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Killed my Thunderheader, so I had it twisted!!

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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 02:44 AM
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Default Killed my Thunderheader, so I had it twisted!!

I was wearing a hole in it from right-hand sweepers, even with 13.5" shocks:




And here's the new/improved version:






I've only put a few miles on it, not in the twisties, so I don't know if it will still touch down. Hopefully not. Anyway, got the idea here. Glad a local fabricator could do the work at a good price...
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 03:09 AM
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That's slick! The way it should be made! Good job!
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 03:39 AM
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pardon my ignorance, and call me noob. what is thunderheader? looks like mid AND fwd controls??
EDIT- so you twisted the exhaust......I get it now...
still... are both mid and fwd brake functional?
 

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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 04:17 AM
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Good job and good luck not scraping with em.

Can you really get anything you want......
At Alice's restaurant?
............... I just had to ask!
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 04:41 AM
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Hey man where did you have the pipes modified at?? I'm in the northbay,noticed Alice's,so I figured I'd ask.Looks like the guy does good work! I too have ground the **** out of my T-header,it's paper thin down there!!
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by chamba
pardon my ignorance, and call me noob. what is thunderheader? looks like mid AND fwd controls??
EDIT- so you twisted the exhaust......I get it now...
still... are both mid and fwd brake functional?
its just a forward peg mount, no brake
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by chamba
pardon my ignorance, and call me noob. what is thunderheader? looks like mid AND fwd controls??
EDIT- so you twisted the exhaust......I get it now...
still... are both mid and fwd brake functional?
Look again. Those aren't forward controls. Those are highway pegs.

Nice work on the pipe! That's how they should come.

P.S. I'm a NoCal...wish I could afford to move home!
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by chamba
pardon my ignorance, and call me noob. what is thunderheader? looks like mid AND fwd controls??
EDIT- so you twisted the exhaust......I get it now...
still... are both mid and fwd brake functional?
As stated, just highway pegs. Great investment if you have mids - allows you to stretch out a bit. The HD ones come in two versions - adjustable and not. The adjustable ones allow maybe 1/2" forward/back option for the pegs. Believe it or not, can make a big difference. I loved mine in the closer position and hated them when I adjusted them out.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 07:56 AM
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Got it... THNX.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 09:05 AM
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looks like you took those pics in san bruno. pipe looks killer!!!!
 
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