Slip on install trouble

[chriskatana]

I finally found a slip on, Yosh RS-1 oval.
Anyway, I pull the old can off, no problem, like butter.
But, when I go to put the yosh in, the collector/gasket is way too tight, and I can't get the pipe to slide in. So, I pulled the gasket out of the header, and was able to get the gasket on the slip on. but now I can't get the pipe into the collector. I'm thinking tomorrow I'll borrow a buddies exhaust pipe spreader and spread the collector out a bit so the pipe will go in.
Please share your experiences and advice.
BTW: The gasket is in perfect condition, the bike only has about 1500 miles, the new yosh, has fewer than that.

Thanks,
Chris

[Mr. Clean]

That is exactly what you need to do. When I helped a buddy put his Wileyco slip on on his 2003 Kat we had the same problem. The solution was to rent an exhaust spreader from the parts store.