Removing the stock Exhaust from an 08 DL650

[Fat Rat]

I have set about removing my Exhaust, all fixings removed and the front Header removed. Do I need to unbolt the rear header or will enough wiggling see the thing removed?

[Hondaman]

If it's anything like the glee, the rear header stays in place (thankfully, as the allen bolts look a pig to get to...)  so just the down pipe to exhaust clamp & the whole lot will wiggle downwards with a bit of jiggling of the front header.

[NTBooth]

just hack at it with a drill, something will come loose sooner or later! 

[Gert]

Even though your ride is a 650, have a look at http://www.stromtrooper.com/DL1000-2002-2012/157281-delkevic-exhaust-install-DL1000.html. Good write-up with a few informative pix on the removal, etc.

[Fat Rat]

Thanks, the beast gave way yesterday after some precision wiggling and swearing.

I can't read Stromtrooper, the ads are too distracting 

[mr_diver]

He first time I took the exhaust off my wee, I swapped the bolts from the front clamp to the rear.
As I could get a long socket extention to the rear clamp but using an alan key was a tw##. So alan key at the front.

This paid off when the front gasket gave up and I could use a mole grips on the front and a socket on the rear to move the very rusted bolts.

Or replace the pair with stainless.