New exhaust questions

[agfish18]

Hi all, I hope this hasn’t been asked and answered before. I tried a search and didn’t see anything recent that jumped out at me. I just purchased a Competition Werkes exhaust, and am wondering if any of you have experience with the install? I’m confident I can get things installed, but wondering if a new exhaust gasket is really necessary? I purchased a couple JIC as a video I watched indicated their original was difficult to take out without damage, and the one they bought to replace that also got chewed up a bit during install. Anyone have experiences they could share?

 

[atomsplitter]

If it's just the slip-on type of exhaust (not headers) you have to remove the remove the pinch bolt #23 from the bike to get that new gasket (#25) in. It's a bit of a PITA.