people laughed at me when I used PVC to mockup an exhaust design on my street-fighter a few years back. Your approach is better though - I used various degree curved bends rather than heating. I also like your idea of using the joining pipe on the inner-tube of the template. Awesome work, as always, Dan :)

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you like it. It wasn’t my invention but I’m glad to be able to share it with you :) I worked in a plastics industry for many years and this is just something simple anyone can do.

@adolfemmanuelesparas3922

2 жыл бұрын

Who's laughing now in badass classic bikes.. you are! mate cheers!

I never thought of doing this for exhaust but when I was a kid racing motocross we used to make templates for handlebars like this , what a great idea, thanks for the video

Dude that is the smartest way I have seen to bend pvc

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mate, It works so well because it heats Evenly across the entire pipe

Dan! Excellent video! Thank you 💯🔥

Dan the man !!!!, excellent video ,that will help loads of people (myself included) find just the right exhaust👍, Again well done mate ,take care on the road and stay safe ,peace out ✌

I plan on building my own bike one day, all of your videos are going to be so helpful! It’s amazing seeing how you work, definitely enjoyed watching over the last few years.

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

That is so cool I hope you plan on building a really cool bike with all this knowledge

What a wonderful idea! Clever you.

Thank you for doing what you do brother… and sharing your wisdom and knowledge

Great idea. Thanks! We're heading to the tool store tonight, hopefully we bring home a pipe bender.

Really cool video, thanks!

Awesome idea for some of us that don't have the welding an fabrication skills thanks man love your videos

Awesome tips!! 👏👏👏

Thanks a lot, its a great idea to model your exhaust. I'm going to use it for sure

Hope all is good down there. Was hoping to catch a vid last week from you. This technique will help us in our upcoming scrambler project.

You're the man brilliant 👏.

Great idea, cheers fella.

THIS is a great idea. Thanks

Great video!

Excellent video Dan, some really great tips. Job well done mate. Ride safe. Cheers

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much mate, Hopefully it comes in handy for you :)

some really great tips and thank you!

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you can try this yourself and have a bit of fun with it :)

Very clever idea to draft up a template.

Nice work! Very helpful template. Thanks!

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Mate, I hope it comes in helpful for you

amazing video, very well explained and good work put into it :)

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Carlos, I appreciate the feedback ☺️

He aprendido algo nuevo con tu video , muchas gracias.

Quite ingenious, Dan! Looking forward to the next build. Hope you’re doing well there… 🏍👍🏍

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much mate, I’m currently between finishing my CB 750, starting the xv750, working on Crystal‘s bike As well as an off camera project all at the same time

I like it!! Thanks!!

Very cool thanks

Excellent video thanks

Blowing mind video !!!!! Super usefull man !!!!!! Thanks !!!!!

Nice one. I did wonder if this was a viable method that anyone had already used with some success. Thank you for sharing.

Helpful video for sure dude. I used welding rod when building mine for the xs850 but reckon I’ll use this method for the scrambler exhaust v2 when I get a chance, thanks for sharing 👍

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

I’m super excited that you liked it and I’m sure it’s gonna come in handy especially with a scrambler exhaust 😁🙏

Damn great idea thank you sir .

Cracking vid! I will totally be using this on my K1R build!

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, Yes please do, Go for gold brother and have some fun with it :)

Awsome👍👍👍

Excellent.

Thanks, that's a pretty awesome trick

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

No worries my friend, I hope you will get to try this

That is a fantastic idea! Who would have thought, plastic pipe? Love the channel....

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steven, I've used pvc for many applications however this was a new one so I thought id share how I would go about doing it if I was to do it this way. Hopefully it helps you :)

Your ingenuity is next level. Nice work!! 💯💯🤘🤘

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother, I haven’t seen anyone try this on an exhaust so I thought it would be handy to try out and share how to do it, PVC is some handy stuff.

@MotoMango

2 жыл бұрын

@@CafeRacerGarage yeah, it's a great idea

You are great, my friend!

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate

Absolute awesome! I need one exhaust for my CB900f and one for my cb1100f, both 4-in-one 🤣 but... kayaba shocks on a honda???

Many Thanks! Used this method with mild steel tubing back before benders became available. The pvc method & jigging helps set up the shapes if one is still sand bending or, as said piecing together a system. Very useful as to temps! I will most definitely try this with a Subaru twin turbo project i am working up!!!

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

That is fantastic and I’m glad it has come in useful for you :) You do get quite a lot of working time while they’re still malleable, I would recommend be compressed air or a cold bottle of water so you don’t have to stay in there for ages holding it in one position :)

@jeromebreeding3302

2 жыл бұрын

Does'nt seem like PVC would stand up to the heat of exhaust gasses, especially near the head .

@michaelwillette5738

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeromebreeding3302 the pvc is used for mock up only. Can then be used as a pattern for the actual steel headers.

@michaelwillette5738

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeromebreeding3302 unless one is wealthy and using stainless or titainium...

@jeromebreeding3302

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelwillette5738 I'm referring to common mild-steel tubing,which can be painted with header or stove paint, afterwards to retard rust. Not that expensive.

Awesome idea Dan. Itll help out no ends when I get to do the pipes on the cx rather than a lot of guess work ..thanks

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it and it will definitely make it a lot easier for you

@garyyorke1080

2 жыл бұрын

@@CafeRacerGarage nice a short one for eggs on toast brekkie lol .. cheers Dan

I need inspiration to go in the shed & wire up a Suzuki GSX750F with a modified GSXR600 bottom end with an extra gear & modified GSX750F top end, I fkin hate wiring. I build for pleasure & pay, I've been doing it since I was 12 my first bike was a Panther 650 single that I found on the tip, not one bit was stuck to another, I had to pay my old man to pick it up, yeah what a guy, then I built it with no manual & sold it to one of my school teachers, I bought a brand new 250 crosser, I was going to buy a backup bike but my old man stole the rest, I did say he was a hell of a guy. I Subscribe, there are hundreds of guy's on here that tell you how good they are, but you show people that what you're doing works, that is a totally different thing, I know a bit but I think I can actually learn something from you.

