My factory exhaust rusted apart last season. This caused horrible vibrations and noise at certain rpm ranges. At first I did not know it was the exhaust. When I took off the exhuast to inspect it, it litterally fell apart in two pieces.

I had a local shop weld it back together as best they could. Well, it lasted the rest of the season but I knew I had to replace it. I searched for a new exhaust for about a year before I finally found one in-stock at old bike barn.

The exhuast is beautiful. The chrome is great and the overall dimensions are amazing. Installation on the other hand was a bear. There were no instructions included. The exhaust kit came with 5 bolts and no nuts. How do use use 5 bolts with no nuts?!? The factory exhaust had no nuts.

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after new exhaust installed.mp4 (20.8MB)


factory xs1100 special exhaust prior to replacement.mp4 (26.9MB)

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Smll Med Lrg replaced exhaust gaskets at the same time	Smll Med Lrg old gasket removed, ready for new one	Smll Med Lrg permatex liquid gasket will be used at the header muffler junction	Smll Med Lrg exhaust installed, looking great
Smll Med Lrg had to use a mounting bracket off an xs650 exhaust, worked pretty good	Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg really gobbered on the liquid gasket	Smll Med Lrg old exhaust removed
Smll Med Lrg rusted in two	Smll Med Lrg old brackets were welded to exhaust	Smll Med Lrg xs650, used extra exhaust mounting brackets from this bike	Smll Med Lrg bracket in use on the xs650 special 1981
Smll Med Lrg extra brackets, I dont know why I had extras but they worked great on the 1100	Smll Med Lrg old exhuast was not too badly rusted in most spots	Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg old headers had some surface rust though not too bad
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Smll Med Lrg installed so it just barely allows rear wheel to be removed without dropping exhaust