"Dime City Cycles" Has Plenty Of Cool Parts...

[J6G1Z]

I just heard about & checked out the web-site for Dime City Cycles. Very nice web-site & lots of cool parts for sale!
Check them out at: http://www.dimecitycycles.com

They have a lot of Cafe & Bobber conversion parts, pre-formed exhaust system tubing, many different mufflers, exhaust brackets & hangers, lighting, helpful fabrication odds & ends, gauges, etc.

They also have a real neat "Tech Section" with a few articles on how to shape, fabricate & mount a seat, polish aluminum parts, plus gauge face rehabilitation: http://www.dimecitycycles.com/dccdiatribe/category/tech-articles

The pricing seams real reasonable & lots of parts to choose from. Check them out when you get a chance.

Good luck
J.

[thumperdh]

+1 Have ordered from them in the past, good customer service, fast shipping times.

[WTF304]

Got looking at one of the supertrap mufflers, good price and looks nice. Seriously thinking of getting it, anyone running a supertrap currently ?

[wrk2ride_ride2wrk]

I have a "Supersound" which is a Japanese version.  Takes the same discs & baffles. I have it with 7 discs ATM and no baffle sounds good, not too annoying for the neigbours weighs about 3kgs 

[J6G1Z]

I believe that forum member "thumperdh" is running a ThumperStuff header with a SuperTrapp on the end. You might try a search on his posts, as he discusses some of the tuning disks, etc.

My VT500FT Ascot has a custom dual exhaust that was fabbed up & has a pair of smaller SuperTrapps. It sounds great! Throaty, but not too loud or raspy. If you can afford a SuperTrapp, go for it. It's the only tunable muffler that I'm aware of.

A less expensive option is the reverse megaphone muffler sold by EMGO. Look for part #80-84030B. It is a 2-piece design that can be disassembled & re-packed when needed. The muffler is a straight through design with a perforated core, much like a glass pack muffler. You can usually find them on eBay for around $60+ to $80 something. Here is one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/17-Shorty-Dunstall-Style-Muffler-Reverse-Cone-Flat-Black-1-1-2-1-3-4-1-5-8-/161359782035?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2591cae093&vxp=mtr

(If you order any parts from Niche Cycle. Make sure that you tell them that you are a member of the Ascot Forum & you might receive a discount.)

I run the older 1-piece version of this reverse megaphone on my FT/CBR hybrid bike. It's a bit on the loud side, but not obnoxious. You can make the 2-piece unit quieter if you'd like.

Good luck
J.

[WTF304]

Honestly i like loud, people can hear you coming .... most problematic is the police can hear you too lol. I'm going to get a supertrapp no question about, I've had them on a few other machines and they work perfectly. Right now it's a toss up between two styles of universal, 328-1719 which i like that it has a track welded to it for the bracket even though i haven't seen what the track looks like. Downside is the end caps, don't want to look like a Kawasaki intruder lol but if all the parts can be interchanged then i might be inclined to buy one. The other is 425-17500 which i really like, looks good and it's external disc ....and decent end caps. Down side will be a bracket cause i don't want to lose the passenger pegs, my wife liked to go out for cruises, plus I've never experienced the internal disc type before.

[J6G1Z]

The reverse megaphone muffler that I was talking about has a channel on the backside for a bolt & bracket also. Usually whatever muffler that you use, the muffler bracket attaches below the right side passenger peg & won't cause a problem for your passenger. (see picture below)

Whatever muffler you decide upon, make sure that mounting channel is on the back, or you will either have to weld or rivet a bracket on.

I'm a believer in "Loud Pipes Save Lives" but not real loud like most Harley bikes. Just loud enough so the pedestrians, bicyclists & other drivers can hear me when I rev it up. I don't like annoyingly loud pipes. They just make people not like motorcyclists.

J.

[WTF304]

Right i agree, most people on the roadways don't see a bike and usually never hear them. I don't want it to be obnoxiously loud either and mostly no matter the case nobody likes motorcyclist ... just the way it is i guess. I'll check out that one you posted though I'd like to save the original mount as much as possible.

Thnx J

[J6G1Z]

The picture above is showing the original muffler & passenger foot-peg mount. The passenger pegs were removed from this bike.

J.

[WTF304]

Right what i ment was i want to keep the ability to have the actual peg still there as the bracket has a stop to keep the peg aligned