1960 ES2 silencer

I believe that the one in your second photo is the correct one although there are no pictures in the parts books with which to confirm this.

pn: 22121 for all wideline and slimline singles.

Hi.

The second 'oval' one is correct, the first - I believe - was used on some of the slimline models. The one on my bike was from Armours and is the only one I've ever had, in the 34 years I've had the bike, that I haven't decked. RGM do a reasonable copy too which has a 'baffle' (?) system like the Commando 'peashooters' i.e. straight-through, but, it is a bit fatter and has a raised seam running underneath it. Other copies on the market range from the reasonable to the down right ugly. So, the choice is - a bit more performance (and noise)from RGM -or - a bit more ground clearance from Armours - which although more baffled has a nice healthy 'crack' to it.

This is my 1960 ES2.

Regards.

Ian.

My 1959 ES2, bought in 1967 and still owned, is a wideline and came with the flatter type with bottom seam. Its engine and frame number are in the 1960 series. In 1969 I bought an ex-RAC outfit fitted with and ES2 engine in slimline frame, dated 1960. This had the round, cigar shaped silencer. It was in better condition and so I later fitted it to the earlier bike. From the saddle they sound the same, but having never been behind, I can't comment on the sound to others!

The long cigar silencer was fitted to the Deluxe Dommie. I'm not sure if it was on anything else but I have a pair on my Dommie 99 as they look better than the others.

Armours will do exhausts for most old bikes and will make them too. In there catalogue the long Dommie silencer is no.HDSN1 They list it as 59-67

Here's the catalogue,

http://www.armoursltd.co.uk/catalogue/MasterCatalogue.pdf

Previously wrote:

The long cigar silencer was fitted to the Deluxe Dommie. I'm not sure if it was on anything else but I have a pair on my Dommie 99 as they look better than the others.

At one time the cigar was fitted across the range, so its possible.