Bent my own exhaust

Thanks to Tom (2door) for the idea to use EMT conduit to lengthen the exhaust pipe.

The exhaust no longer points at the ground and directs the sound waves back at me, so the ride quality is much improved. I'll have to go for an extended ride once this weather lets up for more riding impressions. The exhaust still needs to be heat wrapped and more permanently hung. More pictures when that comes to fruition.

Thank you for the compliments and suggestions, everyone.

Yesterday I did end up taking off my fender after discovering a stress crack in the middle mounting tab by the seat stays. As a result, I took the muffler hanger from the kit and modified it to fit over the drop outs above the seat stay. I'm going to see if I have enough material to attach it to the chain stay as well. Some time next week, I'll have to get some 10g or 12g steel sheet metal and make a proper bracket. This bike will also have a rack going on it in the future once I get new mounting hardware to replace the rusty/"gonna strip the first time I assemble it" allen bolts; I can see what kind of additional support it will provide.

Took it for a ride yesterday and killed about 85% of a tank. Power was smoother over the whole rev range. The biggest surprise was a 1 mph increase in top speed and average speed. Can't wait until it needs a rebuild so I can really do some modifications.