I think it may be stainless. A decent cutter and some of that there brute force coupled with oodles of ignorance.
Lost my extension bar.... bolox. Will have to bob down to wickes for another, I will do it in the morning and let ya know.
What can go wrong? Ah, too much brute force and straight thru the other end and into the ECU or cylinder head....
Well i got my extension bar today. I managed to drill the pilot hole ok, but sure enough i blunted the hole saw. In fact i pushed so hard the bike moved off its side stand in the garage and fell up against my workbench, lukily no damage. Next stop, screwfix for a better 32mm hole saw.
I bet your heart skipped a few beats mate! There you go blaggers first note - use a paddock stand Oh and a razor sharp hole sore I will wait until you lot make a list of not to do's first i think
Yeah ive wedged a block of wood in front of the rear wheel to stop the bike moving as i think that i would even move my paddock stand.
I was watching that vid again and he does put some force into it, the bike wobbles side to side a fair bit too Glad it wasnt damaged though mate lucky that bench was there
Yeah thats just one of the ways i park it in the garage depending on which way round i need it to face, this time arse facing towards the door, so it was leaning right next to the bench before it slipped forward. Luckily the bench is quite high so the bike only tipped a couple of inches over to the left leaning its weight on the work surface.
when you are down getting the hole saw get some cutting paste, makes it a hell of a lot better and also make sure you are running the right speed, too fast and it will wreck the cutter.a STARRETT or BOSH drill works best, I have drilled loads and the bits I have are still like new
Just done mine. Couldnt find my 32mm cutter so I used a 25mm instead. Piece o cake. Bike on its stand, 1st gear engaged and drill. No problems, went through in a couple of seconds, using a battery drill. Sounds quite a bit better, but i'll let ya know if it sounds louder on the hoof soon as I get chance. Recommended mod for a couple minutes work.
One more thing, dont bother looking down the pipe just after ya drilled them, blat the throttle a few times first. This will stop the cans blowing swarfe in your eye. Bugger.
Think I done the flapper mod too. Not sure, just pulled a tube off a flying saucer type thing thats right behind the flapper and bunged it with a M6 roofing bolt. Good tight fit.
Ok, been for a blast and raced back against the rain clouds lol. Defo sounds a bit fruitier, and with the flapper mod it dont sound as 'laboured' pulling away from lights. Great mod for £ fook all.
Glad to hear it, me next hopefully. And if you like free mods, you should try the twin headlight mod on another thread
Oh dear. Been out on the bike for the first time after drilling the exhaust and i honestly think it sounds shite. No going back now. It sounds ok at idle, but as raspy as a cheap boy racers car with a fat exhaust when on the move. If i cant get over the fact that i think my bike now sounds poo then my options are:- Buy a second hand standard exhaust. Cut the can open and risk gutting it completely. Or buy a proper can and then end up probably having to buy a Power Commander to get it to run properly.
