6x6 exhaust for my 80 X

[steve murdoch icoa #5322]

I love the last picture with the fork lift lurking in the background.
The "muscle" waiting for the call.

[80 cbx dude #6216]

My Wife picked up this tire hugger...




this is the stock mounting hardware,



spun up some one piece spacers,



cutting some bends,

[steve murdoch icoa #5322]

Your wife "buys stuff/participates" in your bike build?
Has she got any sisters?

[80 cbx dude #6216]

Hahaha, Steve! Why yes she does but is spoken for. She also purchase some carb rebuild bits. She is definitely a keeper!!-Mike

[Syscrush]

Looking great, Mike. You've got me wanting to buy a mill/lathe/drill combo...

Does your wife ride, also?

[80 cbx dude #6216]

Thanks Phil, Used to be a passenger on the back, but she has back issues now and hardly ever goes along any more.-Mike

[Syscrush]

Sorry to hear it, back issues suck! Glad to hear that she's still supportive. Can't wait to see this all done.

[80 cbx dude #6216]

Worked on the X's carbs, With the help of J.R. Luksik and many Randakk parts, the carbs are back on but not tested....-Mike

Before pic.



After-

[Syscrush]

Very nice. I hope that they work as good as they look.

[80 cbx dude #6216]

Life has been hectic again. Had a long talk with research and development and came up with this current pipe arrangement...the right side has been redone 3 times and I'm still not really 100% happy with how it is but I'm getting closer to where I want to be...

[NobleHops]

That is totally badass, and I can't wait to hear a video of a fly-by with the engine in full song. So cool.

[80 cbx dude #6216]

Got a chance to do some more work on the exhaust today. I wasn't really happy with the way the right side turned out, so with some more practice and working around the side stand, I'm pleased with the way the left side is!

[steve murdoch icoa #5322]

Lost the side stand in a couple pics...which is a good thing.
I have seen articles touting the benefits of equal length headers. How far back from the exhaust port does that continue to be in effect?
Just seeing the jog you have to put in the #1 pipe for the side stand does the exhaust flow get compromised?
Also asking because i have a bastardized Bassani that ends up in an undertail single muffler. It has an almost 90 degree upturn just after the footpegs.

[80 cbx dude #6216]

I'm not sure Steve, I know that's what I had to do to make this work. So many compromises, and learning as I go. Time will tell...The X will spend some time on the dyno when it's all over.

[80 cbx dude #6216]

Did a little more work today and reworked the right side again....