Thinking on an exhaust for the Rebel

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The stock exhaust on the CMX500 is a bit of a lump:

https://www.honda.co.uk/content/dam/central/motorcycles/colour-picker/street/cmx500_rebel/cmx500_rebel_nv_2019/nh-303m_matteaxisgreymetallic/cmx500_rebel_nv_2019_nh-303m_matteaxisgreymetallic.png/jcr:content/renditions/c4.png

It's so wide it actually goes beyond the foot pegs and is the biggest "sticky-out-bit" on the bike (beyond the handlebars.) I don't like it

There are a few Rebel-specific exhausts that mostly look like Chinese crap with an extra bit of pipe welded to them and totally overpriced. Instead I'm considered a link pipe but the only one I've found is the Lextek:

https://www.lextekproducts.com/img/125100185_300.jpg

Which is okay but it doesn't have those loops for springs. Are those really needed? Is it hard to weld them onto stainless steel?
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[redeem ouzzer]

Just leave it stock. Anyone who fits an exhaust for reasons other than dyno proven power gains should be killed.
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[stinkwheel]

Yes, welding to stainless steel is hard unless you have the correct TIG setup.

Silver soldering, not so hard, providing you have an appropriately strong source of heat.
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[WD Forte]

Sod the zorst, I'd be after a proper front mudguard
(anna mudflap too)
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[WD Forte]

Just widen the gate then!
I'd be after something like an SR1168 for it too
( JFGI )
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[stevo as b4]

[ThatDippyTwat]

[stinkwheel]

I primarily changed the one on my VFR so I can get the back wheel out without removing the exhaust.

Also because micron.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[WD Forte]

[Bhud]

If you see a 1980s Kawasaki on the road, chances are high it will have a complete aftermarket exhaust system. The originals are very rare now, and command a high price if they're pristine. Exhausts rot, badly, over time. Motad's business model relied heavily on that. They used to boast that their exhaust systems were not only fully compliant with whatever noise limits were applicable to a particular bike under C&U regs, but that their systems were plug-and-play, and didn't require rejetting.

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[redeem ouzzer]

[stinkwheel]

[Sister Sledge]

You can also stick weld stainless but it can be a 'sticky' faffle on. It's also thin metal so just don't. Tig is the answer.
As mentioned by others just stay with the exhaust. It can get complex because performance will be affected.
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Point taken on stainless. If I do ever get into welding it'd probably be a cheap MIG to start with so that says mild steel I guess.

Of course unless one is approaching mods in entirely the wrong fashion the whole point is if you don't like it you put the original parts back on

I shall think on it, thank you all for your advice
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