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D-Rider · #61 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:31 am

Gio wrote:
I agree it looks lovely with the single, but I prefer twin exhausts, always have done and its not just the noise (ref Bigun). As for changing anything else well I think I might fit a set of heated grips and that'd be it, don't want to change anything else as it looks so good

Not sure that it's going to sound much different as a single or twin can setup. Surely the firing of the motor itself is the bigest factor - along with the accoustic characteristics of the particular can or cans in question. I would imagine you'll get as much variation between different makes of sets of twin cans as you will comparing to a single can.

As for the heated grips .... been there, done that

Gio · #62 Post by **Gio** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:14 pm

D-Rider wrote:
Gio wrote:
I agree it looks lovely with the single, but I prefer twin exhausts, always have done and its not just the noise (ref Bigun). As for changing anything else well I think I might fit a set of heated grips and that'd be it, don't want to change anything else as it looks so good
Not sure that it's going to sound much different as a single or twin can setup. Surely the firing of the motor itself is the bigest factor - along with the accoustic characteristics of the particular can or cans in question. I would imagine you'll get as much variation between different makes of sets of twin cans as you will comparing to a single can.

As for the heated grips .... been there, done that

Twins on an inline 4 sound different, normally they give a deeper noise, but I don't know what it'll do to a v2. Plus of course it also depends on the bore of the pipes and cans. A full race system on a Mille with twin cans is loud, very loud.

Samray · #63 Post by **Samray** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:27 pm

Is it worth mentioning at this stage that Gio is a tad hard of hearing as well as any more obvious faults?

D-Rider · #64 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:52 pm

Of course it's not only F9 that pioneered this 2-into-1 approach.
This is the Classic sollution for THE large capacity performance V-twin:

In my younger days I always had a picture of one of these on my wall .... but the dream of ever owning one is lost in the reality of the price they fetch these days.

Nevertheless, in many ways, the Falco could be regarded as a 'spiritual successor' to the Vinnie.
...... In fact, sitting here in Coventry, Stevenage sits almost directly on a straight line between here and Noale ....

Gio · #65 Post by **Gio** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:07 pm

Samray wrote:Is it worth mentioning at this stage that Gio is a tad hard of hearing as well as any more obvious faults?

#66 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:26 pm

I know what Gio is on about.

I did have a quite decent answer as well, but after spending 1/2 an hour composing it, i just cant be bothered..

that and I pressed the wrong button when posting it..

Gio · #67 Post by **Gio** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:37 pm

Did you shred it with this >

Aladinsaneuk · #68 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:24 pm

You do know that you can buy a new vincent black shadow??

as in brand spanking new - price to be revealed but....

Gio · #69 Post by **Gio** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:00 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:You do know that you can buy a new vincent black shadow??

as in brand spanking new - price to be revealed but....

God help us

D-Rider · #70 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:20 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:You do know that you can buy a new vincent black shadow??

as in brand spanking new - price to be revealed but....

I know that they can be bought (or will soon) but I also know that I will not be able to ..... I can just imagine approaching the Mrs with that request!

..... even I'm not that stupid!

#71 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:29 pm

Falcopops · #72 Post by **Falcopops** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:48 pm

Nice, but not quite good enough for my liking. The real Shadow's engine is a thing of beauty.

D-Rider · #73 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:43 pm

Falcopops wrote:Nice, but not quite good enough for my liking. The real Shadow's engine is a thing of beauty.

I agree completely .... this new one does its best to hide the engine - particularly the rear pot - and the new one is a 90 degree motor. Nothing wrong with that configuration in itself - technically many advantages ... but it's not right for a Vincent (and it's one of the things that I'm not convinced about on the new range of Aprilias)