Dual exhaust on the cat

Hi, just wondered if anyone else has done this? I have fully tacked up my set up and so will hopefully be trying it out soon.
Just thought I'd show you my progress,
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Hope you guys like it,
Grant

Interesting..

Cool.
Dont think Ive ever seen a duel system on a Cat before.
Do the fairings fit OK?
Nice job.

seancat wrote:Cool.
Dont think Ive ever seen a duel system on a Cat before.
Do the fairings fit OK?
Nice job.

Yea I think its pretty much unique
Fairings fit fine, the cans are strapped onto what I think are luggage strap mounts? I decided to go with a jack up kit to ensure Id never hit the pipe on the mudguard because I am heavy and frequently carry a pillion. However, I think it would work without the jack up kit if you removed the mudguard; its not needed anyway.

Reckon that would make my bike more or less valuable? What would someone be willing to pay if I made more?

Ahhh.
Right, yes I can see that you have bolted them to the luggage hooks under the seat?

Can you still carry a pillion with the cans that high? Or have you not tried yet?
I would warn any pillion to be careful of those cans after a long ride!! They will be handy on a cold winter mornings though!

seancat wrote:Ahhh.
Right, yes I can see that you have bolted them to the luggage hooks under the seat?

Can you still carry a pillion with the cans that high? Or have you not tried yet?
I would warn any pillion to be careful of those cans after a long ride!! They will be handy on a cold winter mornings though!

I made it so the pipes went behind and under the pillion pegs so that I can retain the original pegs. The only thing I can see changing is a heat shield to prevent the pillions shoes from melting, or I might even just make some extended pegs.
Another possibility is i could just remake it so the pillions give it more room.
Its a first go so there is bound to be room for improvement.
Heat from the cans shouldn't be an issue, they are real carbon fibre and so don't give out as much heat, you can put bare hands on them after a long ride and it won't burn you.

I like that! Although I wonder how well it'll run with split out exhaust?

ScoldedCat wrote:I like that! Although I wonder how well it'll run with split out exhaust?

I can't wait to try it, didnt even consider performance to be honest because Im on a restricted license anyway

OMG! This is something I have been dreaming up of doing! Where did you get the split pipes from and were they expensive? Also were they hard to fit?

I think it looks stunning, smashing job

Looks like they'll make quite a noise

mrfrance wrote:OMG! This is something I have been dreaming up of doing! Where did you get the split pipes from and were they expensive? Also were they hard to fit?

I think it looks stunning, smashing job

All except the actual end cans was made by myself and a mate.
Wasn't expensive to do.
Already had one can
Bought 2nd can exactly the same for £50 posted
£30 worth or 2'' stainless tubing.
Borrowed a welder from my mates uncle
My other mate is taking it to his boss to properly weld for £20.

WOW... Nice one

I guess knowing the right people helps for this kind of mod then :(

Good lad, loving this

mrfrance wrote:I guess knowing the right people helps for this kind of mod then :(

make it and mark it up yourself then take it to a garage n ask them to weld it for you.

on ebay because the bike is going:
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Could someone do me a favour and post the the US forum as well?
It won't let me log in :(

Did you manage to get this working? I am so tempted by this but wouldn't know where to start! :'(

mrfrance wrote:Did you manage to get this working? I am so tempted by this but wouldn't know where to start! :'(

Just needs holes welding and then wrapping and its ready to go.
My bike gave it before I had chance to try it out :(
I had it on once but due to bike issues I couldn't really tell if anything was wrong.
I reckon, £20 tops to get someone to weld holes then a further £10-15 to get it looking tidy and safe (brackets, wrap etc).

You have a PM

mrfrance wrote:I guess knowing the right people helps for this kind of mod then :(

I think that as soon as you go off the "direct bolt on replacement part" route it's defo a case of who you know not what you know, long before I got into bikes many of my biker friends used to tap me up for bits of aluminium And stainless steel tube, bar, sheet etc you name it. I once had fabricated a set of exhaust hangers for my mates Duc 916, cost him a pint, Ducati wanted £65!!