My new build

[Rusty_Nail]

Hey guys, I've been off the forum for sometime but finally I'm back and starting a new build. I bought the Hyper 26" steel cruiser frame. Bought a 100cc motor kit to put on it. I'm starting the build tomorrow, but won't be able to complete it due to waiting on a few more parts to show up. But did have one question. I know there's a lot of posts about people having issues with their pedals hitting their muffler. Well low and behold I'm having that problem. What can I try to do to bend the pipe? I recently moved to a new state and don't have access to a torch to heat it with. Any other ways I can bend it without heating it? Any help is appreciated.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Hey guys, I've been off the forum for sometime but finally I'm back and starting a new build. I bought the Hyper 26" steel cruiser frame. Bought a 100cc motor kit to put on it. I'm starting the build tomorrow, but won't be able to complete it due to waiting on a few more parts to show up. But did have one question. I know there's a lot of posts about people having issues with their pedals hitting their muffler. Well low and behold I'm having that problem. What can I try to do to bend the pipe? I recently moved to a new state and don't have access to a torch to heat it with. Any other ways I can bend it without heating it? Any help is appreciated.

Have you ever bent conduit? Do you have access to conduit hand benders? Especially a hickey bender???? You can buy hand-held propane or butane bottles at Walmart along with the torch head. With this hobby you have to be prepared to spend money.

This hot tube bender is around $10 at Walmart. You'll have to buy a rigid coupling and rigid conduit pipe as well for around $20 at Lowes. The butane and torch head will cost around $60 at Walmart.

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

I usually oval out the two mounting holes in the muffler & slightly turn it inward.
If the problem was extreme, I would cut a pie slice from the tube & weld it back together.