Staintune Exhaust

[Gumby 1100_imp]

Bending the tab would be the only option I have left, but I'll still give it some time before I resort to that. Funny, as I sit here and type this, I'm realizing that for this to work correctly, I'd have to bend the tab out, away from the bike (and not inward, as I intuitively first thought). With the bolt mounting, the tab will always remain vertical, and the canister would need to rotate outward a few degrees to gain the extra clearance. Maybe it's just me, but funny how the brain works sometimes.

My new Staintune, which arrived on May 21, 2016 had the same clearance issue to the shock bolt. It was only a 1/32" or less away when I dry fitted the exhaust. I bent the mount on the canister slightly and this helped to create upwards of 1/4" clearance to the lower shock bolt, but when I tightened the muffler mount bolt and the inlet pinch clamp the clearance shrank to 1/8".

Part of the problem is that the muffler mount bolt is only partially threaded and the threads bottom out before you can tighten this enough to pull the muffler toward the hanger. The next problem seems to be the angle of the muffler inlet on the Staintune which does not allow the muffler to swing away from the shock bolt very much. I added a washer under the muffler hanger nut, and this helped marginally to pull the muffler toward the hanger and away from the shock bolt.

I will definitely be contacting Staintune to advise about this issue. I will also need to ride the bike some to determine if the mount orientation shifts any or needs further adjustments.