Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

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Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby seiko1 » Sun May 22, 2011 6:13 pm

Step one: find something suitable to mark your cut line. (old piece of tape measure)
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Step two: Cut it. (used Dremel)
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Step three: Slide the whole end off.
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Step four: Discover there's a whole lot more inside than you expected!
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Step five: Cut the bloody lot off
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Step six:.......Forget to take pic's :roll:
Step seven: Remove end cap without damaging it (Difficult FFS!!!)
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Step eight:....Forget again :oops:
Step nine:Reasemble...
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby seiko1 » Sun May 22, 2011 6:16 pm

Don't forget to cut yourself removing something it turn's out you don't need
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Finished Product :D
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6 hr's for the first one and two hr's for the second one :roll:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCE_IZAwTKc
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby laidback » Sun May 22, 2011 6:39 pm

Before and after pics on the bike should be good. :kuda:
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby seiko1 » Sun May 22, 2011 6:43 pm

laidback1952 wrote:Before and after pics on the bike should be good. :kuda:

And Youtube Vid of the sound diff ;)
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby Nelso » Sun May 22, 2011 6:43 pm

I bet they still weigh a ton. :P It looks like you did a neat job on them. I need to do the same thing to my Akra. :shock:

I'm with John though, we need to see them on the bike. :kuda:
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby aardvark » Sun May 22, 2011 8:25 pm

Nice job, fucken ugly finger nails! :lol:
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby seiko1 » Sun May 22, 2011 8:34 pm

aardvark wrote:Nice job, fucken ugly finger nails! :lol:

The Index Finger was sliced with a Beer bottle yr's ago ;)
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby dutchy » Mon May 23, 2011 1:17 pm

Waiting for the pics/video :(
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby seiko1 » Mon May 23, 2011 1:23 pm

dutchy wrote:Waiting for the pics/video :(

Won't be till Saturday, dark when I get home :(
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby dutchy » Mon May 23, 2011 1:25 pm

seiko1 wrote:
dutchy wrote:Waiting for the pics/video :(

Won't be till Saturday, dark when I get home :(


So they're not helping you get home any quicker? Why bother? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby seiko1 » Mon May 23, 2011 1:48 pm

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seiko1 wrote:
dutchy wrote:Waiting for the pics/video :(

Won't be till Saturday, dark when I get home :(


So they're not helping you get home any quicker? Why bother? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I use the company twuck to get home :D
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby dutchy » Mon May 23, 2011 1:54 pm

The 14 belongs to the company?! :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby seiko1 » Mon May 23, 2011 2:20 pm

dutchy wrote:The 14 belongs to the company?! :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

You've been taking lessons from P4anza aint ya? :lol:
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby Torquewrench » Mon May 23, 2011 3:58 pm

What you dont have a light or a torch or get up early. Hangon you cant do that. :lol: :lol:
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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Postby seiko1 » Mon May 23, 2011 6:13 pm

Torquewrench wrote:What you dont have a light or a torch or get up early. Hangon you cant do that. :lol: :lol:

It's cold and I'm OLD! ;)
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