BSA Bantam D7 Super Exhaust Fitting Failure!

Hi all,
subsequent to recording this video I did managed to get the header pipe and silencer all hooked up using the new pattern pipe but I am not completely happy with it. The silencer is pressing hard against the foot peg and likewise there is a fair bit of pressure on the exhaust stub and the hanging bracket behind the pillion foot pegs.
I usually hang exhaust systems rather than force them into place hard against the frame and stressing the engine . Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem and how they might have got around it.
Thanks.
Phillip

[@indianajames4168]

Hi Indie. if you have a mill you can turn the back whole into an slot so it can go down further

[@raymondo162]

file.

[@dozergyp]

Have you tired drilling a bigger hole in the back bracket, So it should move down enough ?

[@thra5herxb12s]

An old post I know, but the bikes were rubbish when they were new. The parts fitted where they touched, and it's hardly rocket science to redrill or file the silencer mounting holes in a different position.

[@nickjaxe]

Hi Phil did you ever sort this out.

[@phillipjeans9721]

Yes, pretty much. The new exhaust lock ring tolerance on the thread was too lose, so I stuck with the original BSA lock ring. The chrome is pretty tatty but it fits and lock the header pipe on. On the rebuild I decided to keep the original chrome parts (levers, header pipe, tank, headlamp binnacle) because it gave the bike a nice original patina and character. The new paint lifted the whole bike but the weathered chrome keeps it looking original. I'm not a fan of these super perfect restorations where the bike looks like it's popped out of a plastic mould looking better than new.