R100RT chop hack and slice without remorse. Looming 56K death

[digger440]

So I finally got some time to work on that outboard pipe that I did not like and do a little more of the exhaust system.


I cut the outboard pipe in order to add in a section of bend to bring it up higher



At least I got to see how my welding was looking on the inside





I added in the small section which put the pipe up quite a bit higher but it now does not match up X pipe I made




So I have to cut it again and add in yet another bend



Now that the piper was higher I had to modify the corresponding pipe on the X-pipe I ended up adding a small bend to it and using some heat to fine tune it


and now the finished product










Since I am finally done I can start to route the pipes up under the seat to finish this portion off










I only had 2 hours tonight to get this done so I was not able to finish the exhaust off completely however the next photo give an Idea of where it will exit and what it will look like when I am finished







I will spam this board with more photos as I take them

[shearboy2004]

Crap I wish I could weld like that !! I have been out in my garage making little puddles of birdshit everywhere !!

Great stuff Mate !

[Kt-88]

Beautiful!

[Byron1]

Loving this build thread! Great work!

[AntonLargiader]

I wouldn't sweat the equal pipe lengths too much. BMW even deviated from that (R1100GS/R).

And the aftermarket did it for Airheads. Luftmeister made unequal 2-into-1 systems:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dRAIdZnfHv...0/DSC_0014.JPG

Mac seems to make symmetric ones:
http://macperformance.com/2-into-1-E...ystems_c83.htm

But if you aren't building a performance bike, why sweat it if it screws up the styling?

Here's a very elegant one that's gotten a lot of exposure:
http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthre...6-r90s-Exhaust

[digger440]

Originally Posted by AntonLargiader

I wouldn't sweat the equal pipe lengths too much. BMW even deviated from that (R1100GS/R).

And the aftermarket did it for Airheads. Luftmeister made unequal 2-into-1 systems:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dRAIdZnfHv...0/DSC_0014.JPG

Mac seems to make symmetric ones:
http://macperformance.com/2-into-1-E...ystems_c83.htm

But if you aren't building a performance bike, why sweat it if it screws up the styling?

Here's a very elegant one that's gotten a lot of exposure:
http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthre...6-r90s-Exhaust

My original inspiration was the Team Incomplete racer (that bike makes my thighs all sweaty ) but after having to redo the outboad pipe I gave up on the equal length idea. They are still close but I stopped measuring, at some point I might bust out a tape just to satisfy my own curiosity though

[digger440]

I almost got the exhaust finished today all that is left are the mounting tabs








So here is where it exits






















So there you have it, plenty of room for the tire and shocks and it should not singe my butt either.Pipes dont store heat the way an underseat muffler does.

[Kt-88]

Update?

[japako]

No chit,,, I hate to follow a thread like that and it just ends in the middle.
Hope the guy is ok...

[digger440]

Sorry I have not posted anything more but I have not done anything more . I lost my oomph and drive on this project for a little while, now while looking at my last post date it has been over 4 months . The only thing I have accomplished in those 4 months is building a sub MOA AR-15 (kinda hard to ride that)

I have to apologize for the delay I will get back to it as soon as I get home the week after next


Here to more photos