I worked for about an hour to get the right pipe off. I did manage to twist off one of the retaining nuts that connect the rear of the pipe to the riders right foot peg. Hopefully the Harley pipes will work and this won't be a problem
As I suspected the pipe goes straight through. From what I know this can't be good for the bike. I believe that when pipes are changed on any bike the carbs need to be re-jetted. I believe I've read that if you don't do this you can score the valves...I could be wrong.
The Right pipe off (sorry about the poor quality they're from a phone)
The problem I have now is that the new Harley pipe doesn't fit in. There are "keys" cut out to compress the tube. I wasn't able to budge the tube with offset pliers so now I need to try a vice. If they then slip on, or in actually, I'll take the pipe up to the hardware store to look for a plug.
I did a search online and found that some people welded (which I can't do), others suggested the JB weld.
After compressing the Harley tube I found out that the inner ring at the bike flange wasn't a ring at all, it was a composite material I imagine to help seal the connection.
*****NOTE: The flange I spoke of is the end that the muffler itself goes into. This flange is part of the "H Block" I think people are calling it. It seems people doing Cafe' or Rat bike mods are removing this part all together. It looks to serve as a crossover under the bike. It could also be an emission part.
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