Staintune Exhaust

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I spent about an hour today trying to get my Staintune to mount "correctly", but I still couldn't get the clearance others have. The bike's step bracket doesn't seem to be bent or improperly secured to the frame, so I can only imagine it's a manufacturing variance from Staintune. By loosening the mounting hardware and tugging it outward, along with reversing the washer/sleeve in the mounting point, I was able to get about a 2mm gap between the bolt & canister, which is fine with me as long as it stays that way. I'll be keeping a close eye on it in the coming weeks, but I'll save bending the mounting bracket as a last resort.

As you can see, there was definitely a bit of galvanic corrosion and abrasion going on:




And here is the washer & sleeve that I was able to reverse:


Thanks again to all that have shared some input on this; I'll keep you posted.

Jim, i measured my muffler clearance yesterday. 8mm. I can get a ring spanner over the lower shock mounting bolt without a problem.

Cheers