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Posted by OR Seedman
 - November 21, 2017, 16:58:32 PM

Looks good.....same bags I have on my 800, although mine do sit a little higher

Posted by Zoar
 - November 21, 2017, 15:08:45 PM
Quote from: Zoar on August 21, 2017, 09:25:31 AM

I think the problem is the fishtail and the fact the pipes are just too high. Even if I extend the pipes or take off the fish tail I think that top pipe is HIGH, making the bags would sit too high.

The only other pipes I have seen that seem to sit lower are the Road Burners, but they are so FREAKIN LOUD and make BIG CRACKING BLATS! I could not stand that FREAKIN noise!

I would accept two pipes on one side of even ONE both going into ONE pipe if it sat lower than my fish tails/with or without the top fin. (And putting  stock pipes are out because they sound terrible in my opinion).

Are there other pipes out here other after market than Road Burner that sit low and have a deep sound, but not CRACKING LOUD noise?

Okay, so, it has been a shitshow. I got the new exhaust pipe (singular custom made) and on and put one saddle bag on and it sat about 4 inches TOO HIGH. It looked wrong, but I took the Drifter for a ride and the bike ran like CRAP and I had to abandon it at bike repair shop. I could not even make up a 2 degree incline. Good thing repair shop is 2 miles from house house and all down hill. It turns out it was BAD GASOLINE!!! I went to the gas station that has NON Ethanol and 93 Octane. Well, they sold me bad gas.... Anyhow I finally got the bike back and the bracket for the hard bags cut, a piece added, re-welded, and repainted.... Wow, this whole ordeal has taken 2 months... But I finally have the bike and I rode it in 32 degree temps back to my house! It looks fabulous. See attached pics.
Posted by Zoar
 - August 21, 2017, 09:58:41 AM
Quote from: OR Seedman on August 21, 2017, 09:51:26 AM

I have the Roadburners as well.  I believe there are baffles that you can put in them to reduce the noise....I think that there were some different options posted in the forum here not too long ago...

My Roadburner exhaust doesn't seem that loud to me....but I never really open the throttle up full bore either....I am a pretty mellow rider...

I could be wrong but I am 99.9% certain I went this route with Road Burners last year. I contacted them and they said the baffles are NO LONGER available, so all they have are the really, really LOUD Road Burners.
Posted by OR Seedman
 - August 21, 2017, 09:51:26 AM

I have the Roadburners as well.  I believe there are baffles that you can put in them to reduce the noise....I think that there were some different options posted in the forum here not too long ago...

My Roadburner exhaust doesn't seem that loud to me....but I never really open the throttle up full bore either....I am a pretty mellow rider...

Posted by Zoar
 - August 21, 2017, 09:25:31 AM
Quote from: OR Seedman on August 16, 2017, 13:08:08 PM

is it the fishtail end that sticks up too high?  I have seen exhaust sets with one end (the upper one) shorter than the other.  this would definitely be in the way of the bags.  When I mounted mine bags with the 2 roadburner pipes on one side, I left about 1" between the bag and the upper pipe and the sit nicely, especially when I put my big butt down on the seat..but I don't have the fishtail tips...

I have seen one dual exhaust setup on a drifter 800...they snaked the front cylinder exhaust around the front of the bike and ran it down the left side...in my opinion it looked AWFUL...totally ruined the lines of the bike...but hey, that's just my humble opinion.

the only option I can see is to extended the pipes enough that the bag clears the tips on the right side.....if anyone else has any ideas, please let Zoar know....I want happy customers

I think the problem is the fishtail and the fact the pipes are just too high. Even if I extend the pipes or take off the fish tail I think that top pipe is HIGH, making the bags would sit too high.

The only other pipes I have seen that seem to sit lower are the Road Burners, but they are so FREAKIN LOUD and make BIG CRACKING BLATS! I could not stand that FREAKIN noise!

I would accept two pipes on one side of even ONE both going into ONE pipe if it sat lower than my fish tails/with or without the top fin. (And putting  stock pipes are out because they sound terrible in my opinion).

Are there other pipes out here other after market than Road Burner that sit low and have a deep sound, but not CRACKING LOUD noise?

Posted by mittico68
 - August 19, 2017, 12:44:52 PM

Take a look here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/192278699828?rmvSB=true
Those kind of pipes could be good for the mod.

Posted by Tfrank59
 - August 19, 2017, 12:28:52 PM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on August 19, 2017, 04:26:17 AM

:o backpressure, I know nothing about this and so was just asking......and if you look close at the picture you posted the 1500 has lots of room to make this mod, the 800 has no or next to no room for a mod like that ......

Oh yeah, forgot about that monoshock link and chain drive.  Dang!
Posted by mittico68
 - August 19, 2017, 08:01:23 AM

I do agree with Ratman: the 800 has got no (or next to) room underneath the rear portion of the frame.
Maybe, a flat pipe could be good to cross it...

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - August 19, 2017, 04:26:17 AM

 :o backpressure, I know nothing about this and so was just asking......and if you look close at the picture you posted the 1500 has lots of room to make this mod, the 800 has no or next to no room for a mod like that ......

Posted by Tfrank59
 - August 19, 2017, 00:23:39 AM

Have you seen this? I know it's a 1500 Drifter but it's basically the same process for an 800
https://goo.gl/images/yCkRQr

Posted by Tfrank59
 - August 18, 2017, 19:17:19 PM

Of course you can do anything you want especially if you have the right bending equipment and so forth but you have to have pretty much equal back pressure on both cylinders or it causes problems no?

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - August 18, 2017, 15:18:54 PM

  Now back to Zoar's question, and if I am incorrect then please be gentle in telling me. Zoar wants a exhaust on both sides of his 800.

So I have seen all these bike building, custom chopper, shows and they build their own exhaust systems to fit the bike. So if Zoar has access to an exhaust place why can he not get them to build a system that would fit under the 800 and not be super large and can be narrow or thin in build.

Posted by geewago
 - August 18, 2017, 10:02:28 AM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on August 17, 2017, 15:52:09 PM

Contact GreenBarn he has a set of them and think he is selling them worth the ask

Thanks.  I sent him a message.  Hopefully I'll hear from him.  If he doesn't have any I'm pretty sure I can just improvise something from some other brand of bars.
Posted by mittico68
 - August 18, 2017, 02:24:59 AM
Quote from: geewago on August 17, 2017, 13:10:14 PM

Did you make the rear highway/crash bars that you have on your bike or is there someplace a man can buy them?

As Ol' Drifter posted, they're Ted Design's.
I bought them a couple of years ago and I'm really happy, 'cause they're really well made.
They were originally for the 2up seat, but I wanted them together with the solo seat, so I just flipped them upside down and then added a junction bar at their lower end... As someone already said, it's just italian ingenuity... ;)

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - August 17, 2017, 15:52:09 PM

   Contact GreenBarn he has a set of them and think he is selling them worth the ask

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