Rapido Mbgm Clubman

[Special X]

I reckon more expensive sorta sums it up. I believe Ralph Saxelby created the ultimate clubman, and that the superlative build quality justified the price. Scooterings test rated the AF clubman above the Bgm.

[gerryjunior]

ive used an af clubman, an ancillotti( mk 1) , a gori ( no rear seperate baffle) and an mbgm all on the same scoot over the last four years or so and i found the gori and the mb rev far better than the other two, ancillotti has the best sound but restrictive and split twice , af a bit better but baffle rattled around after a year , both good value, gori was great revs high, but loud and mbgm is about the same .. ill get back to you in a year about the mbgm all thrashed on the road ..

[purple_pill67]

My AF fell to bits within a year.
No probs and alot better performance on the MBGM

[dave411]

Sorry to hi jack,but would appriciate some advice on the Gori and Ancilotti exhausts,like which would be the best one for me.Mugello 198,dellorto 26 phbh carb fitted to li 125.Thanks.

[mick1]

it appears that the different exhausts, understandably, give a different spread of power. An exhaust that may suit one rider (who potters around town and rarely gets into 4th) may not suit a Rally going rider who munches the motorway miles......or someone who lives in a very hilly area....then add to pot the gearbox and kit and you have a lovely dilemma....

this probably explains why i've had 4 exhausts, all of which i rate, but i still can't decide which is "best" for me

[goldeneye]

I run the best box pipe for a lammy, and its a factory part ... Indian big bore, (ive welded it up so it"ll last a lifetime) 20 quid, had it for years, looks original, sounds great. 250 quid for a box pipe AND you've gotta paint it?

[Lamaddict]

I run the best box pipe for a lammy, and its a factory part ... Indian big bore, (ive welded it up so it"ll last a lifetime) 20 quid, had it for years, looks original, sounds great. 250 quid for a box pipe AND you've gotta paint it?

You've hit the nail on the head there, well said. Clubman's are the same shape, I guess you can play around with the baffle inside, increase the neck and down-pipe size to slightly increase the BHP etc. Expansion chambers must do the trick but they don't look right to me, too much like a mot-erbike.

I've got scoots with a MB-BGM, AF and Clubman on, the noise seems to make them sound better. I think there's even a case for Innocenti getting it right with a standard 38mm down-pipe, even on the GP200's. On a slightly related note, people can get better results from a small carb. It's all so difficult to get right, the market is so flooded with ad on's and opinions.

[soosh]

I run the best box pipe for a lammy, and its a factory part ... Indian big bore, (ive welded it up so it"ll last a lifetime) 20 quid, had it for years, looks original, sounds great. 250 quid for a box pipe AND you've gotta paint it?

I remember yrs ago in the Taffspeed interview in Scootering that they really rated the Indian bigbore as the best all rounder.