Subject: Re: Fishtails w/bags
Author: Ron Komoroski
Date: Apr 28, 2004, 6:00 AM
Post ID: 1716648391
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Brett,
I am running 32" long "shark fin" mufflers w/ Wixom bags on my '74 Police Eldo. I was looking for a "long 'n low" look, so I made extensions for the bag mounts that lower them 1" & moved them rearward 1/2" I wanted the "fins" to come up behind the bags, so I made up pipe sections about 5" long to go between the header pipes & the mufflers. The mufflers extend about 3" beyond the bottom lip of the rear fender, even w/the trailer hitch I have on the bike.
Looking at my bike, I'd say that without an exhaust pipe extension, the 32" "shark fin" style muffler would hit the bottom of the bag, even if the stock bag mounts were used.
If anyone is interested, the mufflers are a Harley aftermarket product. I covered the pipe extension w/a 10" chrome heat shield that really looks good on the bike. The shield is held on the pipe w/hidden hose clamps & covers the extension and the first 3" of the muffler. No muffler clamps are visible and a smooth line from the header pipe into the muffler is created. The heat shield is also Harley aftermarket. I got the mufflers & the shields from Gene's Moto Guzzi Shop in Eldorado, Arkansas.
Ron Komoroski
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<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Incised901 Lt BT"
color=#008080>Brett,</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Incised901 Lt BT" color=#008080>I am running 32"
long "shark fin" mufflers w/ Wixom bags on my '74 Police Eldo. I was looking for
a "long 'n low" look, so I made extensions for the bag mounts that lower them 1"
& moved them rearward 1/2" I wanted the "fins" to come up behind the
bags, so I made up pipe sections about 5" long to go between the header pipes
& the mufflers. The mufflers extend about 3" beyond the bottom lip of
the rear fender, even w/the trailer hitch I have on the bike.
</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Incised901 Lt BT" color=#008080>Looking at my bike,
I'd say that without an exhaust pipe extension, the 32" "shark fin" style
muffler would hit the bottom of the bag, even if the stock bag mounts were used.
</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Incised901 Lt BT" color=#008080>If anyone is
interested, the mufflers are a Harley aftermarket product. I covered the pipe
extension w/a 10" chrome heat shield that really looks
good</FONT></EM></STRONG> <STRONG><EM><FONT face="Incised901 Lt BT"
color=#008080>on the bike. The shield is held on the pipe w/hidden hose clamps
& covers the extension and the first 3" of the muffler. No muffler clamps
are visible and a smooth line from the header pipe into the muffler is created.
The heat shield is also Harley aftermarket. I got the mufflers & the shields
from Gene's Moto Guzzi Shop in Eldorado, Arkansas.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Incised901 Lt BT" color=#008080>Ron
Komoroski</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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