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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #60 on: December 18, 2012, 11:14:35 AM »
This sure is a loooonnnngggggg muffler.



That's better  :-D



With no sound laws on the street where I live I might as well be heard even if they don't see you..
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #61 on: December 19, 2012, 11:27:07 AM »
Well, I couldn't leave well enough alone.
I still have to wait for my square tubing so it will be a while before this is done:





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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #62 on: December 19, 2012, 11:32:59 AM »
Going to run stock number plates?  Or cut them up to match.   (think it was alex that had his trimmed up)
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #63 on: December 19, 2012, 12:07:54 PM »
I'll probably trim them but I won't know where or how much till I get a little further in the build.
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #64 on: December 19, 2012, 02:50:39 PM »
I still have a black and white set that are trimmed if you want any ideas :-D
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #65 on: December 19, 2012, 04:07:01 PM »
I'd love for you to post a pic of them  :-D
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #66 on: December 20, 2012, 07:58:22 AM »
And then I started thinking about:

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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #67 on: December 20, 2012, 08:06:27 AM »
Now that would be a 1st,and a "trick" look!!
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #68 on: December 20, 2012, 10:30:12 AM »
Thanks!
I ordered the tubing for the outlets.
We'll see how long it takes to get here  :-D
I have the holes drilled in the end for the dual outlets so now I just need to rework the internal baffling.
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #69 on: December 21, 2012, 12:19:57 PM »
Ok, here is where I am at tonight.





I'm waiting for the tubing for the outlets.
A little polish and clean up and we'll see what we get  :-D
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #70 on: December 21, 2012, 01:39:02 PM »
NICE!...I can't wait to hear your thoughts once you've gotten a chance to ride it and see how it sounds and if it gives you any substantial low end snap.
Looks awesome!!
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #71 on: December 23, 2012, 04:39:10 PM »
Then again, maybe I'll do something like this:

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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #72 on: December 26, 2012, 09:44:38 AM »
I was asked how I was going to make the internal baffling.
This is a rough idea.
I am tig welding the two pieces of internal baffling with some small pieces of plate not shown in the pics.
The lower tube will be functional but the upper tube will take the major volume of exhaust.



Even though this will be primarily for street use I am installing some stainless steel mesh for a spark arrestor.

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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #73 on: January 02, 2013, 09:30:35 AM »
The aluminum tubing arrived today so I cut it in half at the approximate finish angle and took the pieces to have them tig welded.





Once the pieces are tigged together I will finish shaping them and then have them tigged to the muffler body.
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Re: 2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
« Reply #74 on: January 03, 2013, 08:19:33 AM »
Just a tad more progress..

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