Anyone made their own Can?

[Demonic69]

These guys seem to have everything you would need to make your own.
https://www.pjengineering.co.uk/
Seems like a great way to get a cheap and pretty bespoke can.
Can anyone see any problems with this? Most bolt/slipp-on cans I've seen are just the perforated tube, steel wool and packing crammed into a tube with 2 ends and a few rivets.
Any thoughts/opinions?
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[Deckx]

i got this made in a car exhaust garage,

also got the guy to weld in a perforated tube with some wool to quiten it a little as it was straight through

Cost me about 20 quid.

[truslack]

How's this for a "can"!?

https://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w215/impreza_2007/DSC00687.jpg

Baffles consisted of a metal scourer, a brillo pad and some fibreglass insulation.

The original is probably wedged in a cars front radiator grill somewhere. (though I have a proper can back on now)
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[Demonic69]

Nicely done mate. I reckon the 12R would launch it into orbit though
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[garth]

I made this out of a table leg from B&Q, with a bit of mesh, and turned up a bung out of a lump of ally on the lathe

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/ss3_142.jpg
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[virus]

One or 2.

first can I made for the CG, 2 empty 600g mig welding gas bottles hacked up and welded back together, good engineering, but sounded a bit naff.


https://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg307/virusjohn/evolution%20of%20cg/9757781b.jpg

Then I made a high level pipe for it all, make it look a bit more offroader, and decided to put the remnants of a very nackered marshall deeptone can on the end after plating up some massive holes and stubbying it. this one makes it sound like a xl250, quite cool I think.

https://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg307/virusjohn/evolution%20of%20cg/a4ba3d69.jpg


Winner of best exhaust/can has to be Nath though, the scaffold pipe on the 550.
https://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg307/virusjohn/5502.jpg
and the MOT day version.
https://homepage.ntlworld.com/steven.coy/images/exhaust-bodge.JPG


Cheers
John
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[stevekingchef]

hi


deckx where did you het that pipe made i would love one of those is it wealded to the pipe???

could iuse a old pipe and get one made from thatyou think??

[cestrian]

I'm in tears laughing.

[Deckx]

[stevekingchef]

cheers for that ill look into it it looks like a drift style jap pipe thanks for help


steve

[Endless Nameless]

Please don't fit a chopped down chavbox to your bike. It'll look naff.

Nath's however is pure class, especially his MOT modification.

He must be friendly with the tester...
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[virus]

I rode that 550 after that pic was taken, and I have to say, its was the most awesome sounding bike ever, as in better than a vf4750 with gear driven cams.

The induction noise was awesome, whilst you could hear it, once it was past 6k all you could hear was the unrefined, unrestrained growl from the '76 550 engine roaring down the road.

Pure bliss.

Cheers
John
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stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[Clanger]

Mine was the standard exhaust chopped in half, and the end bit stainless welded to the end...sounds good! (no recent pics, still got the same old evil raspberry)
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[Moonie]

Didn't Nath make a pretty cool triple can at one point too?
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