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Originally Posted by
DirkZ
Lastly I hit some speed bumps at high speed and back at home saw that the back wheel had touched the cross pipe of the Scorpion exhausts. When on side stand the tyre is only 40mm from that pipe. I'll turn the suspension stiffness up a bit still. But twin pipe exhausts should be taken into consideration when lowering it this low.
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The above is a particular problem that is only associated with Scorpion system. It was discussed/highlighted on the forum sometime back in 2011 when the Scorpion exhaust first appeared.
Due to the fact Scorpion has made the effort to tuck the cans right up under the seat to reflect the lines of the OE silencer it results in the link pipe being much further back and lower than on all other 2-2 systems giving much less clearance. Leos, Akras, Arrows, MTCs etc. all have a link pipe low down and forward right next to the shock leaving a nice big void for the wheel to slot into. Have a look at the two photos below and you'll see where the problem lies:
A Scorpion system is not really suitable for lowering links more than 25mm (and an 18" cannot be fitted either as with the stock system) without it fouling the link pipe on full compression as you have found. All other 2-2 exhausts will accommodate a drop of 35-50mm.