Where Did You Go On Your U/E This Weekend?
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That is a great weapon, and the terrain looks magnificent. Your bike is a credit to you.
The silencer modification is interesting. About 30 years ago, there was a fad here to add a VW Beetle tail pipe as an extra silencer and, it was said, to improve torque slightly, with the extra length of the exhaust. I had one on my XR 250 - the best trail bike I ever had, but it did not sound like the Triumph with its Supertrapp - so you may begin a new trend. A Scorpion may fit, though, and save much weight.
The silencer modification is interesting. About 30 years ago, there was a fad here to add a VW Beetle tail pipe as an extra silencer and, it was said, to improve torque slightly, with the extra length of the exhaust. I had one on my XR 250 - the best trail bike I ever had, but it did not sound like the Triumph with its Supertrapp - so you may begin a new trend. A Scorpion may fit, though, and save much weight.
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Yea, it's not the adventure bike I had planned, but I was running in some pretty rutty stuff that day. I dragged the bottom over a sand rut and it pulled the silencer back…causing quite a ruckus…sounded like a dragster for a moment. Once it cooled off, I just lined it back up and the spring pulled it back into place. But it was rather exciting when it first happened. 
I'm going to have a look and see if I can extend the skid plate back just beyond the front of the silencer...
I'm going to have a look and see if I can extend the skid plate back just beyond the front of the silencer...A high level exhaust and panniers don't usually go together, and ruts can be a real pain, as you will know only well. Your suggested solution may well work, though: good luck with it. Quarter inch alloy plate, perhaps, be strong enough to protect the silencer?
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