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Posted by indue
 - February 12, 2018, 08:57:24 AM

I got tired of tightening the header flange nuts on the front header as it loosens up due to the long length of tubing that is unsupported until it reaches the near the rear wheel; I got an idea. The same problem existed on the early V7's and Ambassadors (Moto Guzzi) so they came up with a bracket that clamps to the frame and the header. I just happened to have a brand new one laying around so I attached it to the frame near the floorboard and it fits; you just have to use a longer screw of at least 45mm. Now it is not going anywhere. I also used 2 flange gaskets (Harley Davidson part #17048-98) in conjunction with the copper gasket (which fits inside the lip of the header). I used a little RTV silicone (let dry) to hold the gaskets in place because they are hard to fit when you are fumbling with the pipe. The clamps can be purchased from MG Cycle (Moto Guzzi). They are under "exhaust pipe clamps" in the search. They are more expensive than they used to be. The quality is good.

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