Twin exhaust pipe compatibility
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:16 am
At a club meeting last night I was asked: "are all exhaust pipes for twins the same (bend)?"
I have no idea but would have thought not but said I would ask for guidance. The bike in question is a 1959 650 roadster that the guy has ridden since he was a teenager. He bought and stored a smart pair of chrome exhaust pipes decades ago and on trying to fit them at the weekend discovered that once in the heads the pipes splay out at the bottom rather than lie parallel to the frame rails.
So, how do pipes differ over the years and models?
I have no idea but would have thought not but said I would ask for guidance. The bike in question is a 1959 650 roadster that the guy has ridden since he was a teenager. He bought and stored a smart pair of chrome exhaust pipes decades ago and on trying to fit them at the weekend discovered that once in the heads the pipes splay out at the bottom rather than lie parallel to the frame rails.
So, how do pipes differ over the years and models?