Exhaust Help!!!!!!!!!!

Can you pack it off using washers Matt, it may help ?
The other option is to make a longer shield to suit your leg position.

 

A bit of a Kludge but can you buy the heat shield separate and fit a second one over the first to extend it by re-drilling the holes till you can get one made ??

 

You can do it Matt.
Take the shield off and draw round it on a piece of cardboard.
Then extend the shape to the required length.
Get a piece of aluminium and draw round your cardboard template onto the aluminium.
Cut the shape using strong tin snips or a hacksaw.
File the form nice and smooth with no sharp edges.
Use your original shield as a template to drill the fixing holes.
Bend the form by hand over a wooden rolling pin or similar.
If you want the slots cutting in as your original, again use the original as a template and drill a series of holes top to bottom, then saw or file them through to give you a neat slot. (Do the slots before you bend it for ease)
If you don't fancy doing it yourself, take the shield to a small fabrication shop, they will probably make you an extended one for £10-£15
One pair of burnt trousers will more than pay for that.

 

It's either what mickeng says or a pair of these

 

Nothing to lose Matt.
It will be as good as you make it.

 

It could also be as as you make it.
But the satisfaction of making it yourself cannot be underestimated.
Go on try it, nothing to lose only a bit of your time.

 

Wear shorts.

 

Hi Matt,
Measure the thickness of the original shield.
Your extra length shield should be ideally made to the same thickness for heat dissipation and strength
You could however make the new shield out of thinner material which would be easier for you to cut and work with, then fasten it on top of the original to give it strength.
Good luck and enjoy the challenge.

 

Ahhh, good point!

Remove your leg??

 

Ride it side saddle ???

 

That's ok!! As you say it won't win any awards but it's practicality you're after and it looks like it'll do the job, well done. Bet you feel a little tinge of pride about it tho don't you??

 

Not bad at all mate...not bad at all
You'll soon be supplying Triumph
Actually I wanted to take the piss but it's not bad mate and last night I went for my first ever guitar lesson and you have done better at this than I did with my guitar dunno if I have the patience but will stick with it through the winter and see how I get on