Smileyman's Pipe Dream

[smileyman]

So insead of paying my orthopedic bill i splurged on this cabon exhaust. I like it although it is too loud. Figure the bike is 20-25 lbs lighter to boot. Now more melting the rear tire and overheating the shock from exhaust heat either...

[marko138]

Looks good, brother. Though, I do like the way the stock exhaust ties in the bottom of the engine.

[derf]

Originally Posted by marko138

Looks good, brother. Though, I do like the way the stock exhaust ties in the bottom of the engine.

Yup, the underside is screaming for a lower fairing now

[smileyman]

I like it naked but if i find a bikini fairing that looks good I am in. That stock exhaust only cleared the rear tire by about 2mm and was heavy as hell. It just had to go.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by marko138

Looks good, brother. Though, I do like the way the stock exhaust ties in the bottom of the engine.

Originally Posted by derf

Yup, the underside is screaming for a lower fairing now

Agree with both of these!

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Agree with both of these!

i agree with the above. nice looking pipe! vids?

too bad erik doesnt sell a barracuda 2 conversion kit

[Cutty72]

Looks good. Bit hopeful on weight loss though, my drummer only gave me 11 pounds of weight loss. Gotta love the Vtwin rumble!

[smileyman]

28 pounds off, 8 lbs back on. Really. I included brackets and hard ware.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by smileyman

28 pounds off, 8 lbs back on. Really. I included brackets and hard ware.

Wow, that's an uber light pipe then. congrats. How is the swingarm clearance? Looks kinda close...

[smileyman]

Swingarm is way to close for my liking, but it is on the down stroke, so I went as far to lift the back end to see if free hanging it would touch and it doesn't. I rechecked all the clamps and the hanger to make sure it was in the right spot. So far no worries. I haven't stoppied it to make sure but I feel confident its ok.