1000 RR8 headers to 919 RRW Streetfighter

I am planning on doing a lot of mods to silencers and my RRW exhaust system in the near future. So I thought I'd buy a set of RR8 headers and try to modify them to fit my RRW. Why RR8 you may ask, well the main reason was price. A set of RRW stainless headers went on eBay last night for £122 plus postage. I bought these RR8 headers last week for £4.49 plus £10 postage :D:D

The RR8 headers are 38mm o/d and lighter than RRW headers.A few dimensions are similar and a few very different;

Collars to fit to head are almost the same. Brackets to clamp headers to head are the same. Spacing between cylinders are very similar, about 2mm difference . Main difference apart from bends and shape of headers is that RR8 are 45 mm shorter in the vertical section, ie they will foul the sump unless I extend the verticals.

A few pix;

RRW headers

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/Headers/IMAG0344.jpg

RR8 headers

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/Headers/IMAG0347.jpg

I marked the vertical section of the headers 150mm from the collars and started cutting the tops off.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/Headers/IMAG0350.jpg

This is no4 header top section.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/Headers/IMAG0352.jpg

Will do a bit more tomorrow before work.:D:D

Interesting will be watching this

I wouldn't mind some better pipes on mine but to buy they are over a grand or I would have to get some custom made mine strangle the bike they are only 40mm they work best with 50mm pipes

If you can find some curved pipes that might fit, I can mod them for ya so they do fit mate???

Managed to cut and file the other three stubs and fit em to the RRW engine this morning;

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/Headers/IMAG0355.jpg

The view from underneath;

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/Headers/IMAG0356-1.jpg

Next job is to make a bracket to support the RR8 exhaust in the best position while I make and fit the 38mm spacers into the gaps!

Mind you I could just stick with the stubby headers??? Double click on the piccy?

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/th_VIDEO0061.jpg