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i know this may have been done before, but please help if you can...

i am in the process of building a xs400 flat tracker... but can i find any types of exhaust!!!! can i diddly :( ... i have searched and searched and the only ones i can get are bespoke and cost £350 and upwards!!

does anyone know any of the specs of the exhausts of these bikes and if the exhaust off any other bikes fit with a bit of fidling.

i only paid £65 for two bikes and three engines so a bespoke exhaust is a bit silly on such a bike.

any info would be welcome thanks :) such as any specialists dealing with older japs

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i know this may have been done before, but please help if you can...

i am in the process of building a xs400 flat tracker... but can i find any types of exhaust!!!! can i diddly :( ... i have searched and searched and the only ones i can get are bespoke and cost £350 and upwards!!

does anyone know any of the specs of the exhausts of these bikes and if the exhaust off any other bikes fit with a bit of fidling.

i only paid £65 for two bikes and three engines so a bespoke exhaust is a bit silly on such a bike.

any info would be welcome thanks :) such as any specialists dealing with older japs

are you UK based?

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If you know someone with a TIG welder you can buy pre-bent sections of exhaust and get them cut and welded to suit. If not its down to the breakers for a good session of trial and error!

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thanks for that Mr Shop :) who sells these pre-bent sections, and where are they. that would be the way to go with this bike...i am already on the chopping up other exhausts route but my efforts look a bit nasty :blink: as i am a novice at this.

i once did an underslung exhaust for a Baltaco Persang that was modified into a moto-ball bike but that did`nt need to look good.

i notice from your title that it`s you that`s bought all the SR500`s :o now i know why i could`nt find one when i was looking for a project bike!!! :)

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I get over run with them sometimes! I have loads of engines at the moment, I had to break on as I was running out of space!

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I just got a motad and cut the can down a bit, used an arc welder ( its all i have) and came out quite well!!

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well i am learning a few things on this site :)

Mr Drewp? i notice that the coils on your bike are not in the usual place? any reason for that? they also dont look like the standard coils??

is that a fork brace i see up front??

can you enlighten me as how you are going to stop this beastie without a front brake?? surley not all on the back brake???

is using the number plate like that legal?? i was thinking of doing the same, but i am concerned about getting a tug from plod.

i`m guessing that those handlebars are wider than standard?? i am have a right old game trying to get cables that are suitable for wider handlelbars as the standard ones are just that bit to short :(

Mr Drewp please dont take these questions as a form of critisism as they are far from that.

i am trying to learn from your experiance.

i brought a MIG welder yesterday and am going to be having a go at making my own exhaust out of bits :lol::( .

just spent this morning practising and the results are interesting!!!! it looks like some one sneezed all over the metal i was practising on :D

we are almost going down the same raod with our XS 400`s

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well i am learning a few things on this site :)

Mr Drewp? i notice that the coils on your bike are not in the usual place? any reason for that? they also dont look like the standard coils??

is that a fork brace i see up front??

not standard coils, made more room for an under tank brake master cylinder. it is a fork brace made out of 10mm stainless rod.

can you enlighten me as how you are going to stop this beastie without a front brake?? surley not all on the back brake???

is using the number plate like that legal?? i was thinking of doing the same, but i am concerned about getting a tug from plod.

front brake will be installed

the plate is fully visible from behind so should be ok!

i`m guessing that those handlebars are wider than standard?? i am have a right old game trying to get cables that are suitable for wider handlelbars as the standard ones are just that bit to short :(

no just some 31" laying around a friends garage which looked right, so the cables still fit. if you want longer cable you can get them made from carrot cycles or use SE version cables as they are for the longer handlebars

Mr Drewp please dont take these questions as a form of critisism as they are far from that.

i am trying to learn from your experiance.

no probs, don't mind critisism at all so long as its constructive! ;)

i brought a MIG welder yesterday and am going to be having a go at making my own exhaust out of bits :lol::( .

just spent this morning practising and the results are interesting!!!! it looks like some one sneezed all over the metal i was practising on :D

we are almost going down the same raod with our XS 400`s

sounds like not enough amps or holding wrong, just keep practising

drewps

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thank you for the tip on the cables... i had a sneaking susspision that SE cables would be the answer :) now i can go ahead and put my slightly wider and flatter handlebars on :) TTFN

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Well my welding is getting a bit better :unsure: but i will never get a job doing it for a living!!!

anyway i got hold of a really tatty set of pipes that could be made to fit, oh goody i thought to my self!!!!

well i started to cut them yesterday and they just fell apart :blink: they were absolutely rotten inside :angry: so just as an exersise in pipe work i thought i would try and weld them together and use them as a template???WRONG... as soon as my torch touched them it blew holes in them :D:D OH Well!! try again!!

still looking for pipes.

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