I finally got everything planned out in my head for the next section of exhaust and it came out pretty good. The next section will be a slip fit onto both tubes that come down the front. This will make removing from the bike possible for things like an oil change. Also if I made it one piece, it would literally never come off the way I have it wrapped around the frame (I did a test piece first with the old exhaust).
So after making the two sections that turn back under the engine, which was pretty intensive to make them even in every direction and length, I worked on the slip fit merge section. From here I have two pieces of pre-fab tubing that was stretched on one end to fit over the 1.5" tubing, cut to length, then cut a taper that I used CAD to help me determine the length, angle, and depth to cut. This was very important not only for angle, but at the end where the two pieces are merged they have to match up with the circumference of a 2" piece of tubing that will exit out the right side of the bike next to the rear wheel.
After carefully squishing the 2" tubing in a vice, the ends line up pretty well and after some more massaging they will be welded up. More to come later as I finish the last section.
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