Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Downpipe decisions!

In the previous installement of my GSX-R750 SRAD project story I was flirting with the idea of dumping the rough and rusty though solid downpipes from my golden wonder Suzuki 750; the thought of fitting some GSX-R1000 K1 original headers proves to be an idea that I can’t shift.

Back then I had trawled eBay for a while but failed to find any suitable exhausts to solve my issue, which lead me to parking the idea. Always one to push the boundaries I had spent less than £1500 on a 145bhp bike that hit 15 years old in 2017. I used the bike daily, did a few jobs and sold it on at a profit: my kind of biking.

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