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[Blocky]

I had decided to replace the rear silencer on my newly acquired 240. The options I considered were...

An exact copy of the original from France Trial Classic
The WES after market silencer
A new silencer manufactured in Italy and on sale on ebay

I was tempted by the original copy but the downside was that it was not repackable. The WES silencer is repackable but looks different from the original and is reported to cause slight power loss. The ebay silencer was a complete unknown but after an email to the seller I decided bite the bullet and go down this route.

I managed to buy the silencer through ebay but choose to buy through the american site as doing so enabled me to pay in US dolars. Because of the exchange rates, this meant that I made a £20 saving which was basically the cost of the postage from Italy so the final price I pais was £120. Slightly more than the others but well worth the extra in my opinion.

I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the silencer arrived and at the quality of construction. It fitted perfectly and looks identical to the original but in aluminium. Obviously this could be painted or powder coated black if you so desired. It sounds great too and gone is that annoying rattle that is common to the Fantic.

I have (hopefully) attached a couple of pics

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...RK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

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Sorry but I couldn't work out how to attach images

Edited by Blocky, 19 May 2010 - 07:32 PM.

[bilc0]

I was feeling abit tighter than you,i dug up a new old stock Fresco tail pipe for my 240 for £25,a bit of cutting and bending it will fit.
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/b...gju-BL0LIY-.jpg

Edited by bilc0, 20 May 2010 - 08:36 AM.

[Whizzy]

Blocky - that looks a really nice bit of kit.

[axulsuv]

Looks pretty solid , Does the packing screen slide out easily to replace the packing when needed ? Looks alot better than the WES I'm running now. I like the way the end caps come off for cleaning . And my Wes has a small whole rubbed in it ...
Glenn
I wonder if they are making more ? I'll have to contact them ...

Edited by axulsuv, 20 May 2010 - 10:47 AM.

[htrdoug]

axulsuv, on May 20 2010, 06:40 AM, said:

Looks pretty solid , Does the packing screen slide out easily to replace the packing when needed ? Looks alot better than the WES I'm running now. I like the way the end caps come off for cleaning . And my Wes has a small whole rubbed in it ...
Glenn
I wonder if they are making more ? I'll have to contact them ...

Oh what the Hell,Glenn ask them if they'll make two...

[furse]

Here's my latest addition, £8 off fleebay plus postage. bracket need a little rounding off but it works really well.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz307/F...to/P5200792.jpg

[axulsuv]

furse, on May 20 2010, 04:16 PM, said:

Here's my latest addition, £8 off fleebay plus postage. bracket need a little rounding off but it works really well.

Furse , what model bike was that origanilly designed for ? And did the front pipe of the silencer fit OK ?
Glenn

[htrdoug]

axulsuv, on May 21 2010, 06:53 AM, said:

Furse , what model bike was that origanilly designed for ? And did the front pipe of the silencer fit OK ?
Glenn

And what's that back fender off of?

[pedronicman]

Hi my mate has just ordered one of these genuine style ones from www.inmotiontrials.com , they are in the UK

[furse]

Im not 100% what it was made for, but I think it was a 125 aprilia road bike, there wasn't a front pipe on silencer. I made that from a piece of stainlees conduit.
It isn't repackable but it will do for now.

Mudguard is half a 315 montesa and original 200 bottom half.

[Dixie]

Top tip buying off the us site. I was going to buy one anyway, Looks good..

[axulsuv]

I've learned that he is tooling up for another batch
Happy Days !!!

[treevor]

Please let us know when they are ready A

[Davyb]

I got one of these Monday, waited a month but worth the wait, nice bit of kit, fits a treat and sounds okay,now iam going to make a new expansion pipe from stainless and that should just about sort out the exhaust side of the bike.

[ty250nl]

There is a new seller on the e-bay market with the aluminium exhausts.

They are selling for euro 130,00 + shipping euro 20,00.

Link:
http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...me=STRK:MESE:IT

Kind regards,
Arie