Very true. But we've all been known to resort to some ridiculous things when we have to. :lol:
Even the factory 340 manifolds require a somewhat severe bend to them.
I wish I could find the thread, it's more that a custom head pipe has to be made and it's such a tight fit around the steering that it requires some skill to fabricate, especially if you want it to perform with any reasonable expectation of being better than a set of manifolds.