Ohlias Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hi guys & gals For those of you with aftermarket exhausts AND a deluxe model or retro fitted center stand: Di you have any issues with the stand hitting the exhaust? I just removed the OEM can in preparation for the arrival of my new Arrow Race-Tech exhaust and noticed that the stand now hits the swing arm, chain and exhaust. The OEM exhaust had a rubber grommet on the underside to prevent this and I am wondering if the aftermarket Arrow (or any other company) will have this too? Anybody been through this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted May 16, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted May 16, 2017 36 minutes ago, Ohlias said: Hi guys & gals For those of you with aftermarket exhausts AND a deluxe model or retro fitted center stand: Di you have any issues with the stand hitting the exhaust? I just removed the OEM can in preparation for the arrival of my new Arrow Race-Tech exhaust and noticed that the stand now hits the swing arm, chain and exhaust. The OEM exhaust had a rubber grommet on the underside to prevent this and I am wondering if the aftermarket Arrow (or any other company) will have this too? Anybody been through this? Hi Ohlias. Had the same concerns myself when thinking of an aftermarket exhaust. Can assure you that the exhaust manufacturers appear to be aware of this. For example, I fitted an Arrow Pro Racing exhaust and it came with a spot to fit the OEM stopper, worked perfectly. Have now fitted an IXIL exhaust and it also came with its own stopper. Had some initial correspondence with DAM exhausts, at the time, I think they also stated that there's come with the stand stopper. So I would be confident you should be ok with the Arrow, perhaps you should contact them to confirm. Cheers. Grum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted May 16, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted May 16, 2017 I can't speak for the Arrow but the connector/link pipe that comes with the Delkevic exhaust has a rubber stop on the bottom for the center stand to rest against when not in use. You can see it in this pic. I would assume all the other major brands have something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuelx Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 My bike came with a shorty Delkevic and it had a rubber bumper on it but since I didn't get the stock exhaust can/pipe with the purchase, I don't know if the part I have is OEM, Delkevic, or from something/somewhere else. I recently switched to a used Yoshimura (thanks NodakVFR) but it didn't come with a bumper. I called Yoshimura R&D but they told me that I was supposed to remove the stock bumper and put it on the Yosh. So when I took the bumper off and put it on the Yosh, I discovered that the fit was rather loose/sloppy on the Yosh (and it wasn't super tight on the Delkevic either). I measured the rubber bumper mounting hole on the Yosh (1/2" diameter) and ordered some rubber bumpers from ebay with that diameter for the "plug" part that I thought were pretty close in size - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-Four-1-Push-In-Rubber-Bumpers-Feet-RB-1X4/261554211878?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 Turns out they are smaller than the part I already had. Left is the one that came with the bike (does that look like OEM to you guys?) and right is the one from ebay. Left measures about 1 1/8" in diameter and just a tad under 1/2" thick (not including the "post"). Right measures 1" in diameter and about 5/16" thick (not including the "post"). The ebay one actually snaps in tighter (the top of the "post" on the left bumper isn't full round, it looks cropped on opposite sides). I think if I had to do it over, I might go with something like this and attach it more securely with a little hardware: http://www.ebay.com/itm/261434913364?rmvSB=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohlias Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 Thanks for the replies guys! Exhaust should arrive today if I don't miss the delivery and I will post back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted May 17, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted May 17, 2017 18 hours ago, Samuelx said: Left is the one that came with the bike (does that look like OEM to you guys?) and right is the one from ebay. I think the one on the left is probably the one that came with your old Delk, mine also fits a bit loose. Here's a pic of the rubber stopper from the OEM exhaust, it fits snug. I have the exhaust boxed up on a shelf in the garage and when I pulled it down to take this pic I couldn't believe how heavy it was LOL. So glad to have cut all that dead weight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuelx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Thanks Greg! It's kinda hard to tell from my picture but I think mine is the same, just more worn out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNBCN Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I recently installed an Akropovic on mine and it had the centre stand stopper... I reused the oem rubber bumper and everything lined up perfectly. The sound difference is unbelievable and I couldn't believe the weight difference between them. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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