77KZ650 ~ I just wasn't wild about one pipe on each side and running the pipes under the tail is a bit more involved than I want to get.
R4 ~ Since I am now in the process of messing up perfectly good chrome by cutting the pipes I plan to kill two birds with one stone. Actually, I was just going to paint the front half of each pipe with high-temp (BBQ) black but Arkaix came up with the idea of wrapping the front half of the pipes. That should take care of some of the heat and cover up the missing chrome.
Arkaix (Joe) and I talked about plans for this project this afternoon. I am now searching for a KLR or KDX donor bike to snag the front and rear suspension, brakes and wheels from. A KLR swingarm will add about 1 1/2 inches to the length and KLR forks are about 4 inches longer, not including going up to a 21 inch wheel in the front and from a 16 to an 18 inch rear wheel.
Now, if I can just get the OK for a lathe, or even better, a combo lathe & milling machine I can get started on some of the other parts we thought up.