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High pipe option
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Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:04 pmby Mike
Nice looking 56 KHK here. Is the high pipe option a fantasy piece or the real deal? Thanks, Mike
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353705056106?h ... Sw3rZhWeFu
Re: High pipe option
Posted:
Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:35 pmby Rubone
The factory did it as an option for TT bikes.
Re: High pipe option
Posted:
Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:22 amby Simon
2-3 versions of said pipe as well - KRM/KHRM. Nice!
Re: High pipe option
Posted:
Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:31 amby hugoct
TT races were for professionals. TT racers would have probably used KR or KHR cylinders, heads and low pipes.
Re: High pipe option
Posted:
Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:29 pmby Rubone
hugoct wrote:TT races were for professionals. TT racers would have probably used KR or KHR cylinders, heads and low pipes.
KRM and KHRM used standard cylinders, No KR or KHR type. So standard pipes and clamps worked on them.
Original '56 KHRM.
Re: High pipe option
Posted:
Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:26 pmby hugoct
My point was that 1) only professional races could be advertised as TT races according to AMA rules of the time. 2) anyone running a K or KH (we don't see many in the entry lists) in a professional TT race would probably switch the cylinders and heads to KR or KHR components. 3) If the racer had the KR or KHR cylinders and were running in a professional TT race they would most likely run the KR low pipes. 4) The high pipes would be an advantage in a rough scrambles, enduro or desert race environment but not a TT race..