Good evening, all..
I've been working on my SV, getting it ready for the coming season. I recently bought a well setup 06 model for a bargain price from a guy who has moved to Australia, but I'm busy getting it how I want.
The bike was built by JHS Racing (in Bristol) about 5 years ago, and it's been fitted with an Elka piggyback shock. However, the reservoir is alarmingly close to the rear cylinder's downpipe. I know it's a full race exhaust, but surely the reservoir shouldn't be within about 3mm of touching the can! I'm a little concerned about this as the performance of the rear shock will deteriorate massively over a short space of time.
The following photos show just how close they are:
Someone has actually put a few zip ties around it and the subframe, presumably to make sure vibrations and/or shock compression don't result in them touching.
The following are of the actual exhaust system. I know it's a full race system, but I'm not sure which manufacturer it is. The can is an M4 slip on spring mount, but I get the feeling the downpipes may be Hindle. Hopefully someone can identify the style from the photos.
Has anyone else encountered this? I did search around Google and even the forum, and came across a post about a Nitron rear shock, but not much of worth.
Bit of advice on this would be lovely. Aiming to get out for a test session in the next 3 or 4 weeks before hitting Mallory in February with Thundersport for their pre-season test.
Cheers in advance.
Keith.