What to pick your brain?????

[member3480]

Hey guys doing a redo on a café bike that was pretty awesome before the crash. So now I want to pick your brain on exhaust pipes. What do you like on a café bike and if you have info on those pipes it will help me pick a set.
This bike was built well and has a GSXR 750 front end and a nice low style seat.
Tank-pipes-controls-clip ons-seat-pegs-shifter were all damaged
Checked frame and front end and both straight. So clip ons - grips - controls are a no brainer
Seat looks like I got that set too but I just would like to see some café pipes on or off bike and how do you like them.
Any input is a plus!
Thanks
Rich

 

[fredintoon]

Hi Rich,
low pipes and long megaphones with a slight kick-up sez café to me and you can buy that style of exhaust from just about anyone.
Or a 2 into 1 with a Y-joint across the front of the frame like on a 1960s Britbike, again with a low pipe and kicked up megaphone but that Y-joint pipe will most likely be a custom order.

 

[member3480]

Yep I got you but the bike looked like that before with wrapped pipes. Kind of like this one with the GSXR front
I just want to make it look different.

 

[650Skull]

Here is what i think the pipes on a nice Cafe should look like

 

[Signal]

I agree with 650 Skull those pipes (actually the whole bike) is spot on in eyes.

For a more racer and less café look I also like black painted pipes without the welds linished and spigot mounted header pipes, mufflers that are held in place with springs.

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

Hey, Rich! Brain pickin' are we?
Kinda rare, and a challenge, don't see many running big TT's.
Gary Hoos has a listing:
http://www.hoosracing.com/650750pipesprice.html

 

[member3480]

Yep brain picking HAHA
This bike was a cool bike and the guy who built it did a great job but I got to put the DADDYG twist on it so it stands out more and pipes have to look good not just stock with welded tips on. I only built one café bike really not my style but this bike screams ride me . So now I got to do the WOW factory and make it better. THAT'S why I came to you guys someone here is going to show me the WOW!!!! LOL

 

[Max Midnight]

What about swept back pipes a la Triton et al.
or this?

 

[grizld1]

If I wanted to throw money at custom pipes they'd be twin head pipes in stainless steel, 1.75", with a single wide radius bend (like the '80 and forward OE pipes), and megaphones on the end. The difference would be subtle, but I guarantee you wouldn't see another pair of pipes just like that.

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

... I got to put the DADDYG twist on it...
... show me the WOW!!!! LOL

Took awhile to find this'n.

Dunno. Is that a WOW!!!, or a HUH???

 

[angus67]

The bike finished don't use that exhaust ends. He took them off and just continued the pipe anothe 3 feet. I like the fish tips better. But it would only look good on a rounded frame like that.

 

[member3480]

Thanks guys I did get a idea and when done I will post a picture

 

[grizld1]

Those head pipes will give ya some WOW if you put 'em on a cafe racer and pitch it over, and not in a good way! They'd be grinding pavement even faster than an off-the-rack 2-into-1.