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NathanF · September 3rd, 2011, 11:20 PM

I'm finding that one of my mounted hard bags is getting cooked by the exhaust gas about 6 inches away and 1-2 inches up from the stock pipe. Can anyone think of a cheap and easy way to deflect the output more downwards?

I went and bought a 1 inch copper 45 elbow from Lowes. It just about fits into the outer ceramic thing, and easily fits over the actual pipe. If I sanded it down, I could wedge it in there, but I would need a better way of securing it.

I started to take out the bolts on the end of the exhaust, but one seemed really jammed in there, so I decided to hold off lest I break it. Just wondering if anyone has disassembled it, and if so, if there would be a semi-easy way of adding some sort of deflector like the above.

September 3rd, 2011, 11:20 PM	#1
NathanF ninjette.org member Name: Nathan Location: Portland, Oregon Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 V-Strom 650 ABS Posts: 166	Deflecting Exhaust - Anyone Disassembled Stock Exhaust? I'm finding that one of my mounted hard bags is getting cooked by the exhaust gas about 6 inches away and 1-2 inches up from the stock pipe. Can anyone think of a cheap and easy way to deflect the output more downwards? I went and bought a 1 inch copper 45 elbow from Lowes. It just about fits into the outer ceramic thing, and easily fits over the actual pipe. If I sanded it down, I could wedge it in there, but I would need a better way of securing it. I started to take out the bolts on the end of the exhaust, but one seemed really jammed in there, so I decided to hold off lest I break it. Just wondering if anyone has disassembled it, and if so, if there would be a semi-easy way of adding some sort of deflector like the above.