woke up this morning and relocated the reg rec behind the plate mount. it's totally invisible but in open air. i think my wiring is about done now.

i looked at the exhaust again and decided there's just no way to make it look good and route the pipe to a bobber seat for support without it hanging out back.

i have to go low mount with the pipe just hanging, kinda like a gsxr600 stock system.

not sure the triple oval yosh will fit, but i'll try. i'll have to build a support bracket for the hindle and take all the weight there.

hoping to chop and reuse the hindle stock rear section for this purpose. exhaust is a real bitch, since you can't just make a hunk of smooth pipe. nobody local has a set of mandrels like this either.

 

so here's all i could do with zero budget and my existing exhaust; i chopped about 35% of my stock yosh down and about 90% of the rear pipe section, and made a dampened hanger with a clamp and a couple o' grommets.

i think it turned out well, but now the exhaust will be totally destroyed if i lay the bike down, so i have to be careful to lay it down on the left side only...

also capped off the rear of the subframe where i chopped it. it's a riveted on job made out of crating steel, but better than nothing. black paint goes a long way.

20160625_175607 by Steve, on Flickr

 

20160625_175616 by Steve, on Flickr

 

I think it looks great!

 

thanks, it's definitely coming together!

next i have to deal with the appearance of the ram air ducts and the tank (the tank has really ****ty paint)

the torque loss from the shorty pipe and the header is starting to add up a bit, it used to pull really hard from a 6000rpm roll now you have to get 'er to 8000 or it bogs a bit.

surprised it's such a difference. im hoping i can tune some of it back in. my current box (techlusion) only does enrichment. so i'll dump some gas at it and see if it helps, otherwise i'll just have to adjust my riding a bit.

 

There are pre-fabbed duct covers out there. I looked at some for my 954, but ended up using a gixxer tank instead!

They're pricy, but I'm not a big fiberglass and bodywork guy. I've seen some nice OEM ones cut up to suit a fighter as well - and cheaper

 

I got my torque back with a muffler adjustment. I now have a 2" helical wound baffle into a 1.5" square tube in a yoshi triple oval housing, very unique design. muffler is definitely the key factor in bottom end torque on this bike.

 

still playing with it (slowly)

for some reason during a round of suspension tuning, the stock rear shock stopped dampening, like it's now just a spring with no shock on it. maybe it blew its charge.

swapped in this used shock i had laying around, it's ball jointed on both ends, standing height adjustable, and threaded instead of using steps for spring preload.

... but even on the lowest setting it's still 0.75" higher in the back. this is actually a good thing i guess, keeps my license plate from scraping, but gives it a hell of a lean on the stand

20160710_161324 by Steve, on Flickr

 

...and a first attempt at air duct covers

uses the stock snorkels cut way back, and some bulk 1/8" rubber.

the air slots are free cut for a bit of a rat bike look (kinda like the rest of the build, i have yet to actually use a straight edge or ruler)

most of the intake air is cold.

not sure if i like it yet, might look better if i redo the plastic bit to be black and flatter

20160710_161356 by Steve, on Flickr

20160710_161336 by Steve, on Flickr

 

Throttle side looks a bit different. I like the concept though! ....maybe a bit more finishing.

As far as the shock - make sure the angle put on the swingarm from the increased height won't wear a gouge into the swingarm... Happened to me when I put an F4 shock on an F3