GT550A top end woes

[Alan H]

I was aiming to get some Higgs pipes for the 550 to save my pipes but funds wont allow at mo.

You need some Abbeys like mine!

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[vulcanman]

Eve Alan ,Abbeys ? No pic

[vulcanman]

Hi Alan ,ive just looked at Mick Abbey,s site.thank you.i really prefer the Higgs look.

[Alan H]

You're right. Looks like pics are off the menu. I'll do some digging, but t'internet is a bit slow here in Madeira. Temp is about 17 degrees at 9pm though.......
Higgys are 2 x price of Abbeys and sound nicer. Mick doesn't bend his pipes around a brick either.

[vulcanman]

Lucky you 1 degree here at mo and storm due Sat.i may give Mick Abbey a call after xmas
I havent been able to add photos for a couple of weeks.the bit that said place inline has gone ?

[Alan H]

Tried to contact Admin for guidance, but no reply yet.

[slosher]

Slosher,do you have decent std pipes for your 550 too?

Hi VM there not bad not show pipes but original chrome & one little dink .
The reason I've put the piper back on is because it started to run really erratic missing and spitting loss of power etc.
So me thinks carb related I must have had those carbs off in 1 week more than a pair of strippers draws
Checked for baffle blockage and the top upper right has completely collapsed inside hence using the piper runs a treat now.
Cheers Dave

[vulcanman]

Afternoon Slosher ,with mine its lower right pipe but managed to get baffle through the plates ok and keep them staight.certainly runs best so far

[vulcanman]

My pipes are fair to good.centre mint and rechromed.the main silencers no dinks or scrapes but baffles kept leaving,almost,so have put steel pipe inside pipes and allen bolts in.cant see the pipe ive put as a collar and so far so good

[Alan H]

Well I put a nice set on the 550K, a better set on the 550J, a set of Abbeys on the 550A, sold a bnib right outer for just over £500, two decent full sets of 550 pipes and 2 Piper 3-1s in the past 5 years. Not many pipes left now and they are all late style without joining tubes and average condition.
Must do a 'stock check' and post pics in case anyone needs bits.
I could do with a piper for a project I'm thinking of though.....
Oh and the Hippo has a set of Allspeed shorties (Gibsons really) on (since 1979). Some bikes just shouldn't be standard!

[vulcanman]

Hi Alan,no sign of the ceramic coated Piper coming back to you yet ? Id love to buy it

[Harrymail]

Well I put a nice set on the 550K, a better set on the 550J, a set of Abbeys on the 550A, sold a bnib right outer for just over £500, two decent full sets of 550 pipes and 2 Piper 3-1s in the past 5 years. Not many pipes left now and they are all late style without joining tubes and average condition.
Must do a 'stock check' and post pics in case anyone needs bits.
I could do with a piper for a project I'm thinking of though.....
Oh and the Hippo has a set of Allspeed shorties (Gibsons really) on (since 1979). Some bikes just shouldn't be standard!

My left outer is not brilliant, been leaking at the seam after it's been ground down for chromining. So I would be interested in a solid left outer if you have one Alan.

[Alan H]

Remind me in a fortnight when I get home from Madeira.
It's dropped to 18° here now - I might have to put some sox on wi' me flip flops to go to the pub!

[slosher]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lgwaUDErBI

Purchased these off Bluesmoke Baz a few years a go ran them for a couple of years a guy bought them off me 3yrs ago a guy from Sheffield
They sound great about 5,000rpm very loud

Cheers Dave

[vulcanman]

Is Bluesmoke Baz still doing them? Thats exactly what i want.feel so sorry for Alan in 18 degrees in Madeira.must be awful