tougher look

[Jud]

There's a guy over in Beldenville who puts tractor mufflers on a lot of his bikes. Fleet Farm has a nice selection, with some variety in pipe diameters, so you can fit a number of bikes. I don't have the welding skills, so I can only look on in admiration.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Desert Datsuns wrote: > > The muffler itself doesn't look all bad, especially considering the > price. It also weighs a heck of a lot less than the stock unit. > > But man, those welds look horrible! Dang. I get upset when mine don't > look like a roll of dimes. Part of the problem is that you can't weld > galvanized unless you first grind off the coating. Second, you should > never use a stick welder on something like that. > > I'd bet that it could be done, rather well, and hold up ok if it was > done right. The pic further down with the turned-down tip looks pretty > good. Might even be able to get a chrome/stainless tip for it. > > Ryan > Phoenix, AZ > > > Ron Haraseth wrote: > > > > > > http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261138 > > "Muffler Specs: Tractor Supply TSC# 0234340, FOR MODELS = *330 SERIES, 440 > > SERIES, OEM REPL.# = AT10646T,MFG. NO. = DR-8,WEIGHT LBS. = 4,INLET ID = 2 > > IN., JOHN DEERE TRACTORS" > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andy Walling > > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:44 AM > > To: mark ward > > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com ; Jud > > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Tougher look > > > > Where does one get these tractor mufflers I often see references to? If > > they bolt right up, I would have thought Id run into one on one of the many > > klr parts sites. > > -Andy > > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:39 AM, mark ward nomad59@... > > > wrote: > > >