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Posted by DC
- June 16, 2016, 11:31:23 AMLooks like a very serious bike. . . almost like military, police, or S.W.A.T.
Posted by mittico68
- June 16, 2016, 09:01:44 AMReally a nice job and a cool result!
Mes compliments, mon amie!!
Posted by JagLite
- June 13, 2016, 22:44:51 PMThanks, I'm happy enough with the new exhaust that I don't feel a need to change mufflers right away.
I think it might get a bit more volume as the muffler gets burned in.
I have a similar straight through Borla on my Miata and it is also not loud but sounds great.
I seem to recall that when I installed it on my car 14 years ago that the first week or so it was very soft then as it burned in it got a bit more growl to it that hasn't changed in all these years.
I just got back from another after work ride and I am getting more comfortable guiding the beast around.
It really does require a different style of riding compared to my light, tall, and instant response dual sports.
Now to plan a weekend camping trip...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 13, 2016, 16:33:45 PM 
that came out really nice.
Posted by JagLite
- June 13, 2016, 15:55:15 PMFinally got the Drifter back together and went for a ride.
As always I rode first to a big empty parking lot and practiced slow speed maneuvering.
So HEAVY! But after just a minute or so I got the feel back and soon I didn't have to think about starting, stopping (hard and quick), turning or shifting. It is so different from my other bikes that I need to get used to it again even though I have been riding my other smaller lighter bikes. She may be heavy but she sure is comfortable to ride! 
The black pin stripe on the fender crease will probably wait until the winter project season stops my riding.
Same with the solo seat mounting I need to make. Right now I just want to ride.
Back from a short hour ride I took a few pictures.
With the tank bag on:
And with it off:
And all mixed up:
Posted by greenbarn
- June 07, 2016, 21:31:11 PMJag, keep working on it if you don't like it....
If you want a glass pack, shoot me an email and I can see if I can get you one and ship it to you for a decent price. I buy wholesale for auto exhaust....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 07, 2016, 20:57:14 PMif it is quiet think of the wildlife you can sneak up on and get some really cool pictures...lol.......
a very different look for sure.
Posted by JagLite
- June 07, 2016, 16:52:26 PMUpdate time.
The weather here has been very unusual... 
That means I have been out riding my other bikes and not working in the shop on my bike projects.
But it finally rained on Saturday so I finished welding up the new exhausts system and took it for a ride.
I haven't painted it yet, I wanted to burn off any oil and contaminates before painting it stove black.
The flex tube is double wall with the inner being 1.625" ID and the outer is 1.875" ID.
I had planned to put pipe wrap over the inner tube (inside the outer) but there was no chance of that.
Maybe if I had been able to get 2" ID outer tube.
The muffler is a Borla with a 3" ID core and it is straight through, before I welded my own end caps I could roll a tennis ball through it.
(I think, I didn't try)
So I was very amazed at how it sounds. 
It is hardly any louder than stock!
Sounds much better, but it is soooooooo quiet.
I may cut the tailpipe off, cut a larger hole through the end cap and weld on a larger diameter tailpipe.
The tailpipe is 1.75" on it now so I could go to a 2.25" and try that.
I don't want it to be real loud, just loud enough that I can hear the exhaust over the mechanical engine noise.
But it does sound like a MOTORcycle now, just a quiet one.
I'm not real happy with how it came out.
The front pipe should have been 3" or so longer to have the connector farther back.
Not simple to cut and add length in the flex.
The muffler is just too big in diameter to look the way I saw in my mind.
Experimentation continues (on rainy days) 
I am looking at what glasspack mufflers (3.5" OD) I can get (so many places won't ship to Alaska) and I may switch over to one, and mount it farther forward.
I also look at the hole left under the swingarm and think about what kind of storage box I could put down there.
I could weld up a removable auxiliary fuel tank, or a big tool box, or general storage, etc.
If I relocate the reg/rec from the left side to the front it would be easy access to the under swingarm storage.
Next winter project list. 
Posted by greenbarn
- May 17, 2016, 20:23:39 PMNice looking bike, Jag! It's coming together.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 17, 2016, 14:18:16 PM I tried really hard one winter to put tint in the inside of the windscreen and found it really next to impossible due to the curves and shape of the windscreen.
So I fell back on an old idea from fish keeping, for years I used to spray paint the outside back of all my fish tanks. Once it dries it looks really good. So I tried it......
I used gloss black paint to spray the inside of the windscreen let it dry for a few days and cure nice then replace the hardware and it looks really good, hides a lot of the clutter in the area and wires are hidden. I like the looks of it.
Posted by mittico68
- May 17, 2016, 13:33:34 PMSo, I assume you did the same for that indian headdress, don't ya?
Really a good mod to think about...
Posted by JagLite
- May 17, 2016, 10:19:07 AMThanks all,
The blacked out lower part of the wind screen is Dip-It spray.
I wanted to make it easy to reverse if I didn't like the look.
I do like it so I may peel off the Dip-It and use satin black paint.
But it is holding up just fine so I am in no hurry to do it!
I wanted the satin black look so I painted the outside (front) of the screen.
If you want shiny, paint the inside.
I covered the air cleaner covers with the same black Dip-It spray and they are holding up perfectly too.
Posted by mittico68
- May 17, 2016, 06:25:56 AMNice and cool result!
How did you black the bottom of that windshield? Is that just paint, or is it a sticker?
Posted by Pilgrim
- May 17, 2016, 06:10:35 AMLooks good man..I know what you mean. A one hour job usually takes me three because I spend two hours looking for tools and stuff That I laid down somewhere. Great job on the paint.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 16, 2016, 21:08:07 PMlooks good....but needs some WWW.....lol.......