The devil himself visited at my door! - SV650.org

Stu · 06-08-06, 08:28 PM

Riding my SV with the stock can cut off!

Awesome!

Getting the neighbours used to my new Blue Flame

TSM · 06-08-06, 08:37 PM

Yep but it can aparently damage your engine.

Stu · 06-08-06, 09:46 PM

really, so I can't do it again or go for a ride?
The BF's not secured yet.

Another point I would like to remove the foot pegs to positon the can exactly where I want it. Is there anywhere I can get a bracket made up to attach the strap to the foot peg mounting points.
Presumably I can't get away without a strap hanger?

northwind · 06-08-06, 09:57 PM

Definately don't try it without a hanger... Any can would be tested by that (Ask Saint Matt) but Blue Flame like to fall apart even with a secure strap, never mind without. I wouldn't even do it for a mile, if I were you.

Your best bet for a custom hanger would be to work out what you want and make a template using, ideally, thin steel- including the bends at both ends. Then, depending on what you want it to look like, speak to a welder or bike fabricator (Streetfighters would be a good port of call here, I like Izax of Newton myself but there's a hundred shops that could do it)

The reason you want to use something like thin steel to do the template is that the angles at the ends will be critical- you could use cardboard but it'd flatten out.

06-08-06, 10:15 PM

Yeah running it without a can can damage exhaust valves apparently. Sounds like a Harley too, which is a bad thing!

07-08-06, 08:10 AM

My bike sounded the same with or without the can... says a lot about the can doesn't it!

northwind · 07-08-06, 10:10 AM

I rode my Virago with no front header for a while

Sounded like POOONKffffft POOOONKffft. Awful, just awful. Probably did damage the valves, but then that was the only part of the bike that wasn't already rusty or held on with tape so it didn't really make any difference.

Stu · 07-08-06, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northwind

Your best bet for a custom hanger would be to work out what you want and make a template using, ideally, thin steel- including the bends at both ends. Then, depending on what you want it to look like, speak to a welder or bike fabricator (Streetfighters would be a good port of call here, I like Izax of Newton myself but there's a hundred shops that could do it)

The reason you want to use something like thin steel to do the template is that the angles at the ends will be critical- you could use cardboard but it'd flatten out.

Can I get someone to cut, shorten and weld the original footpeg hanger?

northwind · 07-08-06, 10:49 AM

If your pockets are deep enough you can do anything

But, what might be better is to grind off the can hanger part of the footpeg, then get a bit of flat ally- 5mm maybe- and make a bracket out of that, and bolt it between the bracket and subframe? I was kind of working on the assumption that you wanted to dispense with the pillion pegs.

I reckon part of Blueflame's bad rep for falling apart is that their bracket's really far forward and the can's long (and fairly heavy at the tail end, too, if you get a twinport) which makes it more susceptible to vibration. So if you can move the strap back up the can, that might help.

07-08-06, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thor

My bike sounded the same with or without the can... says a lot about the can doesn't it!

I found that too. Mildy disappointed when I ran without a can, was expecting it to sound obscenely loud.

06-08-06, 08:28 PM	#1
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06-08-06, 08:37 PM	#2
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06-08-06, 09:57 PM	#4
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Definately don't try it without a hanger... Any can would be tested by that (Ask Saint Matt) but Blue Flame like to fall apart even with a secure strap, never mind without. I wouldn't even do it for a mile, if I were you. Your best bet for a custom hanger would be to work out what you want and make a template using, ideally, thin steel- including the bends at both ends. Then, depending on what you want it to look like, speak to a welder or bike fabricator (Streetfighters would be a good port of call here, I like Izax of Newton myself but there's a hundred shops that could do it) The reason you want to use something like thin steel to do the template is that the angles at the ends will be critical- you could use cardboard but it'd flatten out. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

07-08-06, 10:10 AM	#7
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	I rode my Virago with no front header for a while Sounded like POOONKffffft POOOONKffft. Awful, just awful. Probably did damage the valves, but then that was the only part of the bike that wasn't already rusty or held on with tape so it didn't really make any difference. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

07-08-06, 10:49 AM	#9
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	If your pockets are deep enough you can do anything But, what might be better is to grind off the can hanger part of the footpeg, then get a bit of flat ally- 5mm maybe- and make a bracket out of that, and bolt it between the bracket and subframe? I was kind of working on the assumption that you wanted to dispense with the pillion pegs. I reckon part of Blueflame's bad rep for falling apart is that their bracket's really far forward and the can's long (and fairly heavy at the tail end, too, if you get a twinport) which makes it more susceptible to vibration. So if you can move the strap back up the can, that might help. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

06-08-06, 09:46 PM	#3
Stu Trinity Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Guildford Posts: 8,027	really, so I can't do it again or go for a ride? The BF's not secured yet. Another point I would like to remove the foot pegs to positon the can exactly where I want it. Is there anywhere I can get a bracket made up to attach the strap to the foot peg mounting points. Presumably I can't get away without a strap hanger?

06-08-06, 10:15 PM	#5
DanAbnormal Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah running it without a can can damage exhaust valves apparently. Sounds like a Harley too, which is a bad thing!

07-08-06, 08:10 AM	#6
thor Guest Posts: n/a	My bike sounded the same with or without the can... says a lot about the can doesn't it!

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