Exhaust, damping and power
'Loud pipes save lives' is a great way to make bold noise. But from very early times people thought that less noise at maximum power would be nice. And that's how they came up with the silencer...
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A GT in sportswear
The iconic Suzuki GT 750 does not all have value in perfect, original condition. The emotional value can also be very high.
Imitation dampers
Real - or counterfeit in England - Megaton dampers, Norton S-pipes and Dunstall Db Dampers are quite expensive. Chinese reference is quite cheap. But some of that Chinese offering has been muted so much that your classic cafe racer is under construction - and who isn't building a cafe racer right now? - can cause respiratory distress. Above a certain speed, the Chinese smother the engine block in its own exhaust gases.