100_8418.JPG;replaced exhaust gaskets at the same time|||100_8419.JPG;old gasket removed, ready for new one|||100_8426.JPG;permatex liquid gasket will be used at the header muffler junction|||100_8427.JPG;exhaust installed, looking great|||100_8428.JPG;had to use a mounting bracket off an xs650 exhaust, worked pretty good|||100_8432.JPG;|||100_8435.JPG;really gobbered on the liquid gasket|||101_8401.JPG;old exhaust removed|||101_8402.JPG;rusted in two|||101_8403.JPG;old brackets were welded to exhaust|||101_8405.JPG;xs650, used extra exhaust mounting brackets from this bike|||101_8406.JPG;bracket in use on the xs650 special 1981|||101_8408.JPG;extra brackets, I dont know why I had extras but they worked great on the 1100|||P1020157.JPG;old exhuast was not too badly rusted in most spots|||P1020158.JPG;|||P1020159.JPG;old headers had some surface rust though not too bad|||P1020160.JPG;|||P1020161.JPG;|||P1020162.JPG;|||P1020163.JPG;old exhuast|||P1020164.JPG;new exhaust kit|||P1020165.JPG;|||P1020166.JPG;|||P1020168.JPG;|||P1020170.JPG;|||P1020171.JPG;|||P1020172.JPG;|||P1020174.JPG;|||P1020175.JPG;installed so it just barely allows rear wheel to be removed without dropping exhaust|||after new exhaust installed.jpg;|||factory xs1100 special exhaust prior to replacement.jpg;|||AlbumDescription;<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>|||