Friday, June 27, 2008

New exhaust for my Yamaha

I have 1983 Yamaha Midnight Virago (XV920) that I found on the Internet in 2000. It was a basket case - in boxes - that I got for free. The previous owner was going through a divorce and his wife told him to get rid of it before she did.

It sat in my garage for about a year. Eventually I rebuilt the top half and got it running. It had 21k miles on it when I got it. Now it has 34k.

Well, the exhaust collector finally rotted out and now it's time for a new exhaust. I could only find a couple manufacturers that create an exhaust for it and they're pretty ugly. I guess I'll build my own. I took a welding class this past fall, so I might as well put what I learned to good use.

Also, since the seat covering is shot, I picked up some new material to recover it. I'll post my progress with pictures for those interested.

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