A picture and an update. First, the picture.
The front end installation is almost complete. All that remains is making a couple of steering stops, reattaching the throttle cable at the bars, and some wiring jobs - wiring up the new electronic Electrosport 3700 speedo/tacho when it arrives, wiring up the new ignition switch when the UPS man delivers it, and reconnecting all the controls back to the harness.
Speaking of the UPS man, he brought a titanium 2006 Gixxer 1000 4 into 2 into 1 header today. \\/
The exhaust port diameter appears to be the same (!) between the bikes as far as I can tell without yet taking off the V&H header (40 mm) so this swap may be easier than I thought. I spoke with a muffler shop and will be taking both headers over on Saturday to discuss how to install the new header on the bike. The Gixxer header is taller than the GS engine, and the pipes are more closely spaced than the GS exhaust ports, so a bit of careful cutting, bending and rewelding should yield a 4 into 2 into 1 header with about 4.5-6" of ground clearance at the lowest point. This will overcome the current ground clearance issue with the existing V&H header with its two pipe thick collector.
Thanks for reading, and to everyone for their help.
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