Stealth KLR - Exhaust

Today I made some progress on the Stealth KLR Project.

I refitted the swingarm and the rising rate mechanism with some new bearings and seals (not all of them, they're expensive and hard to get so I reused what I could) and I fitted a new (second hand) shock from a KMX.

And I sorted out the exhaust. The front bit is the original header with the mangled heat shield ground off. The back bit is one half of a pair of Laser stubby cans I had squirreled away. And the middle bit I welded up from scratch to get the front bit and the back bit to talk to each other.

I'm pleased with it - not least because it's 3kg lighter than the original set-up and what little mass there is, is now located ahead of the rear axle. We're all about the Mass Centralisation here at MERCENARY...

However, I suspect it may not be all that stealthy anymore...

Fake carbon-fibre stainless Laser can goes nicely with fake carbon-fibre vinyl covered side panel!

Routing the exhaust is tricky 'cos there's very little room to spare.

I'll run an aluminium strap around the can and secure it to the frame, however even without the strap the set up is pretty robust.

The can is a tight fit on the mid pipe, so no gasket required.

The back of the can and the back of the side panel are at the same angle. Nice!

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