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Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: tim bowers on January 29, 2003, 11:40:56 AM

A while ago, eveyone was talking about
recreating 400 cc pipes either for the
77 MC5 and the 74 400. I lost track after
these discussions. Was there ever a solution
to having these made? I need one badly.

Thanks
TB

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: tlanders on January 29, 2003, 02:17:23 PM

Tim,

Call Dean at Pro Form Racing (909) 947-1121. They have a 400 in house and was going to build a pipe for me. I have decided against it after I sent them the specs on the aftermarket pipe that I have and they said it was great.

Teddy

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: imported_n/a on January 29, 2003, 05:31:27 PM

Teddy,

Which year bike do you have the aftermarket pipe for?

Glenn

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: tlanders on January 29, 2003, 05:48:52 PM

Glenn, the engine and pipe I bought off of ebay for around $150 I think. The pipe was a rusted mess and the engine was a corroded mess. The engine turned out to be a '77. I spent a billon dollars rebuilding the engine from scratch and I sandblasted and painted the pipe with Eastwood exhaust black. They both look and run beautiful now. So to answer your question, I don't really know what year the pipe was designed for, I got it bundled with a '77 engine. It has a separate silencer that is held onto the short stinger with a clamp. The silencer is in essence the stinger and is around 11" long. Hope this helps. Teddy

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: tlanders on January 29, 2003, 05:51:34 PM

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: tim bowers on January 30, 2003, 08:31:53 AM

Thanks Teddy, I will give them a call.

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: imported_n/a on January 30, 2003, 12:45:41 PM

Thanks, Teddy. The reason I asked is I bought a '76 or '77 400 pipe on e-Bay for my '74, after hearing that the later pipes worked better than the early pipes. I don't know if it will fit or not. I was planning to change the mounts to fit. But if there are good aftermarket pipes for a '74 framed 400, maybe somebody with the right bike could use the pipe. The pipe has an integrated silencer and appears to be original. I saw it and used the "buy it now" to acquire, and it's in storage now awaiting its turn in the "project roulette."

Was the aftermarket pipe for a '74?

Glenn

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: tim bowers on January 31, 2003, 11:28:20 AM

Glenn, If you decide to get rid of that
76/77 pipe let me know.

Thanks
Tim

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: tlanders on January 31, 2003, 11:34:24 AM

Glenn, no it's for the '77. Teddy

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: imported_n/a on January 31, 2003, 04:42:38 PM

Tim, as I get into the better weather, I'll pull the pipe out and see if I need it or not. I'll let you know in the spring.

Glenn

Title: any pipes yet?
Post by: tim bowers on February 03, 2003, 09:23:05 AM

Thanks, I will await your e-mail.
You may want to try
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