97BLKVALK
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« on: December 02, 2014, 07:25:50 PM » |
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Hello,
My ride has a drone, I have since found out that the exhaust has been drilled out, but not cut off. I would like to have a factory sound. Is there a way to remedy the drone with out buying new pipes. Can new piggies be purchased and welded in place of old ones?
Thanks
Michael
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wingrider02
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2014, 09:14:50 PM » |
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The fella that had mine before me found the piggies cut off flush, and two of the three holes were drilled. His solution to fix the drone was to take copper tubing and remake the piggies. If memory serves correct, 3/4" fit pretty well...and a 1/2 tap worked inside the piggy holes.
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2014, 09:16:31 PM » |
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I'm working from my memory here  but I seem to rekemember someone redid the piggies with copper?? pipe. NOT sure whether you can buy just the piggies. RIDE SAFE. |
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wingrider02
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2014, 09:49:30 PM » |
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Yep....that was my bike....will have to see if I can dig up his post about it.
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BF
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2014, 01:08:00 AM » |
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MarkT sells Piggie plates. They are complete sets of piggies that he has cut off and salvaged. Think he sells them for about 40 bucks or so a set. You can get them either from a standard or an interstate. You can have them tig welded on.
Or....get something to break up that resonance as it's exiting the exhaust......like a set of Grumpy tips. The small bore tips would work best for what you need.....plus, they dress up the exhaust really nice.
There's also a marine silencer that you can buy and install. Its 4 inch diameter, slides right in....just need to drill one bolt hole to hold it in place.
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« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2014, 05:31:54 AM » |
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After market tips could help I have a set for sale.  |
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MarkT
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« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2014, 12:46:21 PM » |
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MarkT sells Piggie plates. They are complete sets of piggies that he has cut off and salvaged. Think he sells them for about 40 bucks or so a set. You can get them either from a standard or an interstate. You can have them tig welded on.
Twenty bucks for a set plus postage. Look like this.  Thread on how to install them w/o a welder here - http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,38448.0.html |
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BF
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« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2014, 01:37:21 PM » |
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MarkT sells Piggie plates. They are complete sets of piggies that he has cut off and salvaged. Think he sells them for about 40 bucks or so a set. You can get them either from a standard or an interstate. You can have them tig welded on.
Twenty bucks for a set plus postage. Look like this. Thread on how to install them w/o a welder here - http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,38448.0.htmlOops.  Sorry Mark. Is it the silencers that you sell for 40 bucks a pair? |
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« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2014, 01:49:36 PM » |
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No. Don't have anything at $40 currently. But thanks for mentioning the piggy plates anyway.
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« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2014, 03:51:44 PM » |
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MarkT sells Piggie plates. They are complete sets of piggies that he has cut off and salvaged. Think he sells them for about 40 bucks or so a set. You can get them either from a standard or an interstate. You can have them tig welded on.
Or....get something to break up that resonance as it's exiting the exhaust......like a set of Grumpy tips. The small bore tips would work best for what you need.....plus, they dress up the exhaust really nice.
There's also a marine silencer that you can buy and install. Its 4 inch diameter, slides right in....just need to drill one bolt hole to hold it in place.
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« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2014, 04:07:21 PM » |
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Hope I am not stepping on the toes of one of our sponsors and VRCC member but Big Bike Things has
what they call exhaust extentions, piggies, no welding should you not have a welder.
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« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2014, 05:10:52 AM » |
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BBT exhaust extensions are short little chrome tubes to put on the
end of your real piggies so that they stick out past the
end of your tips... they very much don't replace piggies...
-Mike
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