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suzsv650
22-05-05, 06:22 PM
very slightly of takeing a hacksaw to my exaust for my new viper ! reasure me !
northwind
22-05-05, 06:24 PM
It'll be fine. There you go :)

Just msak off anything you're worried you might hit with packing or gaffer tape and newspaper, can't go wrong. And mark your line well with a marker as well. but most of all don't try and do it with a 10-year old rusty junior hacksaw blade, you'll want a new one. I went through about 3 blades, the double-wall of the pipe makes it easy to get hteblades stuchk so have some spares :)
diamond
22-05-05, 06:28 PM
I'm a stupid useless girl and i did mine last week, it's easy. Go on get sawing. :lol:
Quiff Wichard
22-05-05, 06:32 PM
I'm a stupid useless girl

aint u all !!! :wink:
diamond
22-05-05, 06:36 PM
I'm a stupid useless girl

aint u all !!! :wink:

:evil: :roll:


We don't like to make you lot look to bad so we just act stupid. :wink:
Stig
22-05-05, 08:33 PM
It is by far a lot easier with an angle grinder.

Mark the line to cut with a big fat marker pen and just keep the saw on the line, that way you can check and make sure that you are cutting a straight line and not going off at an angle.

Good luck. I'm sure you will be fine with it. :thumbsup:
ophic
22-05-05, 09:47 PM
now where have i seen angle grinders for a tenner recently? i'm sure it'll come to me in a minute
Stig
22-05-05, 09:49 PM
EBay :wink:
ophic
22-05-05, 10:10 PM
are there? I've remembered, its a local shop in birstall, its green and thats about all i can tell you.
OF.uk
22-05-05, 11:47 PM
paid about 6 and a half quid for mine 8) :D
fizzwheel
23-05-05, 09:18 AM
I did mine with a car exhaust pipe cutter and then had to finish it off with a hacksaw..

Its easy enough, just watch you dont saw your heelplates, like I did :oops:

I think if i was going to do it again, I would get myself an angle grinder. You might want to protect your swingarm with something though
Ransom
23-05-05, 12:43 PM
What do you guys do about MOT time where you have aftermarket cans fitted. Thats the only thing stopping me getting ine really :roll:
northwind
23-05-05, 02:32 PM
I worry quite a lot... Though I've modified a Beowulf Racing baffle to the point that my bike barely runs, which does quiten it down a bit :)