Delkevic Headers Installed

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Up and out into the shed at 5am this morning. Bugger this Heat Wave. Everything went pretty smoothly. I think I only swore once....or twice. The Delkevic kit is very good. Nice welds and bends. Simple to follow instructions. All you need included. Header gaskets, silicon goo, springs, and a spring puller. The collection pipe comes with the threaded hole to fit the O2 sensor back in. I have done this as the O2 sensor eliminator that I have ordered has not arrived yet. The weight difference is HUGE ! Christ that original set up is heavy. Saves me going on a New Years diet. . Only took me about 2 hours to complete the fit. No leaks and a much deeper note than before. As I have said before. Great kit. If you are contemplating new headers. These are a fantastic buy at the price. And by the way. Only took SEVEN days to arrive. Heres a couple of pics: Test ride: WoW. Even with just the old O2 sensor reinstalled the difference is enormous. Feels and sounds great. I think I will put her on a Dyno soon .

My Yoshi is on the outside - think that is the normal spot for them:



Here is a shot of the lower exhaust bracket (for Arrows - but should be the same for yours).



I don't remember any problems getting it to fit, I think I did loosen the can and slip pipe connection just to have it twist and "settle" where it wanted without any undue strain.

It's been a marathon but at least you can see the finish line now.

crimsondawn wrote:My Yoshi was put on when I bought it and the clamp went to the inside of the mount.


If I knew for sure where the OEM mounting bracket went, I can nail why this Yoshi no longer goes on.


The mount itself is about 25mm deep, so that would be the anomoly.


Trying to get a bit of thin walled stainless pipe now so that I can extend the neck on the Yoshi.

My mistake - went and had a look instead of just relying on the grey matter...

It is on the inside, and that corresponds with the original setup, here is a better look...



And from the manual:

just read thru all of this drama with the pipes being such a pain in the ass but what was the end result did you get it all sorted in the end?

The pipe stuff is gobbly-gook to me, but where did you get that seat??

i think you can order them online thru,i think his name is dale walker,he owns holeshot and im pretty sure he designed the seat in collaboration with corbin who has also been around for a long time making seats and has a good rep.http://www.holeshot.com/

SuzySuzuki wrote:The pipe stuff is gobbly-gook to me, but where did you get that seat??

You could keep you eye out for a 2nd handie from Max Zuke or Two Wheeled Texans...they come up fairly regular

so how did ya go with the headers there mate?all fit up and work for you in the end?you may not have noticed my question b4 ?thanks

good one.im really glad you got it sorted out and are now happy with it,i really like the look of your bike in the avatar,very nice.lm gunna get me a seat like yours if they do them for the 1200s,i noticed when riding after a while that i slip towards the tank which is not ideal.

yep you have a nice bike,its nearly as good as mine    ,thanks for the link to the seat,i dont mind the look of it,ill have to work out how to post pictures so i can post a picture of my 1200

hows the 1250 for vibes?

Crimsondawn, How do you find the Holeshot Corbin seat, Ive heard they can be rock hard. I would really like to find a Sargent for the 1200 but its like trying to pick fly shit out of pepper with boxing gloves on, impossible. Its a lot of money to fork out without trying one first. Maybe Barry Mck might be kind enough to let me try his at the Bandit get together. Sorry for hijacking the thread, I have a Delkevic exhaust on my 1200 FatPete and it all went together well with my Yoshi slip on. Man, those stock headers are a boat anchor.

yeh jimmytb when i bought my bike it has the yoshi can on it and he has had the headers ceramic coated and its a shame to change them as they definitely look real good.did you notice any performance gain over the factory headers?

FatPete, I did notice the weight difference, the performance gained a little bit mid range. Yours look good in black, its not that necessary in my opinion. You know when you just tinker for the sake of it, well I was at that stage. I won't be doing anything else.

Jimmy the Boy wrote:Maybe Barry Mck might be kind enough to let me try his at the Bandit get together.

No probs Jimmy

I got my seat at a very good price from the dad of one of the members on here.  I don't find it too hard at all, in fact I bought an Air Hawk at the same time and have not used it since I fitted the Corbin.

I read that the Corbin seat doesnt settle into your shape until its done at least 1500 miles... thats a long time trying to adjust to a new seat

I didn't find that, day one, ride one, was great from the start. 

I think it depends on your riding posture and your size, someone a bit taller or shorter than me (178cm) might have different experiences. 

The seat is 1" lower than standard so tall riders might not like it - hence why I got mine cheap .

Sorry about the thread hijack ....

barry_mcki wrote:

Jimmy the Boy wrote:Maybe Barry Mck might be kind enough to let me try his at the Bandit get together.

No probs Jimmy

I got my seat at a very good price from the dad of one of the members on here.  I don't find it too hard at all, in fact I bought an Air Hawk at the same time and have not used it since I fitted the Corbin.

Are you collecting a Harley bit by bit there on the ute Barry ?

How'd you guess Paul - what you think so far....



No, actually I was parked next to the ute at the Ulveston Bike Show earlier this year, some really spectacular bikes, old, new, homemade etc.

LOL no trouble towing a trailer with that

youd have to have big balls to sit on that mudguard barreling down the hiway