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Posted by greenbarn
 - June 26, 2017, 21:10:29 PM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on June 26, 2017, 19:38:49 PM

Mr. Tfrank you will be needing to be careful if you have never heard a Roadhouse exhaust in real life you will get a little stiffy. Because it has such a seductive sound....you will be in love instantly.

Ain't that the truth... LOL.   It does indeed sound throaty.  It came with a baffle which I cleaned up and painted and put back in.  The baffle has no packing on it.  It's louder than I thought it would be (to my extreme satisfaction), but it's still not as loud as the Hard Khrome duals were, to my memory...  It seems to me a little throatier than the Roadhouse on the 1500 for whatever reason.

Make sure you come up to Andy's for Canadian Rendezvous, and you should be able to hear a few of them.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 26, 2017, 19:38:49 PM

  Mr. Tfrank you will be needing to be careful if you have never heard a Roadhouse exhaust in real life you will get a little stiffy. Because it has such a seductive sound....you will be in love instantly.

Posted by Tfrank59
 - June 26, 2017, 00:24:32 AM

Again, very nicely done. I wonder how it sounds, I've never heard the exhaust note of a roadhouse on a 800 V twin-- is she a little throaty?

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 25, 2017, 21:56:37 PM

Yes, I sandblasted it down to bare shiney clean metal. 

Posted by Tfrank59
 - June 25, 2017, 21:25:18 PM

Boy that exhaust was in pretty rough shape! Did you sandblast it or something so it won't keep on rusting through the paint?

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 25, 2017, 21:04:47 PM

forgot the rusty pics...

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 25, 2017, 07:20:08 AM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on June 24, 2017, 15:03:12 PM

::) Not going to say much because I have been on this build since day one. I have to say that I think that the exhaust system looks rather awesome, that "should" have set you back a small mortgage payment.

I won the Roadhouse exhaust on Fee-Bay, for a great price - $50, and shipping was another $30 USD.  It was in really rough shape, I'll attach some pics of the "as found" state, LOL., (how does a pipe get that rusty?!?! ???

I had it powder coated, same time I did the crash bar - I think the combined bill for the pipe and crash bar was a couple hundred USD, can't remember for sure - I traded with the guy on some tires.

Planning to bring the old girl to Rendezvous -- I'm currently looking into getting them both to fit in a small enclosed trailer I have access to....  may need a shoe-horn,LOL

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 24, 2017, 15:03:12 PM

 ::) Not going to say much because I have been on this build since day one. I have to say that I think that the exhaust system looks rather awesome, that "should" have set you back a small mortgage payment. I really like the finished product, but I knew that you could make it work. I hope you trailer it up in July so we can all drool on it during Rendezvous. Great job my brother.

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 24, 2017, 14:10:44 PM

Went for a ride today, but actually I took the 1500...   hadn't been on the 1500 since I took the 800 off the lift, and didn't want her to get jealous, LOL. :o   Beautiful day here for a ride...

Posted by mittico68
 - June 24, 2017, 04:34:47 AM

Now that's a real beauty and a one-of-a-kind Drifter!!!
You've made lots of mods that I've been thinkin' of, but still am awaitin' for...
GREAT WORK!
Now listen what TFrank said and go ride that beauty!

Posted by Trall
 - June 24, 2017, 01:58:02 AM

 Details details details lots of gorgeous details.   Definitely one of a kind riding art piece you made.  Great job 

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 24, 2017, 00:16:04 AM

Thanks, Tfrank.  The expenditure was not all that bad, really.  I did not keep track of the total out-of-pocket, but I traded work for the paint job, and made 90% of the stuff myself.  I used scrap stuff when I could find it, and bought a WHOLE BUNCH of stuff on Fee-Bay, etc., LOL.   Lots of time, mostly....   Of course my wife would agree with you, LOL. ::)

Posted by Tfrank59
 - June 24, 2017, 00:07:27 AM

That's truly a thing of beauty.  You must've spent a small fortune. Now get out there and ride it! ;D

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 23, 2017, 23:58:39 PM

Before pics:

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 23, 2017, 23:53:09 PM

last few....

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