The Knowledge - Velocette Owners Club

# VOCNA 152 Norman racing is not set up to do pipe bending as such denis ectiverry is the welder guy
who deals with that sort of thing by welding preformed bits together to make what you want he may
know of a place to get the correct bend and I know that jimmy dewar at megacycle cams can weld up
and resurface venom spec followers as I had occasion to pay for the radius jig so he could do mine he
also has the jig for /8 cams mahalo jeff scott 1
# VOCNA 154 Are these going to be the early style larrge diameter pipe that sweeps up aft of the
gearbox? If so, are you also having the high-mount silencers made, the ones with the transverse tube
mounting? If so, are you also going to have the rear footrests made with the long stud? If so, put me in
for one of each!
# VOCNA 156 I plan to use the exhaust pipes to be able to offer a 1965 exhaust system and a large
diameter exhaust pipe for post 1965 Thruxton and MKII Clubman owners who want more top end
performance. I have been assembling Velo silencers in my shop for several years. I get the stampings
made off the original dies from Dave Holder. Simon Goodman showed me how to assemble them. I
currently have a silencer out for chrome plating with the transverse tube and frame relief on the back
side. I also plan to make the foot peg with the long stud out of 303 stainless steel. If you want a set of
parts, assuming I can get a proper pipe made, you may want to buy them bare and get the chrome
plating done at a local shop. Illinois hates chrome plating shops and has wiped them out in cities and
towns. All the shops remaining are in small towns or out in the country. The shop I use charges me
about $180 to do a silencer and $90 for a exhaust pipe.
# VOCNA 155 Phoenix Engineering here in Riverside makes custom headers with nice smooth bends
and have agreed to look at a sample. They were not too encouraging, normally they run bigger
batches. But if it's as relatively simple a job as it sounds they might help. They expressed concern
about multiple radii, but that may not be a problem on the VMT head pipe. I have both 1-1/2" straight
(not upswept at the footrest) and 1-3/8" examples in my garage. One or the other should suffice for a
quote. I can verify fit on my '68. Exactly what are you looking for?
# VOCNA 157 All that I am looking for is the exhaust pipe alone. I'll fabricate the pipe and attach the
cylinder head spiggot adaptor and frame lug mounting adapter. I'd prefer two pipes. Both the same
except on has an aprox. 5 degree kick up under the trans. kick start housing. If the kick up become a
problem I'll just get them straight and add the kick up in my shop. Your 1 1/2 " pipe should do for a
quote. The most difficult part in forming the pipe will be that the contour is 3 dimensional. As far as I
know most custom header are made up of a series of 2 dimensional segements welded together.
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