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xman2rman
05-19-2012, 12:26 AM
Man o man have I had a great 3Wheeler day! First I find a new in the box PT Racing CR500 engine, got good news on the 250R Race fender repos and I got my old racer going! First off I will tell you guys that are having problems with your R, build a leak down tester and fix the leaks!!! Holly castor smoke, what a difference! This thing is ripping now!

OK... on to the game. So I have this old hand made pipe, I'm pretty sure I know who made it but I wanted to see what the PROS say. I did a lot of work stripping, bead blasting, wire wheeling and sanding this old pipe. When I got it like I wanted I sprayed it with VHT Flame Proof Clear Ceramic. I repacked the silencer too but you can't see it yet....

And a shot of Xowner's 10" front wheel with a BLACK wall AMBUSH!!!

Cave Rider
05-19-2012, 12:36 AM
Looks like a Fast by Gast (Paul Gast) pipe...

xman2rman
05-19-2012, 12:45 PM
Humm,very interesting. I've never seen one of those. This is not a new pipe, it's a restored vintage.

BWard
05-19-2012, 09:58 PM
Fast By Gast is AWESOME
Love those guys

xman2rman
05-21-2012, 10:51 PM
Nobody has a clue who made this pipe? I thought ya'll could ID a mouse turd in a mudhole!

Jeb
05-22-2012, 02:14 PM
The construction looks like the Bill's pipe on my Tri-Z. But there's just no way to know, for me anyway. My Tri-Z pipe has a tag on it that says Bill's so that made it easy to identify! I need to post up pics of my running 250R's pipe. It has an answer silencer, but the pipe I'm not sure of. It's definitely aftermarket and painted black.

ringdingrider
05-22-2012, 03:35 PM
what you doing with the cr500?! I need one for my 500r build.

pipe looks awesome!

xman2rman
05-22-2012, 07:08 PM
Good guess Jeb! I think it is a Bill's but I've never seen a hand built on, just seen his manufactured pipes.

Sent you a PM ringdingrider... Thanks on the pipe, I put a LOT of work into it and I'm very pleased. I don't have an enginge for sale, just located one I'm tring to get...

Jeb
05-24-2012, 12:05 AM
Here's my pipe on my 250R. I have no idea what brand it is. Maybe someone will know? The silencer is an Answer SA Pro. Also, here's a pic of my Bill's Tri-Z Pipe for comparison. Wish my R pipe looked as great as yours does xman2rman. That looks nice.

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xman2rman
05-24-2012, 08:41 AM
Thanks Jeb! Looking at your Bill's, I'd say that confirms what mine is, I've just never seen an early, hand built one before. I'm not sure what make your R pipe is but it can look like mine with a lot of elbow grease! I used gel paint stripper then a drill mounted wire wheel and bead blasted the rusty parts. I hope the VHT Clear will keep it looking good for a while.

snap911
09-01-2012, 08:57 PM
Here's my pipe on my 250R. I have no idea what brand it is. Maybe someone will know? The silencer is an Answer SA Pro. Also, here's a pic of my Bill's Tri-Z Pipe for comparison. Wish my R pipe looked as great as yours does xman2rman. That looks nice.

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when i bought my R it had that same pipe on it. ive been trying to figure out what it is with no luck.

MagicJames
04-08-2013, 09:48 PM
IMO it looks like an older PT hi rev

Jason125m
04-08-2013, 09:53 PM
Its a bills, here is mine on my 86 250r. 167023

chuk85
04-09-2013, 01:15 AM
thats the same pipe i have, sombody painted mine black too. a very strong puller in the mid range, from what i noticed with it