desert_max
Well-Known Member
I don't have awful lot of pet peeves with regard to motorcycles, but I did discover one thing today that bothers me. Take aftermarket exhausts for example. The '90 semi project Vmax that I have has 2 Brothers slip-ons. These are some huge cans. Whoever installed them nicely fashioned a couple of very substantial aluminum bracket/hangers to support the massive mufflers. Hangers that suspend from the shock mount/grab rail area. I intensely dislike that and am of the opinion that if a muffler can't be hung with a bracket that is almost invisible, it shouldn't be on the bike. In this case I will let it slide because I will not be keeping this motorcycle.
Then there's the Honda 750 K5 that I just picked up. Gorgeous, pristine Kerker came with it. But, yeah, you guessed it, a steel bracket made to hang off the shock mount was expected to be used to hold this can up. I refuse. I trimmed it back, bent it into shape, and tied it into the rear footpeg mount. This can isn't going anywhere. And you can barely see the mount.
Sorry, I had to vent. But, I do not like unsightly large brackets that aren't really necessary.
And while I'm at it, as used exhaust systems go, this Kerker is among the nicest I've ever come across.
Then there's the Honda 750 K5 that I just picked up. Gorgeous, pristine Kerker came with it. But, yeah, you guessed it, a steel bracket made to hang off the shock mount was expected to be used to hold this can up. I refuse. I trimmed it back, bent it into shape, and tied it into the rear footpeg mount. This can isn't going anywhere. And you can barely see the mount.
Sorry, I had to vent. But, I do not like unsightly large brackets that aren't really necessary.
And while I'm at it, as used exhaust systems go, this Kerker is among the nicest I've ever come across.