FireJ wrote:
its not Pot metal its cast aluminum go get it welded thicker or take it to your local machine shop and see if he will make you one out of some steel for a cheap price say $30 bucks
I have welded about 5 or 6 of them and never had a problem I know some others have too must of been some bad casts back then
might do that in the future, or switch back to the sito if someone starts selling some iron elbow joints. in the meantime, i got the polini. much different experience. where the sito was more pissed and wild, the polini is far more civilized. i lost some low end grunt, but the bike is quieter, smoother, chomps at the bit less, but it's still got plenty up top. oz called me out on this...but it feels more touring ready. i need to fiddle with the carb and put a bunch more miles on it. for now i'm actually enjoying the change of pace, but that muffler looks awfully easy to chop off.