January 18, 20179 yr Hi there. The rear tyre on my OSSA MAR is a 4" Michelin and it fouls the exhaust can. Can anyone advise whether the WES silencers are 'stepped out' and would provide some more clearance or whether I'll need to make something. Ideas please folks. Thanks
January 18, 20179 yr I've fitted one successfully to my MAR, you have to weld a tube to the end of the existing mid-section muffler and also a bracket to the rear frame loop, so with this you can direct the can to whatever position you like.
January 18, 20179 yr I do not recall wes ever making an ossa specific silencer. but what I think has happened to yours is that the main silencer is bent. years of being dropped on left side and parking against trees bends the pipe at its narrowest, where it mounts behind the shock. has your side panel been melted as well? the bracket that bolts it to the frame gets bent and forces it all too close to the tyre. (they left the factory with 4 inch tyres). a bit of heat and straightening required.
January 19, 20179 yr Author Thanks all. Conclusion then is that the WES option needs a bit of fiddling and the other most likely is that the pips is bent. The end of the mid section does seem to come out fairly straight and square which is why I thought it was a silencer issue. Ok so mudguard and seat off for a ponder.
January 19, 20179 yr Two other possibles to look out for are twisted swinging arm? and buckled wheel? Steve.
March 17, 20179 yr Author I thought I'd let you know how this one ended up. To to begin with the original silencer appeared to be touching the tyre. See below. So I purchased some 38mm mild steel pipe from eBay and welded up an angle. This slipped nicely over the original pipe with a little Dremel work on the inside of the tube. I also invested in a £12 pit bike silencer just to see what it was like. It turned up and didn't look half bad. The bore was also 38mm so an easy fit. I then made a small bracket using a bit of strip from the 2 mudguard mounts to the can strap also provided with the can. Having run the bike insilenced and with the new can there is a big difference which I think will be acceptable
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