Latus Wannabe

[CoxyXB9S]

I am currently undergoing a reinvention of the latus muffler done a few years ago. I just got the parts in and hope to have it done before the weekend is over. Anyone have any intrest? I will post pictures as progress comes along. Thanks, Coxy

Don't know which can I like better......

 

[JOEL9]

i am going to build one too. i have the muffler used to make the latus. edelbrock #5504 but got sidetracked and bought a buell race muffler instead. i'm still going to, but the intake pipe angle and bend has me just wanting to go for a ride instead. i am looking forward to seeing your progress and if i come up w/any ideas on mine i'll post to.

 

[CoxyXB9S]

I have got a couple of tricks up my sleave for the design that hasn't been done before from what I have seen. I am a fabricator by trade so this project is actually going to be an easy one for me. I should have some pictures later this week.

 

[buellboy007]

if you want to know how it sound check out my youtube key word buell latus this is the one i made

 

[firechickenXB9R]

Put the sound bit on here.

 

[teh Nub]

I'm doing the same thing when ever I get the free time to start on it.....

 

[meetch]

very creative... keep us posted... you should snap some play by play photos of the progress you make.

 

[CoxyXB9S]

I actually have the day off tomorrow so I plan on having most of it done. I definitely plan on play by plays. the only thing i wont have on there is the tips. I still havent recieved them in the mail yet.

 

[buellboy007]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_6ZxbcnCfU

 

[Tork]

Excellent job, Buellboy! I used to run a Latus and miss that deep rumble. Any internal mods, or is it all external plumbing work?

 

[Stevenc150]

Just posting for Buellboy:

 

[buellboy007]

thank you i may be a slight tech dissavantage also spelling.

 

[CoxyXB9S]

project is about finished. I have been taking pictures the whole way. It is mounted on the bike and working great. All I have to do is make the mounts for the cowl and finish the clean up to paint. all the pictures should show up here in about a week

 

[CoxyXB9S]

Here is the finished product. I don't have any videos yet of the exhaust but will post soon. It sounds really sweet!

 

[JOEL9]

nice looking[up]. do you have any pics. of it before you put it on? curious of your fairing mounts & intake pipe. good job!

 

[CoxyXB9S]

hey joel shoot me an email at [email protected] ill send ya some pictures

 

[JOEL9]

kevin, sent you an email. thanks,joel

 

[only1reds]

quick question. What do you guys do for means of keeping the chin fairing from breaking off the bike since there's no chin fairing attachment/bracket welded into the muffler?

 

[big b]

You either weld on new brackets as above. or make brackets that attach to something other than the muffler.

 

[CoxyXB9S]

Ya i just welded on the brackets to the new muffler setup that i did. Basically what i did was hold the cowl up with some clothes hangers to posistion it right on the bike and then made brackets from there. I then tacked the brackets on the bike and drilled the holes and mounted it before welding the brackets all the way out. Once the fit up was right, I then welded the brackets out all the way and finished it. There was a lot of trial and error in getting the muffler to mount and line up and getting the cowl mounted then.