HMF Exhaust Installation Problem

[kzhawk]

Installed a new HMF carbon fiber exhaust on SM5 Spyder equipped with rear passenger footrest extensions. Exhaust installs too close to body and touches the parking brake assembly on the right hand side of the Spyder damaging the exhaust. Has anyone else had same experience and if so how did you resolve the problem.
Already contacted the manufacture; they offered no help. Any feedback is much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[dave01]

Mine fit great, but I didn't have the foot peg extensions. Try adding a washer to the inside of the mounting strap to move the exhaust out a bit. I have had to do this on quads before.

 

[Firefly]

Installed a new HMF carbon fiber exhaust on SM5 Spyder equipped with rear passenger footrest extensions. Exhaust installs too close to body and touches the parking brake assembly on the right hand side of the Spyder damaging the exhaust. Has anyone else had same experience and if so how did you resolve the problem.
Already contacted the manufacture; they offered no help. Any feedback is much appreciated. Thanks.

Yes-- mine did the same thing. I made a spacer out of some gray PVC --- I think it was around 1" diameter and 1.5" long. Used that spacer on the bolt that holds the pipe to the footrest ---to move the pipe out away from the bike.

Mine got damaged on the bottom---:cus: -- filled it in with some RTV and the damage can only be seen from below.

Other than that--- -I LOVE THIS PIPE!

You could also get the 90 deg pipe bent a little out to help-- but I've got a good 5,000 miles on mine and it's holding up just fine.

HMF needs to fix this problem by bending the 90 just a bit and providing a spacer for the rear mount.

You might have to use a longer bolt too -

 

[Firefly]

Here's my thread on this problem from awhile back:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22853&highlight=carbon

 

[kzhawk]

Thank you all for your response. Your ideas are great and appreciated.