Stock Exhaust Lowering

Shammua · 07-11-2014, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Water Warrior 2

I wonder if you have added some stress to the exhaust flange and engine. You may have created a potential problem.
A second thought for you. Not a biggy but a future little problem. You used SAE fasteners etc. I always used Metric hardware to keep the bike entirely Metric for future servicing and maintenance issues. If the SAE stuff comes loose while on the road somewhere you will be banging the side of your head with a wrench.

Looking forward to your luggage thread.

Huh, wonder if this was changed in the past before I got it. Everything I have messed with on my bike has been SAE not metric. Hmmmm!!!

Water Warrior 2 · 07-12-2014, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Shammua

Huh, wonder if this was changed in the past before I got it. Everything I have messed with on my bike has been SAE not metric. Hmmmm!!!

A previous owner should be beaten with a big Metric Stick.

**jonathan180iq** · 07-14-2014, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Shammua

Huh, wonder if this was changed in the past before I got it. Everything I have messed with on my bike has been SAE not metric. Hmmmm!!!

This is nuts! (see what I did there?)

I've never heard of this before... Start the process of correcting this.

Shammua · 07-17-2014, 01:47 AM

So after worrying about putting to much stress on my flanges, I decided to see what I could do to reduce the stress and maybe make this better. Lol well there must be all kinds of crap half assed on my bike and my tinkering is making them better. So yeah my seal is now damn near perfect, when I took the lowering part off they went way off. I took the bike to a local shop and asked what I should do (I took it in with stock setup) and they said the pipes have been bent and won't stay lined up like this. Lol so it seems the folks I got this from didn't take very good care of it (not surprised since it had dry rotted tires on it, and wouldn't start when I took ownership). So for me doing this little project has improved the seal and I have seen a noticeable improvement on how she rides too.

Mark this one up to good fortune.

07-17-2014, 01:47 AM	#4
Shammua Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA. Posts: 79	So after worrying about putting to much stress on my flanges, I decided to see what I could do to reduce the stress and maybe make this better. Lol well there must be all kinds of crap half assed on my bike and my tinkering is making them better. So yeah my seal is now damn near perfect, when I took the lowering part off they went way off. I took the bike to a local shop and asked what I should do (I took it in with stock setup) and they said the pipes have been bent and won't stay lined up like this. Lol so it seems the folks I got this from didn't take very good care of it (not surprised since it had dry rotted tires on it, and wouldn't start when I took ownership). So for me doing this little project has improved the seal and I have seen a noticeable improvement on how she rides too. Mark this one up to good fortune.
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