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Mr. Hyde Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 565 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Who's runnin a S.E. II slash cut Reply #15 - 03/21/09 at 15:00:07 NewThumperGuy - where do you hale from?
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Reply #16 - 03/21/09 at 15:16:46

I used a sampson 10" for 1 3/4" pipe. It's made well. I got it cheaper from a private seller who never used it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sampson-10-inch-Chrome-Exhaust-Heat-Shield-DS-...

I can't remember if the SE muffle has a tapered front and whether this specific shield will work good for you or not. Others get them from JC Whitney.

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Reply #17 - 03/22/09 at 06:17:16

Mr. Hyde, I hale from SW Ontario, Canada. My elevation around 250m I believe.

Thanks Jim, I will do some looking around.

I was wondering after a little thinking, will I need a spacer for my exhaust bracket after the addition of the extension w/ 10 degree bend?
Does anyone know of or have any pictures of one of these extensions??

I am also having a problem with my tool cover now. The mechanic took off the top of the battery cover so the K&N would fit. Now the top off the tool cover has no where to clip in so it hangs loose. Is there something I can do to fix this? With a little more force will that top cover go on with the K&N in place??

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NewThumperGuy Full Member Offline Lets Ride!!!! Posts: 119 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Who's runnin a S.E. II slash cut Reply #18 - 03/25/09 at 09:05:08 Feedback plz......anyone?
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Reply #19 - 03/25/09 at 09:26:52

NewGuy, the extensions are usually made by a muffler shop. I don't know of anywhere you can buy one. Shouldn't be more than $10. I've got one but it's got lots of holes in it. I was drilling and tapping it to test for various bolts to figure which would work for my custom longshot baffle!

There are a few options for the battery cover but you'll need to do some work. By work I mean either removing the airbox and moving the battery back, or, leave it all as is and remove some of the middle of the cover and contour it around the filter. It will still be a snug fit but you should be able to fit it which will then let you put your tool cover back on. The only thing about this method is that much of the air around the outside of the filter gets impeded by the battery, frame and seat being so close to and cramping the filter.

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Reply #20 - 03/25/09 at 09:52:24

Thanks for the advice Jim, much appreciated. I plan on taking it to a muffler shop in the near future and have the work done. Did you require a spacer between frame and exhaust brackets after adding the ext. w/ bend??

Apparently I will need to get deeper into the forums and prepare for the complete removal of the airbox, shifting back of the battery, the re-routing of wiring, etc. associated with this.
Any quick tips on this from those who have done it?

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Reply #21 - 03/25/09 at 10:38:19

From a previous post of mine:

I removed the airbox today and moved the battery box back. Here's what I did: I made two simple brackets (don't know if flat pieces qualify as brackets). They are 1' wide x maybe 3/16" thick steel. I drilled 3 holes in each. The brackets extend the base where the battery box mounts. Essentially the front battery box bolts get moved to the back holes. The back holes mount to the bracket. I lengthened a few wires in order to run them in a way to conceal them cleanly.

Simon (Simontuffguy) recently moved his back as well.

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NewThumperGuy Full Member Offline Lets Ride!!!! Posts: 119 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Who's runnin a S.E. II slash cut Reply #22 - 03/25/09 at 10:58:38 Ha ha ha I was just reading the post. Thanks again Jim. Very very glad we have you experienced fellas for advice! I'm sure I would completely make a mess of things with out yours and the others help. Hope to get started soon before the weather gets too nice. Thanks again.
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NewThumperGuy Full Member Offline Lets Ride!!!! Posts: 119 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Who's runnin a S.E. II slash cut Reply #23 - 04/06/09 at 11:54:37 Jim what length were your brackets?
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Who's runnin a S.E. II slash cut Reply #24 - 04/06/09 at 12:24:59 I saw them laying around yesterday when I was digging for stuff for tweaking the exhaust butterlfy. I'll take a look at them and get you the info. PM me if I don't get it to you by later this evening.
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NewThumperGuy Full Member Offline Lets Ride!!!! Posts: 119 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Who's runnin a S.E. II slash cut Reply #25 - 04/06/09 at 12:28:29 Thx again Jim, you've been a huge help. I saw something at home that may work but I forgot to bring them in this morn and I saw another one similar at the hardware store while out looking for something to use for my seat raise. Scrubbing down the battery box now, so it will be nice and shiny
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Who's runnin a S.E. II slash cut Reply #26 - 04/06/09 at 21:18:29 Here's the info you wanted. My brackets for moving the battery back are 3 1/8" long, 1" wide and 3/16" thick.
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NewThumperGuy Full Member Offline Lets Ride!!!! Posts: 119 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Who's runnin a S.E. II slash cut Reply #27 - 04/07/09 at 05:11:32 THX Jim, found a couple pieces at home about 3/4" wide, 3/16" thick and 7+ " long. I plan to cut them and redrill later today and get them in there. I want to get things put back together so I can make sure the carb adjustments worked and I'm runnin smooth again.
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Reply #28 - 04/07/09 at 05:30:21

A couple of important details if you do the mod like I posted above. Two things regarding the bracket on the belt side- you'll need to get a shorter bolt for the front hole and the back, belt side corner will need to be rounded a bit to fit or else the corner of the bracket will hit the frame. You'll also need to get two slightly longer bolts for the middle holes. When you put it together to fit you'll see what I mean.

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NewThumperGuy Full Member Offline Lets Ride!!!! Posts: 119 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Who's runnin a S.E. II slash cut Reply #29 - 04/07/09 at 09:23:18 Jim, i remembered reading that in your original post. I'm just about to cut and drill the brackets now. Off to the hardware store after that. Thxs
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