exhaust headers

huj2000 · Jul 11, 2019

hey guys just have a quick question i see a lot of guys with aftermarket mufflers on their bikes and im just wondering if its possible to cut the header pipes to a desired length and slip the mufflers over them or are there headers that i need to buy to do that, im just not sure if the area where they are welded together on original onepiece header/mufflers would keep me from doing that thanks in adavnce

gggGary · Jul 11, 2019

Assuming a special you can slip in, weld an automotive adapter. to catch and capture both the inner and outer pipe.
http://www.xs650.com/threads/xs-per...s-on-stock-special-headers.36716/#post-369813

huj2000 · Jul 11, 2019

ya im definitely gonna try that but what i was asking was are people cutting the mufflers off their original pipes or buying aftermarket header pipes to be able to install slipons

gggGary · Jul 11, 2019

huj2000 said:
ya im definitely gonna try that but what i was asking was are people cutting the mufflers off their original pipes or buying aftermarket header pipes to be able to install slipons

that's 'Zakly what he did, cut special mufflers off stock headers use the adapter to keep both inner and outer pipes aligned..

5twins · Jul 11, 2019

People do both. Personally, I prefer aftermarket headpipes because the I.D. is slightly larger than stock and that's better for performance. The original double walled pipes are very small inside, only about 1.25".

MaxPete · Jul 11, 2019

Also - aside from the tins (fuel tank and side covers) an original exhaust system is one of the few parts of an XS650 that is nearly impossible to find - at just about any price.

It seems a huge mistake and shame to cut one up when aftermarket replacements are readily available for not much money.

If you don't want your original exhaust system - there are almost certainly people on this forum who would be happy to buy it from you for waaaayyyy more than the cost of an aftermarket header which might actually work better on your bike.

….just my $0.02....

Pete

huj2000 · Jul 11, 2019

i understand but im doing it because my original mufflers are rotted through at the ends i dont really have any other option

ThatXS650Guy · Jul 11, 2019

Just an opinion but the aftermarket headers look better as well. They follow the lines of the frame instead of curving/splaying outward.

MaxPete · Jul 11, 2019

huj2000 said:
i understand but im doing it because my original mufflers are rotted through at the ends i dont really have any other option

Yeah - many of the original mufflers are rotted out.

Pete

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If not now, When?

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If not now, When?

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