Exhaust mount reduce weight

[strokerlmt]

So the big old Triumph welded muffler brace makes sense to me if you have a 200 lb lady ridin behind you. Both my wife and I do not like 2 up. So off comes the extra bar for the bigga bac seat rider. AND it turns out to be really heavy. The bit from the weld down to the muffler mount is solid steel....why ????. I stood on the left over bottom brace and jumped up and down and no movement and I am 190lbs. So less weight and more view of the bike .....
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[nohawk]

Ive been thinking about doing that, it looks lighter.

 

[2Monkeys]

Looks very cool. I sure as heck wouldn't put the passenger pegs back on! not that you are likely to...

 

[Bonniebret]

Wow, nice work!

 

[Rusk]

Is there a reason that you removed the top brace, rather than the lower one? It seems that an upper support would prove stronger.

 

[strokerlmt]

I thought about removing the lower one but I wanted more of a "see through" look and the lower lines up with the swing arm. BTW one brace is as strong as shit. I never ride two up....will never sell this bike and you could weld it bac on if you wish. The wishbone is complete over kill for the muffler. Half of both braces is SOLID not even a pipe.
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[strokerlmt]

Ready for a little sanding and some touch up paint...
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[Rusk]

Looks a lot better. I hate those damned things. You could also cut the whole assembly off and go with struts, like the Deus 865 Street Tracker.

 

[strokerlmt]

that strut from the top shock mount looks very cool.....thx
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[strokerlmt]

ok back to normal as normal may be.....a little paint and there we have it.
I like the right side big time. I dislike the left side very much. Seems like the brace hangs out there more than the wishbone brace.....
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[nohawk]

Why do you need the left one if your gonna keep that 2-1 exhaust on? The new swingarm really looks nice.

 

[strokerlmt]

I need the left one because I really like the the 2 to 2 predators....but shit the 2 to 1 I have is the best thing I have ever had and it sounds and responds great so
NoHawk you are so right what the fuck do I need the left one for. I can always weld it bac on and it looks horrible rt now. Thx
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[strokerlmt]

NoHawk....thx sometimes its needs a different set of eyes looking at the issue.
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[mondokat]

Why do you need the left one if your gonna keep that 2-1 exhaust on? The new swingarm really looks nice.

I'm retarded. I was looking at that picture and was like, "What's missing here?" DUH, the muffler. ick:

Yeah, much better with the whole brace off.

 

[ivar]

NoHawk you are so right what the fuck do I need the left one for. I can always weld it bac on and it looks horrible rt now. Thx
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Or put on a clamp around the frame, then some aluminum piece to hold the muffler. (more weight reduction )

 

[strokerlmt]

Ivar....I have a friend doing just that. Sort of a fork clamp for the frame with a strut to hold the muffler.
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[Texas94fs]

Looks good, when I get around to throwing the D&D full race system on my bike I'll remove the exhaust hangers completely. MY only concern about those mufflers is the added stress on the header flange bolts at the cylinder head. I would assume though that D&D researched it and found it to be okay.

 

[rodburner]

The mufflers or at the very least,the headers at the back,NEED to be supported. The header studs and nuts WILL NOT support the full weight of any exhaust made for a Bonnie.

 

[strokerlmt]

I agree with Rodburner big time....the headers and muffler need to have another point of support...
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[Texas94fs]

I agree with Rodburner big time....the headers and muffler need to have another point of support...
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Indeed that was my conclusion, did some research and found that the mufflers on the d&d setup does actually have mount points on the mufflers as well