You need to be selling this exhaust!!!
-
-
I have never posted anything but I have been following this since the beginning... OK. Not the beginning but almost. This here is everything that I ever wanted to do with my bike. Coolest project ever.Comment
-
Hahaha.
All in all, I'm sure it's 15-20 hours of work. Add to that the cost of materials and all that... well, needless to say, you wouldn't be making a good deal.
Yep, it belongs on my bike. With the work I (well, me and my father) have put into it there's no way I'm letting it go.
Thanks!
When it comes down to it, I think it's better to spend the extra time or money on getting what you really want instead of having to look at your bike and say "Man, I wish I did this or got that...". It has cost me a small fortune in both hours and money but I couldn't be happier with the way it looks.
Got the shorter rivets this morning so I gave the muffler parts a rub with a well-used Scotch-Brite pad so it got a nice brushed finish. Ten I wrapped the inner tube with the fiberglass braid and put it all together. It seems to dampen more sound than I first had thought too.
Spring has come in full force now so the sun takes out some of the details. Oh well, here's the finished item.
That's another chapter finished. Next up is sorting out the final pieces of the front end.Last edited by Guest; 04-11-2011, 03:14 AM.Comment
-
just when i though that exhaust could not be any sexier... there came the rivets... it's a masterpiece!Comment
-
I didnt mean sell it to me, not my style but im sure there are plenty of riders out there that would pay good money for that pipe. You should make a little custom name badge that say " Mindless Racing" or something like that.Comment
-
God damn that is gorgeous!
What do those springs do?
And subscribed to this thread. This is just amazing. I don't think I even want to guess at the number of hours or the chunk of change you have put into this.
Comment
-
The springs hold the exhaust together. Under the engine they hold the midpipe to the collector and the rear ones hold the muffler to the midpipe. Clamps work too if you have slip-joints but for my application springs was best.
Looks cool too.
As for hours spent and money... well, can't answer you on the time spent I'm afraid. It's been two years since I bought it but only worked on it for real during winter.
Money? Got to be close to $14000 now.
Comment
-
Looks great; but I'm still waitin on paint to complement the duct tape on the seatThe springs hold the exhaust together. Under the engine they hold the midpipe to the collector and the rear ones hold the muffler to the midpipe. Clamps work too if you have slip-joints but for my application springs was best.
Looks cool too.
As for hours spent and money... well, can't answer you on the time spent I'm afraid. It's been two years since I bought it but only worked on it for real during winter.
Money? Got to be close to $14000 now.
I just went back to the front and saw this pic from ages ago
I think the pipe has turned out much nicer than that first mockup
This is pretty much the point where I decided it wanted to be a "what-if" Yoshimura AMA superbike from the early 80's. Since they never raced with this bike, I thought it would be kinda cool to build one.
Comment
-
I'm new around here, but I think this thread should at the very least be made sticky, perhaps even a keeper.
Very re-visitable, this...
:drool:Comment
-
Haha. I'm afraid the duct-tape is gone and a new seat is in the works.
Might start working on the bodywork soon to get it ready for paint...
As for the initial idea with the exhaust vs. the current look? Yeah... I have to agree. An underseat exhaust wouldn't have suited the bike.
Comment
-
New electrics almost finished.
Comment
-
What's the wire tubing/sleeving that you're using.It llooks very interesting (and not to mention - professional) ?Comment
Comment