This is great content for someone like me who's just starting up

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

That’s great mate, I hope you have fun with it. :)

Awesome work Dan. Thinking about my own project, would it be possible to do a 3 into 2 (or even 4 into 2 others may be interested in how) using a similar technique?

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah anything is possible, there is a few simple ways to join pipes but it all depends on how the pipes land so that you get a nice flow, some people believe that the pipes need to be of equal length which has some truth to it but it’s not super critical unless you’re going to want optimal hp out of your engine, These are cafe races after all, not MotoGP bikes lol 😂

@thomaslemay8817

2 жыл бұрын

If you have the skills? You can build the entire motorcycle from plastic or even wood . You see from about 1880 until recently most mechanical prototypes were first made in wood .

@williamduke3485

2 жыл бұрын

Error D .l

@shaunelliott6972

2 жыл бұрын

Have a look at Suzuki GT's, Kawasaki KH's & Triumph Speed Triple's or you could design your own "Collector Box" & have as many coming out of it as you wish, just remember to keep the bends flowing & even, any tight spots will cause a problem for you.

Great Idea Dan !! Its like working with a huge sausage lol , thanks

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother and yes it kinda really does lol

Como você aquece o pvc para deixar o tubo mole ????

yanmıyor mu pvc? sıcak etkisiyle eğilip bükülme olmaz mı

Exelent idea!!! 😀😀😀👍👍👍👍

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

It sure is! I’m glad you found it helpful

@david555montez9

2 жыл бұрын

@@CafeRacerGarage ooooh yeah!!! Thanks buddy! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

that's just brilliant, how about topping it with boiling water to fill the gaps left by the sand in order to prevent the pipe from kinkng?

Love the subscribe piece of pipe!

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate, I really love it when someone notices the small things I put in the videos. Makes my day! :)

👍

Next you need to show us how to make a stainless steel exhaust by sand bending.

@CafeRacerGarage

9 ай бұрын

I will be possibly doing something similar to that on my Virago that I’m currently building now

Smart

Lo veo bastante útil, aún más si se pretende contruir un chasis completo está técnica es la mejor opción

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Yes definitely something worth trying especially if you’re doing a lot of other custom work as well

Nice. It's TEMPLATE...

Quick start for a sound test

@CafeRacerGarage

Жыл бұрын

Haha that would be funny

Rivera sand ? Will desert or beach sand work ? I wounded how many people will start the motor to see how it sounds. You see I have very little faith in people today. My opinion is based upon past observations !

Very good idea , think try it for my pit byke. . Only a question , Is PVC enough strong to resist temperature close to the cylinder head ? Ciao fron Italy

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

This is just a template to help you get the shape you want. You definitely have to build a steel one.

Are you located in QLD AUS? I am and I’m currently building a 82 CM250 cafe and need to get an exhaust made pretty much exactly like the one in this video and wondering where you would go to get one fabbed up?

@Mrnickwatts90

Жыл бұрын

???

🤩👍

👍👍🤗

Cool idea 💡👍 but quite a lot of work 🤔 An easier alternative is to take a picture of the bike and either print it on paper and draw on top of it, or use a photo editor on your computer. Not quite the same of course, but gives you a much easier way to play around with different layouts (and it's totally free as well 😁)

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

I think this is also a great idea, both have advantages, I find seeing something physically on the bike so you can walk around it has a slight advantage compared to a print or screen if you know what I mean, It"s not very expensive to do this way and its actually fun if you have a little time. Total cost is under $20 for sand and pipe :) Have a great day brother and i hope that bike of yours is still coming along nicely.

@kihestad

2 жыл бұрын

@@CafeRacerGarage True, a two dimensional picture is of course limited compared to testing it on the bike. My cafe racer build have been progressing a bit slowly lately, I have to many projects going on at the same time 😣 Soon ready to get back to it!

Show us the finished pipe please!

Do PVC pipe will be shape out by exhaust heat??

@jeromebreeding3302

2 жыл бұрын

It won't, but carbon fiber will, and is often employed for high-end exhaust systems, but a form must be used to lay it up, a problem in itself.

Surely we got another video coming out shortly and not another 2 weeks 😬😬

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been posting weekly videos. It’s a tonne of extra work but very rewarding

The down side to this is the pipe takes the outter edge of the shape so looks too wide. Your template would need to resemble the inner line of the desired shape.

Para que hacerlo de PVC???

Sooooo... How do they sound? 😏

I can spell template.

Template - not Templet. Sorry, I can’t help myself.

I tried this but when I went for a test ride the pipes melted.

@CafeRacerGarage

Жыл бұрын

Funny guy 😂

What a fool using a pvc pipe as an exaust, that things can melt very easyly, how long can you run a kilometers with such exaust haha

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

I'm unsure if you are joking, if English is not your native language you may have misunderstood the idea of the video, PVC plastic is to design the shape of exhaust you require easily so you can decide if you'd like to make it from steel, Have a great day.

@ruatahanghal5121

2 жыл бұрын

@@CafeRacerGarage oh i got your point now thank you

@CafeRacerGarage

2 жыл бұрын

@@ruatahanghal5121 no worries mate, I thought you may have not understood 👍

@ruatahanghal5121

2 жыл бұрын

@@CafeRacerGarage i was skipping some parts of the video might be cos of that makes me misunderstood now i got it ur idea, thanks for the video 👍