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Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 6:13 pm

by seiko1

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:

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Step seven: Remove end cap without damaging it (Difficult FFS!!!)

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Step eight:....Forget again :oops:

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Step nine:Reasemble...

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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 6:16 pm

by seiko1

Don't forget to cut yourself removing something it turn's out you don't need

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Finished Product

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6 hr's for the first one and two hr's for the second one :roll:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCE_IZAwTKc

Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 6:39 pm

by laidback

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

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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 6:43 pm

by seiko1

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

And Youtube Vid of the sound diff

Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 6:43 pm

by Nelso

I bet they still weigh a ton.

It looks like you did a neat job on them. I need to do the same thing to my Akra. :shock:

:shock:

I'm with John though, we need to see them on the bike. :kuda:

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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 8:25 pm

by aardvark

Nice job, fucken ugly finger nails! :lol:

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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 8:34 pm

by seiko1

aardvark wrote:Nice job, fucken ugly finger nails!

The Index Finger was sliced with a Beer bottle yr's ago

Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 1:17 pm

by dutchy

Waiting for the pics/video

Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 1:23 pm

by seiko1

dutchy wrote:Waiting for the pics/video

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

Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 1:25 pm

by dutchy

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:

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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 1:48 pm

by seiko1

dutchy wrote:
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?

I use the company twuck to get home

Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 1:54 pm

by dutchy

The 14 belongs to the company?! :shock:

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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 2:20 pm

by seiko1

dutchy wrote:The 14 belongs to the company?!

You've been taking lessons from P4anza aint ya? :lol:

:lol:

Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 3:58 pm

by Torquewrench

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

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Re: Shortening DONE! (14 pipes)

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 6:13 pm

by seiko1

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

It's cold and I'm OLD!