Online: John.R

PIPES

  • ANDYK
    ANDYK
    17 years ago

    DOES ANYONE KNOW WETHER YOU CAN FIT A NEWER MODEL EXHAUST TO A 98 MODEL SPORTSTER IS IT JUST DIFERENT MOUNTING BRACKETS OR ARE THEY BOTH TOTALLY DIFF DIMENSIONS 

  • ANDYK
    ANDYK
    17 years ago

    Just in case anyone is interested the answer is yes they do fit but involves a few mods like making a new mounting bracket ,the one that comes with the pipes will not fit . Repositioning the back brake master cylinder the older sporty,s have  the master cylinder  mounted  on the  right side  (pipe side) and on the newer sporty,s  it  is hidden  under the swingarm  (  good idea)   which means you only  have the  linkage  running down the right side  .Also after the master cylinder has been moved  a custom linkage from it to the foot brake would have to be made.After that is it worth it ,well there isnt many options if you want to change your exhaust on a old sporty ,diff slipons ,or standard looking pipes that usually hang out past the back wheel (ok if you like that sort of thing) but if your after something else it s worth it for not much work

  • kingchops
    kingchops
    17 years ago
    Andy,

    Good one, would love to see pics when you get them on. Also let us know how the sound is?
  • ANDYK
    ANDYK
    17 years ago

    Gday KC here,s apic still afew things to be done got a chrome lower belt cover comeing going to make a cover for master cyl and I will make a new footbrake linkage its just temp at the moment so I can ride it while I,m doing these things .As far as sound goes KC if your thinking off getting some you,d prob wanna get some quiet baffles as well cause there pretty loud I think I will prob end up getting some . Its a bit hard to tell what its like going down the road  but just  starting it up without the helmet on  its a lot louder  than the S/E  pipes I had on there  before

  • kingchops
    kingchops
    17 years ago
    Andy,

    Looks great, they definately give the bike an nice updated look compared to the older cross bar pipes. Good thing about V&H is that they offer the quiet baffles if you do decide they are too loud. Good to know. Chrome lower belt gaurd will look good now because you can see much more of it with the shorter pipes.

    All in all it looks fantastic mate.
  • ANDYK
    ANDYK
    17 years ago

    HEY  KC   I HAVE GOT SOME QUIET BAFFLES I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LIKE  WHEN THEY ARRIVE PROB NEXT WEEK

  • ANDYK
    ANDYK
    17 years ago

    YEP YOUR RIGHT I BOUGHT THEM JUT IN CASE I RUN INTO A OFFICER  DRIBBLE ONE DAY WHO,S HAD A FIGHT WITH HIS MISSUS BEFORE HE WENT TO WORK AND IS TAKING IT OUT ON EVERY MOTORCYCLIST HE CAN FIND, YOU COME ACCROSS THEM EVERY NOW AND THEN,  AND IF YOU ARGUE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOUR BIKE ENDS UP HAVEING TO GO TO REGENCY TO GET THE CANARY OF .NOW I COULD GO ON ABOUT THOSE COWBOYS DOWN THERE BUT I WONT ANY ONE WHOS HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM WILL KNOW WHAT I,M TALKING ABOUT. ANYWAY BACK TO THE BAFFLE,S ONE SCREW AND SLIDE THEM OUT KC SEEMS PRETTY EASY A LOT EASIER THAN CHANGEING THE WHOLE EXHAUST

  • kingchops
    kingchops
    17 years ago
    Years and years ago I used to drive hoon cars, had a V8 monaro and a rambler hornet with a ford v8. Know all about cops and canaries. Was adding it up in my head once all the dosh I spent on fines was in the 000's. Funny once I stopped driving those cars and started driving family cars, where's have all the cops gone? Nowhere to be seen.

    One screw, that sounds great, am thinking an investment in some short shots would be a great idea.
  • angus
    angus
    17 years ago
    What a shallow world we live in, when people have nothing better to do than complain about the beautiful note of a finely tuned motor,
    instead of channeling their energies into complaining about the lack of solutions that are readily available to fix up this screwed up planet.
    Sorry.....Off my horse now. :)
  • sportytrace
    sportytrace
    17 years ago

    Awesome sporty you've got there. Adore the paint job. How'd you find the quiet baffles. I've got them in my short shots and leave them in for the most part... I kinda like the deeper note.

  • ANDYK
    ANDYK
    17 years ago

    Gday sportytrace my quiet baffles have,nt come yet should be here soon . I did read that some where that the quiet baffles have a deeper note is there realy that much diff between the two and how did you find performance any diff

  • ANDYK
    ANDYK
    17 years ago

    IS THIS A GREENPEACE FORUM

  • ANDYK
    ANDYK
    17 years ago

    BACK TO YOUR QUESTION SPORTYTRACE  ( HOW DID I FIND THE QUIET BAFFLES ) I HAD THEM IN BUT WERE A BIT QUIET NICE DEEP NOTE THOUGH, SO WHAT I ENDED UP DOING IS TAKING THEM OUT AND TOOK THE WHITE STUFF OF AND PUT THEM BACK IN ,AS IS STILL A BIT QUIETER THAN ORIGINAL AND IS NOT BASICALLY STRAIGHT THROUGH LIKE THEY WERE