Exhaust touching pannier frame

[matt_bailey]

Hello all,
First off: Sorry - I don't have a digital camera

OK, I've an irritating problem with my 1150 that I hope you may be able to help with. I've got the BWM pannier frames fitted (adventure metal panniers).

The exhaust silencer on the bike (standard issue) touches the exhaust guard.
(When I say exhaust guard I mean the loop of metal that is part of the left pannier frame that looks like a square 'n')

This causes a rattle that I'd like to stop, so I got my spanners out and undid the can clamp from the cat, and turned the silencer anti-clockwise away from the pannier frame. Lovely. Worked a treat, but one ride will see the exhaust can right back up against the guard again.

I've tried adding spacers to the exhaust mount, which didn't work either, and I guess I could bend the exhaust guard away from the silencer but I'd rather not.

Any wise bits of cleverness that can solve this?

Many thanks in advance,
Matt

 

[John Armstrong]

A rather expensive solution is to fit the Bos system, £500 ish, but it does include y-piece, end can and chip

Also adds a nice throatiness to the exhaust too

 

[Sir James]

So does /did mine .

Put a spacer or a few whashers between the silencer mount and frame and loosen the mount on the silencer as there is a bit of movemant available there also , ish .

 

[finglonga]

Cheapest and easiest solution is take the end can off completely and bung some s/steel pipe on. You can even put a full size pannier on then too.

 

[matt_bailey]

Ta

I like that short pipe idea.
I bunged a load of spacers in the mount last night, but no luck. The can still manages to move and touch the frame.

Thanks for all your help though.

Matt