Ducati Monster Forum

If you have the Arrow exhaust and have been wondering if you can move it up, well here is your answer. Yes, you can! [clap] Thank God!

Go to my Flickr page and you can see a before and after. It's the Full Arrow exhaust for an S4RS. All I did was cut the stock bracket and drill a hole lower. Then, I drilled a hole higher on the Bike stock/ black bracket. I would say it is about 3in. higher. You can go 4in. but you lose the function of your seat key. 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26455877@N06/

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2822496151_c0320a2cf6.jpg?v=0)

Here, for comparison:

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2817756771_4d700c161e.jpg?v=0)

Thanks!

it looks much neater it gives the bike a better line, great job [thumbsup]

No problem. Looks better, definitely. You should update your sig pic..

Are you just pushing the whole system upward?  Is there that much flex in the header/midpipe?

I've wanted to do this with my Termis, but I believe that I'll have to lengthen the S-pipes.

Yes, there is quite a bit of flex. The flex is the piping right under the bike where the rearsets are. And yes, all I did was move the whole system up. 

Much better.  Much much better

I'm def partial to the way the Arrows look but that looks f-n amazing dude....wow...the color combo w/your bike looks insane.  I don't think we should ride together cause if I see them in person I'll want to buy a set.

Can you still use stock rear passenger pegs?  Can you take some more photos of where you drilled the brackets or exactly how much you cut off the bracket and where you drilled the new holes...Both of them?  Sweet mod.....I always wondered if this could be done and you just answered my question.  Good job [thumbsup]

Lou

Ok, I just went and looked at my bike and the collecter underneath the bike is about a half inch from touching the motor case.  You said the pipes flex.  Are any of your pipes hitting the bottom of your motor at all?  I dont see much room underneath my bike. 

Thanks,

Lou

Holy crap, that's astounding!  My system has about 1/2" of flex.   :-\

1/2" flex at the crossover could be considerably more at the tips of the cans...

Yea, I'll take some closer pics. I should have taken pics while I was in the process, but I was to jazzed to see the end product. I was up in the air on putting any exhaust that would block the rear tire and when I got the Arrows in, they blocked to much. I coudn't really see how far they would go up until I cut the bracket. I must have cut it 3 times.

I'll take a closer pic of what I did. I also had to add a bolt in the stock hole so the Arrow bracket would not move closer to the rear tire. You'll see what I mean when I post the pics.

I'll also see if the rear pegs work with this..

The pipe under the bike does not move up. I would say the cans twist-up. You'll see.

That is such a beautiful monster! The Arrow system really looks fantastic on there!

Ok...Very cool.  If the pipes twist and not 'flex or bend' then that's a good thing.  I'll wait for the pics and measurements on how much you cut off.  I know it might vary from bike to bike but I would like an idea. Thanks,

Lou

Give me ten min. I'll have the pics.

Beautiful man [thumbsup]

Can I buy you some beer & have you do mine ???  I'm local [thumbsup]

p.s  Now raise your rear ride height & you'll gain another 3" of space between the cans & the rear wheel [thumbsup]

Sure brother, anytime.  [thumbsup]  Oh, she's already showing 5 threads on each side of the ride height.  8)

Hey, thanks for the pics!  I'll take another look at my bike and make a decision [beer]  How bout them rear passenger pegs....Did they fit?

Lou

Ok, here we go. What I did first was cut the bracket several times to get the height I wanted. I did not worry about the hole I would be drilling in the bike/frame just yet. Once I got the cans where I wanted them, I drilled them while on the bike. I had my knee supporting the cans. Once they went through, I lowered the cans and drilled the back of the Black/bike bracket. I used the same hole-size as the stock Arrow bracket and the same size screw/bolt. I went a tad longer on the hole I drilled.. I also used the stock Arrow washer for the Bolt. As you can see, I used the stock Arrow bolt and mounted it in the stock location to give the cans support so they would not hit the rear tire.

Hope this makes sense. I know the pics/bracket look harsh, but I plan to remove it someday. Sand it and have it powder coated black.... Some day.

More pics on my flickr page.


(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2826960958_d3a9b080db.jpg?v=0)

Just came back and yes, "MY" stock passenger pegs fit with about 1in. left between the healguard and the can.

Awesome.  Gotta be able to take my girl for a ride sometimes!

Thanks again,

Lou

ICON thanks for thinking outside the box with this

with the shotgun arrow system it always bugged me that i lost the line of the sss  now the  clean look is there

thanks for the extra pics

good job

How close are the pipes to the swingarm ???

I was looking at my S2R1K & it's already really close............. about 2 mm now...... I know the systems are different so perhaps I won't be able to raise mine :-\

I would say about an inch and they are 50mm too.

ute.....your icon is creepy man. Clowns freak me out.  :'(

I just did the ICON rotation procedure on my Arrow muffs and it is good.   I drilled the frame bracket hole in front of the original hole and chopped the bracket a little different. I dont seem to need a bolt in the original hole either. It really does look much better. Thanks for a great idea and the balls to do it first!!

Ride safe

Tim

Nice work yo!  Looks great.  I like those cans much better than the stock shotguns and your repositioning is just what the doctor ordered.   [thumbsup] [thumbsup]

Just an FYI, I replaced both my tires this weekend and I was able to remove my rear wheel--- without removing the exhaust.

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