Went at the mid pipes today with the drop cutoff saw as I was busting to see them on the bike. I wanted to make sure I got really clean straight cuts so I marked each one with tape prior to cutting:
In the end I needn't have worried as the cuts came out super clean and after some touching up in the bench sander and a die grinder on the inside, I had some very clean ends. The fit on the mufflers is very tight and with the spring clips should be plenty to keep the mufflers where they should be:
A little bit or tweaking with the angle in the collector and I had them mounted up perfectly. They're a perfect fit and the placement of the mufflers is bang on where I had them with the templates:
Checking this final shot I'm starting to see what people don't like about the rear end of the seat. So I'm going to tackle a new seat soon based on similar dimensions and shape but trying to remove the bulbous nature of the bump and make the transition from the rear to the seat a bit more angled. Watch this space. Only thing I need to be wary of is the clearance to the battery box, but hoping to get a battery soon so I can fully mock up all the electrics on the bike and therefore know what I can/can't adjust on the seat. It's probably a good thing anyway as I'm not happy with the bend lines on the current seat so I'll use a metal brake this time to get much better fold lines.
The only thing I'm toying with on the exhausts are:
1. Getting Carrington to add some opposing large radius bends on the straight sections of the mid pipes to break up the straight sections. Not large bends just very gradual ones to make the mid pipes a little more aesthetically flowing.
2. Having the ends expanded where they join the collector to get a better fit, as currently the fit is not tight enough.
Whilst I was in the mood I thought I would try and get the advancer mechanism on the electronic ignition. It seemed solid and I have no idea how the bike would run as essentially the dried on grease had frozen the thing solid.
Some time in my turps bucket and a quick scrub had it free and after a spot of lube I had it free and moving beautifully: