Thanks guys. I'm having a lot of fun building this thing so far. The pipe has been on my mind a lot lately since that is getting near the top of the next-to-do list as time moves on. I really, really, really want to run an underslung pipe but I just don't see how it is possible to do, even from a length perspective and not even diameter. I need about 53inches of length without a stinger tube and muffler even. If I snake the thing around the front of the frame and soak up a foot or better underneath the radiator and come back under the frame, that's still better than 3ft to put somewhere...lol.
I'm also trying to decide if I want to go ahead and bite the bullet for tires, as I am going to have to have those to do clearances for the pipe and also would really prefer to have them on when I start trying to lay out my pegs and controls so that everything is at a finalized ride height and stance. Tire wise, I *really* like the micheline pilot powers I have on my SV650, but they're $$$. I don't know if A: I'd ride this bike enough to justify those or B: There really is a significant amount of difference between those and say cheap Shinkos that justify the price difference in them. I don't have too much experience with different tires and compounds on bikes, so I am kind of trying to decide what direction to go on that also.