hmmm.... I suspected as much. My headers are pretty banged up, sort of flattened on the bottom, and I've been wondering if it could be repaired or if they need to be replaced. There's also a big ding just downstream of the collector (mid-pipe I guess). I've been scratching my head wondering what can be done about it all.
Around these parts we've got plenty of light industry. I could probably find a pipe bender and get a set of headers bent to match the current ones for not a lot of money. Then just slip the yosh can back on there. Or maybe there is some way the slightly crushed pipes can be "reexpanded" somehow. I can picture a couple of options for that, but I'm not so sure how they'd work being in the middle of the run.
Just throwing ideas out there....
Any chance you could have the offending parts cut out and new parts welded? Then to cover the ugliness, maybe something like a coating?
Fabbing might not be a bad idea, if someone can do a good job. The factory pipes don't fit the greatest anyway, so it's not like you don't have a little wiggle room.
I do think that places like Bike Bandit can still order the full exhaust, and you could cut the pipe part off. That would be the most expensive way to go. You could also try posting in the Marketplace that you're looking,.. perhaps someone has what you need sitting in their garage collecting dust?
Oh, and Dita sounds sweet in those vids! 
Thanks!! We've quieted her down a little with that insert that Bazza mentioned. I can still hear her start up in the morning, but it's not something that will jolt you out of a dead sleep anymore, and I don't think the tone has changed any.
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