CoconutPete
1979 XS650 Special
I don't mind a little chrome, but an entirely chrome exhaust system is too much.
I'm OK with chrome head pipes, but the mufflers themselves .... nah.
If there was a "Commando" system from Mikes XS where either the whole thing was black or where the mufflers were black - that would be ideal.
But ... it doesn't seem to exist so ... here we go:
If I pick up the headpipes from Mikes and then mufflers from somewhere else that should work.
Question is ... which head pipes from Mikes? I have a 79 Special. It should be pretty straight forward, but what I can't figure out is which ones offer the built in bracket to bolt onto the frame underneath? Also, are the different options different sizes? I feel like based on posts by the wise elders on here, the bike benefits from a pipe slightly larger than stock.
Second thing... the muffler. Has anyone bought mufflers in black to pair with the Mikes headers in the reverse cone style? Feel like sharing a source?
Thanks gents.
I'm OK with chrome head pipes, but the mufflers themselves .... nah.
If there was a "Commando" system from Mikes XS where either the whole thing was black or where the mufflers were black - that would be ideal.
But ... it doesn't seem to exist so ... here we go:
If I pick up the headpipes from Mikes and then mufflers from somewhere else that should work.
Question is ... which head pipes from Mikes? I have a 79 Special. It should be pretty straight forward, but what I can't figure out is which ones offer the built in bracket to bolt onto the frame underneath? Also, are the different options different sizes? I feel like based on posts by the wise elders on here, the bike benefits from a pipe slightly larger than stock.
Second thing... the muffler. Has anyone bought mufflers in black to pair with the Mikes headers in the reverse cone style? Feel like sharing a source?
Thanks gents.