance.
Do you still make the Ron Pier design?
Regards
Mark Cook
Director
Performance Engineering Services Ltd
Elim Church
Beever Street
Goldthorpe
South Yorkshire
S63 9HT
hello
unfortunately the girl should have checked with you when you said it was a kinked inlet
and if you required the Military Ron design which we do not advertise on our web site
if you could get it back to us we will send you out the Ron Pier baffled silencer
we do apologise but it is easily rectified
many thanks for your understanding
Kind regards
Penny
Armour Motor Products Limited
Take care and stay safe in these difficult times
So hopefully for a short while all is good in my sad world, until the next problem.
Read here for some experiences with Armours exhaust:
http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3155626639&frmid=16&msgid=1444914&cmd=show
I hope the design has improved since I have fitted mine.