The previous owner of my bike had some crazy contraption/mish-mash of an exhaust. The mid-pipe was welded only about 20% of the way around. The weld that was there look like popcorn. I knew this before I bough it, it's not a big deal I have a welder and love using it.

So I cut out the old bad weld and started thinking. The old muffler was not origional although it was Suzuki it was big and my friend said my bike sounded like a scooter. So I decided to see what I could do.

I removed the stainless shield and ground down the welds and filled the rivit holes. I then cut the tip off and then cut the end at the weld. I removed the baffleing and then cut the muffler down to 7 inches. That size looked good. I the cut the baffaling down and rewrapped it. Put it all back together and welded the end cap back on. I smoothed out the welds and then tacked the mid-pipe back together.




I need to take it apart now and finish up the mid-pipe welds and then smooth it out. I also need to reweld the tip back on. Once all the welding is done and cleaned up I plan on stripping the entire exhaust and painting it with a high heat black paint. If I like it in the long run I migh get it ceramic coated.


Let me know what you think. When it's done I'll get a video.

No offense, but it really doesn't look so great in that pic.

It's not done, it still needs to be finished and painted. I was just tacking the mid pipe while it was on the bike.

I'd have to agree with bomb, but i'll hold off final judgement until you finish it off   

nice work on shortening it. i love to play with my welder too. any project i can do to use it i will. i would have only one suggestion. extend the mid pipe and make it a high mount muffler. that way it raises it up and fills that open space between the tire and rear fender and would make it look less like a side car or an afterthought. just an idea. keep up the good custom work.
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any sound clips available??

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So I did a bit more welding and grinding and some more welding. I threw a coat of high heat flat black on it to keep it from flash rusting. I go back and forth on the look of the muffler. It is louder and I can tell it has leaned the bike out even more. Lucky for me I am running a really dirty air filter.  So I'm working on getting jets from Buddha and I have a K&N LB in the mail. Its a bit louder than I hoped it to be and at idle you can hear each cylinder hit. I'll ride around a bit with it the way it is and see how I feel about it. It is quieter than running straight off the mid pipe. I just cranked bike up in my garage off the mid pipe and even at idle it was way to loud.