Oldsquids 02 low mount pipe pics
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These modifications are all about personal taste. Saying that, I personally think the 02 S3 is a larger more meatier looking bike and so needs a pipe to reflect this.
To me it looks like the bike has a little dick...
Don't flame me for being honest. :angel:
To me it looks like the bike has a little dick...
Don't flame me for being honest. :angel:
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oldsquid i really like your pipes on the 1050. So much so that have seriously considered changing them for my Staintunes.
I just think the older s3's need a bit more substantial looking pipe to fit in with the weightier looking back end of the bike. The 1050's have no arse so your pipes work well with the size that they are.
Again it's my personal take on it and I've been known to be way off track from the rest of the crowd. So please don't let my comments sway your direction in any way.
I just think the older s3's need a bit more substantial looking pipe to fit in with the weightier looking back end of the bike. The 1050's have no arse so your pipes work well with the size that they are.
Again it's my personal take on it and I've been known to be way off track from the rest of the crowd. So please don't let my comments sway your direction in any way.
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+1kuhlka said:
To emphasize what Sparti said, the 02-04 Speed Triple is sorta like an Italian woman: wide thru the hips.
So three of those side-by-side under the tail (center pipe positioned @ 2" to the rear of the others) would be just the ticket. I'd gladly fab up my own license plate holder & signal mounts (and modify the existing undertail plastic if necessary) to accomodate it. Can only imagine what it might sound like...
We have had an under seat pipe for this bike since the day it was launched
- but it depends what price you see as affordable - to work properly you need two cans, a new under tray, a new battery box, a new water tank, relay and fuse box mounts, number plate brackets, indicator mounts and of course some pipe work. All this needs to be in stainless steel and preferably powder coated as well
It needs to run perfectly with a TOR tune so everyone can get one, it needs to make more power than stock and hopefully a lot more (unlike say the Black Widow system that actually lost power)
You then need to make all this in to a kit that anyone can fit and does not involve cutting or welding etc so the bike can always go back to stock
We do this and have sold thousands of them over the years at £895. I think this is a very reasonable price but obviously to many it is not....
- but it depends what price you see as affordable - to work properly you need two cans, a new under tray, a new battery box, a new water tank, relay and fuse box mounts, number plate brackets, indicator mounts and of course some pipe work. All this needs to be in stainless steel and preferably powder coated as well
It needs to run perfectly with a TOR tune so everyone can get one, it needs to make more power than stock and hopefully a lot more (unlike say the Black Widow system that actually lost power)
You then need to make all this in to a kit that anyone can fit and does not involve cutting or welding etc so the bike can always go back to stock
We do this and have sold thousands of them over the years at £895. I think this is a very reasonable price but obviously to many it is not....
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oldsquid,
I like it but I much prefer a high-mount can. Are you going to do one of those as well?
Capt.
I like it but I much prefer a high-mount can. Are you going to do one of those as well?
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Hey Sparti--no offense taken, and no beatings necessary--The S3 evokes that kind of emotion. That's why we all dig 'er eh?
And Wolf really did lay out the problem with the undertail well. With either generation S3 you have just got to create room if you want to use an undertail. If you want to get a feel for the challenge, try this. You've got to plan for about 5.5" of travel in the rear, and my cans (which are about the narrowest out there--just ask Sparti--he he) are 3.5" in diameter and 16" long. So you need 9" of clearance MINIMUM, at a point 16" back from where you want the cans to terminate, even if you have the muffs right up against the seat pan. There's just no room there unless you rebuild the pan.
Another challenge is the battery box. I tried to fit the bike in these pictures with my current high mount but with the rear wheel at full compression there wasn't even room for the 1.75" pipe between the tire and battery box.
I still lie awake at night thinking about it though. So who knows... And for anyone who's willing to do the rebuild on the obstuctions, I'll build a one-off any time. You'll probably have to come to Mammoth though. So bring your pole for before and your ridin' gear for after.
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And Wolf really did lay out the problem with the undertail well. With either generation S3 you have just got to create room if you want to use an undertail. If you want to get a feel for the challenge, try this. You've got to plan for about 5.5" of travel in the rear, and my cans (which are about the narrowest out there--just ask Sparti--he he) are 3.5" in diameter and 16" long. So you need 9" of clearance MINIMUM, at a point 16" back from where you want the cans to terminate, even if you have the muffs right up against the seat pan. There's just no room there unless you rebuild the pan.
Another challenge is the battery box. I tried to fit the bike in these pictures with my current high mount but with the rear wheel at full compression there wasn't even room for the 1.75" pipe between the tire and battery box.
I still lie awake at night thinking about it though. So who knows... And for anyone who's willing to do the rebuild on the obstuctions, I'll build a one-off any time. You'll probably have to come to Mammoth though. So bring your pole for before and your ridin' gear for after.
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