Knotty - nah I doubt it would be legal! The db level alone would be enough to kill the coppers ears!
The R1 cans are pants…my boss had one and if anyone would like it, it is somewhere on the A40 when it blew off at…erm…considerable speed!
Jay, I am not going to run with it like that all of the time, I have another can as well. And I haven’t butchered the can, its been done very neatly!! lol Nah I can reverse it at any time, only loosing about 6inchs from the original size.
I know that can wont weigh much but the purpose of the rear mount (where the exhaust strap normally goes) is to support the weight of the end can plus the weights of the system… i hope that the headers are mounted / bolted to the bike somewhere near the sump otherwise you could find yourself with cracks appearing in the headers.
Removed my can on my BMW, got an MOT with it off as well, thats because the cat acts like a can so it not that loud, looks much better though, Pic is not my bike but i have done the same thing, end bit from halfords £10, Not had any trouble.
ChunkyMonkey - Yes it does clear it. The can sits at the same position that it could do if the original sized can was on the bike.
The rim tape was put on there by the previous own and to be honest it looks okay. Will have to come off though when I get around to painting the wheels?
Gazza, I’m sorry mate but safety/noise concerns aside that just looks silly!
It would be better if you’d gone the same route as Brixtonbikers BMW and just removed it altogether and fitted a nice tail piece, far better looking…IMHO of course.