Hi everyone, it's been quite a while!
Ever since the newest Triumph scrambler came out, I have been pining after a pair of high pipes. Couple that with my friend purchasing a cabin in Northern Wisconsin (offroading trails like you wouldn't believe), and you have the recipe for entering into a scrambler pipe build.
Now I have searched the forum high and low for a custom exhaust build but nothing has quite reached the level of detail that I am looking for. Long story short, I want something like a CL350 mixed with a Triumph scrambler (see pictures). That means a left side exhaust that runs over the stator to just behind the rider, but with some interlocking bends and some great heat guards. However, I have not seen something like this done for a '78 SOHC
My question is what should I be looking for in terms of exhaust diameter based on the stock dual walled headers? I have read that 1.5" OD could possibly work, but would 1.375" or 1.25" be a better idea? What would a good inner diameter be? I already have an open exhaust that seems to be tuned right and runs well enough to go 100+ miles at a time.
FYI I will be having a company do mandrel bends in 304 and then TIG it together myself with the appropriate engine mounting points and a dime city cycles reverse cone muffler.
Here is my XS, and my inspiration.
Also I recognize the pipes are a bit blued from running lean. That is from the previous owner.
Ever since the newest Triumph scrambler came out, I have been pining after a pair of high pipes. Couple that with my friend purchasing a cabin in Northern Wisconsin (offroading trails like you wouldn't believe), and you have the recipe for entering into a scrambler pipe build.
Now I have searched the forum high and low for a custom exhaust build but nothing has quite reached the level of detail that I am looking for. Long story short, I want something like a CL350 mixed with a Triumph scrambler (see pictures). That means a left side exhaust that runs over the stator to just behind the rider, but with some interlocking bends and some great heat guards. However, I have not seen something like this done for a '78 SOHC
My question is what should I be looking for in terms of exhaust diameter based on the stock dual walled headers? I have read that 1.5" OD could possibly work, but would 1.375" or 1.25" be a better idea? What would a good inner diameter be? I already have an open exhaust that seems to be tuned right and runs well enough to go 100+ miles at a time.
FYI I will be having a company do mandrel bends in 304 and then TIG it together myself with the appropriate engine mounting points and a dime city cycles reverse cone muffler.
Here is my XS, and my inspiration.
Also I recognize the pipes are a bit blued from running lean. That is from the previous owner.
