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4 into 2 system?
Orcade-Ian:
Morning Ken,
Yes, I've just looked again at a better 500 pic and the rear footrest hangers are like my 350/4 (made of 2 clam-shell pieces on mine). Side stand is much farther back on F bikes - that could be another stumbling block as well as the brake pedal. Wonder if anyone has put this Marving 4 into 2 on an F series? Might post on the .net site to see.
Ian
Oddjob:
Thought they only mentioned not fitting to the K3 not the F series Ian?
The F series had a rear brake pedal that sat much further out to clear the 4 into 1 and also the bigger depth clutch cover, the 550K3 has a really odd looking rear brake pedal which could hit the new system.
Oddjob:
You could consider this Ian,
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282034589307?hash=item41aa924e7b:g:AA0AAOSw-0xYPrsv
Find a set of Cb500 headers and transfer them onto those silencers. Should be a few headers lying around, it's the silencers that rot, the headers are usually fine, plus you don't know if the new headers are double skinned or not. Something to consider as if they aren't they'll blue quite easily.
Orcade-Ian:
Thanks Ken,
They do look great don't they? Were 500 headers separate or need to be chopped off rotten silencers? Good shout re the double skinning, I know some like the blueing but not me! I didn't want to modify this bike too much but having a silencer on each side of any multi is always pleasing to my eye (all four of 'em!)
Ian
Oddjob:
You'd need to chop off the headers from the rotten silencers, if I was doing it I'd grind the old silencer off as you retain more of the header pipe, rather than just cutting them at the join.
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