Four Pipes or Not Four Pipes; that is the question?

[Otis]

If the crappy photo uploads, it shows the result of a major spend:- New wife, new house, new matching Lewis Leathers kit, and a new 750, complete with No. 1 registration. GME 1N. (and 4 pipes !!).  John Collier's really was the window to watch in Romford for posing!!!

Wonderful memories. I can't believe the Moderator hasn't had something to say about the haircuts 

[SteveD CB500K0]

I did think about it, but it would be a case of bricks and glasshouses as we all had hair like that in the 70s.

Well I did anyway.

[Laverda Dave]

Was that a Degans made exhaust Mick or did he sell them for somebody else?
My S&S Rickman Honda CR750 exhaust is a 4-1 and just like the Dresda system when I looked through the pipe called a 'silencer' I could see straight through it (just as I can with the Jota silencers). It was ear splittingly LOUD!

Bleedin' 'ell Dave, that was just over 50 years ago, and a lot of beer has passed since then!!  Couldn't tell you who made it, I was happy enough to be able to brag that "I've got a Dresda exhaust on mine".  I found it was a bit Jekyll & Hyde, whereby up to about 4000 ish RPM it growled quite acceptably, but once it got to breathing properly. Oh yes it was bloody loud.  Didn't worry too much, as by that time you were not hanging about, so it was mostly open road stuff. Have to admit though, that on the occasional Saturday night, 2nd gear got a few work outs round the Romford inner ring road, using the station bridge as the start line. Local plod only had blue and white Minors as panda cars. Sold it to get married, followed by my darling new wife saying that we really need another 750, the CD175 stop-gap being unacceptable. If the crappy photo uploads, it shows the result of a major spend:- New wife, new house, new matching Lewis Leathers kit, and a new 750, complete with No. 1 registration. GME 1N. (and 4 pipes !!).  John Collier's really was the window to watch in Romford for posing!!!

Ahh, John Collier's (and THAT tag line) now there is a name from the past along with Burtons, Lord John and the still going Moss Bros. There was a saying that you bought a suit in Burtons for one of two reasons, 1. You were getting married (oh yes, that was me the first time round) or 2. You were due a court apperance (not me!).