Restoring V5301

[rob w]

If I was to try and make it look better. I think the furthest back of the three heat shields / zinc plated flat stock over the silencer - could be removed and gone, but replace the screws in black.


Is using after-market parts bogus ? It may be the only pipe in the world like this. Or is the rarity of the part over-ruled by the cheeziness of that decal ?

[Rain Man]

Maybe 1less heat  shield would make it look less busy.

Raymond
 Down East Pentons

[Koen Cuypers]

Do you think this looks alright ?


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That exhaust is extremely cool!!
I'm jealous!:D:D

Koen

[454MRW]

I really like the looks of the rare aftermarket pipe, but it would look better with the rear shield and probably the sticker removed, in my opinion. Mike

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R 79 CR250R

[sixdazed]

I vote downpipe if it's going to be an mx bike.Just my 2 cents...

[SouthRider]

I like the pipe - reminds me of a Basani!

All restored bikes don't have to look like they came straight off a showroom floor.

100% of these bikes were personalized by the original owners to one extent or another depending on usage.

It's perfectly kosher to me to build a bike with period correct aftermarket parts to be a bike that you would have raced back then.

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"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do almost anything, with nothing."

1972 Penton Berkshire 100
1983 Husqvarna 250 XC
2011 Jayco 31.5 RLDS
2009 Chevy 2500 HD Duramax

[SouthRider]

Beautiful build by the way - I'm jealous!

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"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do almost anything, with nothing."

1972 Penton Berkshire 100
1983 Husqvarna 250 XC
2011 Jayco 31.5 RLDS
2009 Chevy 2500 HD Duramax

[firstturn]

Rob,
  I too think the pipe has too much bling.  I have a NOS Penton Downpipe and a NOS Torque Up Pipe.

Ron Carbaugh

[Dennis Jones]

Bawb, that pipe is awful [xx(] As a friend, the least I can do is send you a pre-paid UPS shipping label to send it to me so you can be rid of it [^]

Luv'n the build thread, I would lose the rear guard and keep the sticker. Personally I think steel tankers look much better with up pipes over down pipes.

Dennis Jones

[Darvin Jahnke]

quote:Originally posted by SouthRider

I like the pipe - reminds me of a Basani!

All restored bikes don't have to look like they came straight off a showroom floor.

100% of these bikes were personalized by the original owners to one extent or another depending on usage.

It's perfectly kosher to me to build a bike with period correct aftermarket parts to be a bike that you would have raced back then.

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"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do almost anything, with nothing."

1972 Penton Berkshire 100
1983 Husqvarna 250 XC
2011 Jayco 31.5 RLDS
2009 Chevy 2500 HD Duramax

I agree. I build a lot of my machines to "as raced" condition. Unfortunately a lot of history and innovation is destroyed by overzealous restorers that think every machine has to be restored to showroom condition.As was stated nearly everyone personalized their machines and made changes that they thought would improve performance. On some occasions these improvements found their way onto production machines.

[rob w]

Got my zinc plated pieces back, including front fender bracket, air filter cover, foot pegs and mounts, brake linkage, spacer, springs, chain adjusters,
fork wiper clamps, axles, and front motor mount.

Got the fenders mounted and polished.

The Whisperin Smith decal is still in perfect shape on the pipe, I just put a flat black cover over the decal to compare the difference in looks.
I also removed the 3rd heat shield on the pipe.
But tomorrow I'll build the new down pipe.


That's the old seat cover, still have not been to the seamstress to make the new cover.
Taking the number plates to powder coat tomorrow, doing a off white.

[rob w]

I also want to thank everyone for getting involved with your comments and opinions, it makes it all more fun.

[rob w]

I made a change to the initial plan today. I was going to have an open stinger / no silencer. But rethought things, and opted to quiet it down some.
So it's not an exact copy of an original Hi-Point accessories pipe. But it is a pipe - and it is reminiscent of a pipe from that era.
I still have to weld on the center mounting bracket
It will be painted black.
 










What do you think ?

[firstturn]

Brob,
  It all looks beautiful, but I do not like the larger diameter stinger.  Just my thoughts.[B)]

Ron Carbaugh

[rob w]

Thank you Ron,
But just think how dang loud it would be without a silencer of some kind.