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Posted by mumbles
- May 18, 2013, 16:31:22 PMThe pipes on the pic are oem exhaust pipes for the Vulcan 800.
The mufflers were cut off where they meet at the head pipes.
The fishtails were a complete exhaust from a Harley Softail.
They were measured and cut to length and welded to the Vulcan 800's header pipes.
Brackets had to be made for the rear.
Hope this helps.
Posted by David Poirier
- May 18, 2013, 02:56:28 AMThats the look I'm going for!!! Thanks for the info!!!
Posted by topherloaf
- May 13, 2013, 11:04:13 AMThey are the same. People on Kawasaki forum have confirmed they're a swap. Brackets wise there are some differences though.
Posted by mumbles
- May 13, 2013, 10:24:56 AMDave,
The pipes on my Drifter are aftermarket but I would think the diameter of the header pipe of the Drifter and the VN800A are the same. If so I have the pipes off a VN800A and the o.d. is 1 5/8". Auto Parts stores have muffler reducers you can use.
Hope this helps...
Posted by David Poirier
- May 12, 2013, 23:55:53 PMDon't want to, just remove the muffler and add the fishtails if thats possible.
Posted by mumbles
- May 12, 2013, 05:43:30 AMQuote from: David Poirier on May 11, 2013, 00:32:32 AMAre you planning on cutting the stock exhaust and adding the fishtails?Can anybody tell me the diameter of the header pipes, 1.75" or 2 ?" I 've got a good deal on some fishtails and trying to figure out if the size will fit. Don't want to take off the muffler, that would cause me to lose riding time.
Posted by David Poirier
- May 11, 2013, 00:32:32 AMCan anybody tell me the diameter of the header pipes, 1.75" or 2 ?" I 've got a good deal on some fishtails and trying to figure out if the size will fit. Don't want to take off the muffler, that would cause me to lose riding time.
Posted by Drift1
- May 10, 2013, 05:19:40 AMLOL......
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 09, 2013, 19:21:26 PMD1 I had my own issues with the SQ when I was living in Montreal back in 76......enough to not want to deal with them anymore.....
Posted by Drift1
- May 09, 2013, 17:00:37 PMnanook all you have to tell the police officer is you know Ratman and everything will be just fine...no worries 
Posted by Nanook
- May 09, 2013, 15:50:43 PMIf you are riding in Quebec, Canada you Better be carefull with your loud pipe. Since 2012 there's been a pilot project going on to reduce noise pollution from motorcycle. The police are now equipped with state of the art new sonometer, and you can get a 200$ ticket ig your exhaust is louder than 90db at idle, or 100db at 2500rpm.
Posted by montreal_drifter
- May 06, 2013, 23:52:36 PMHey IBI-UBU,
I did have my carbs rejetted. It was recommended to switch for the dynojet stage 1. I swapped for those and the bike is running great. Pretty loud though. I'm worried I may need to find a way to quiet them down so I don't get harrassed by the law.
Posted by IBI-UBU
- May 04, 2013, 12:47:30 PMYeah...how bout that...Ya just never know when to expect what...you know what season it's supposed to be by what it says on the calendar...but hey...The Kansas City Royals ball game was cancelled a coupla days ago because of....SNOW...
The State needs medication for this condition... desperatly...LOL!!!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 04, 2013, 12:03:36 PMWOW you get all them seasons in one year.......that is so cool
bi-polar summers / winter / ah winter / fall and spring.......
we are lucky to get winter / summer, once every few years we can get a srping or fall in but not often.......
Posted by IBI-UBU
- May 04, 2013, 11:29:15 AMQuote from: montreal_drifter on May 02, 2013, 00:10:30 AMHey Montreal_Drifter...question for ya...I have a set of pipes coming...they're posted in this section...look alot like yours..just not from HardKrome...did you have to do any rejetting on your carb when you switched over...I live in SE Missouri where the weather is ::)bi-polar(not a slam against anyone who is)Summers...HOT & HUMID...winters...ah it's winter...fall and spring...ya just never know what to expectI'm running HardKrome American Classic II's on my 800 drifter. Without having to make mods to another vendor's pipes, this one was relatively painless to install. Everything fits perfectly, no mods needed. Just some nuts and bolts (those were a bitch due to where they were situated). Otherwise, easy install and they are f-ing loud. Beautiful sound...maybe a little on the loud side but I like that. I have a picture posted in the general discussion board.
Thanks...just wanting to get my ducks in a row...and know what I'm getting into...