Hi again, and thanks again for this site- Here are some pictures of my huge old pipes (ugly side were P.O. dropped not shown) and my new shiny semi-homemade pipes. I ordered those shorty pipes that we all see on ebay for about $19.95. I slapped them on and hated the sound and performance- The pipes had some sort of baffling but they were just too loud- I ground the end of them to remove the chrome and then welded on a pipe reducer- Now the fun part- I started screwing on pipes, more reducers, ect. Now I had the pipes mounted and I could screw stuff off and on and then go test ride the old XS! - Once I found a combination that sounded great and performed well (My plugs now have that light tan that I always wanted), I welded all of the fittings together- The next step was to cover the ugliness- I found some exhaust tips at the auto store for $5.00 a piece- Then welded a 2 1/4 coupling over the fittings then just slid the exhaust tips over the coupler and bolted them on- Here are the visual results-
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As a dirt-floor mechanic, I love the ingenuity!
Sundie
Jabroni
nice job! I can't see a support for the weight at the back though? Might just be the small size of the phone screen.
pumps
XS650 Junkie
+1 for the ingenuity factor!
scott s
XS650 Guru
Do you still have the stock pipes? How bad was the other side? I might be interested in the left one (or both) if it's not too bad.
Thanks for all the comments- I can't believe how well the bike runs with these- no flat spots- and the sound is great-
Sundie- You are right- I took these pictures before I welded a mount on the pipes- there on there nice and tight now-
Scott s- The pipes are really in bad shape - The bike was uncovered outside for over 8 years- The PO downed it on the right side and 5/8th of the pipe is crushed in- The screw on fitting on the left side is stripped and there is serious rust on the inside- If I turn it over and tap on it- there is 1/4 inch thick pile of rust- I really don't think it is worth the shipping- But if you want them you could have them- I'd just have to calculate shipping from CA to SC- I think it would be quite a bit-
Thanks again for the comments-
Sundie- You are right- I took these pictures before I welded a mount on the pipes- there on there nice and tight now-
Scott s- The pipes are really in bad shape - The bike was uncovered outside for over 8 years- The PO downed it on the right side and 5/8th of the pipe is crushed in- The screw on fitting on the left side is stripped and there is serious rust on the inside- If I turn it over and tap on it- there is 1/4 inch thick pile of rust- I really don't think it is worth the shipping- But if you want them you could have them- I'd just have to calculate shipping from CA to SC- I think it would be quite a bit-
Thanks again for the comments-
