Cyclepsycho's Yamaha Chopper Project:
Custom built exhaust pipes
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I got this great idea to build exhaust pipes that looked like old machine
gun barrels
with the heat shields on them I figured I could make them from scratch,
and since I'm a cheap bastard
and have access to all kinds of electrical conduit, I figured I'd try
and use that to make my pipes
I
used regular EMT thin wall
electrical conduit as well as a couple of stem nuts from a
Yamaha triple tree to hold the "inner barrel"
in the "outer barrel" as well
as providing some baffle for a little back pressure.
Yes, that was a hell of a lot of holes to drill!
I also picked up some muffler reducers from
the auto parts place
for $1.25 each and cut them down a little. These hold the inner tube
to the
outer heat shield.
A little welding and some BBQ paint and
we are ready to go....
The bike's not really ready for them, but
I wanted to see what they would look like
so I slipped them on the stock head pipes and attached it to the frame with
a velcro strap
I use to hold my extension cord together with just to get an idea what they
will look like
when I finish the bike.
Not bad, for $5 worth of muffler reducers
and some conduit and nuts I had sitting around.
I can dig it!