exhausting question....?
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Hi All,
not sure if this is the place to ask, but here goes..
on my 600 bandit, the exhaust has been getting louder and louder, and on investigation, the joint where the end can connects into the main exhaust pipe is as loose as a c**k in a wizard's sleeve...
I've tried tightening the big jubilee clip that sits over the joint, but that can't take up the slack.
So today, I've taken the whole lot apart, and now I'm confused. There doesn't seem to be a washer as such between the two pipes, it looks more like there has been a load of 'heat proof (?) tape, wrapped round the end can main piece, and then inserted into the female exhaust end. I guess when it was first done, this would have given a decent seal, especially when the jubilee clip was tightened, but now the 'tape' ( I think its tape ), has perished a bit and basically fallen apart, meaning the two pipes are as slack as a slack thing.
Unfortunately, in my 'investigations' the tape has fallen to bits, so now my bike is unrideable
So my question really is, how should the join between the end can and the main exhaust be made /sealed, and what do I need to do this, and where do it get them from ?
I'm guessing I need some heatproof tape or similar, but no idea where to source it ?
Or should I just go to my nearest motorbike garage and get them to reattach the exhaust properly ?
cheers,
Nimbus
not sure if this is the place to ask, but here goes..
on my 600 bandit, the exhaust has been getting louder and louder, and on investigation, the joint where the end can connects into the main exhaust pipe is as loose as a c**k in a wizard's sleeve...
I've tried tightening the big jubilee clip that sits over the joint, but that can't take up the slack.
So today, I've taken the whole lot apart, and now I'm confused. There doesn't seem to be a washer as such between the two pipes, it looks more like there has been a load of 'heat proof (?) tape, wrapped round the end can main piece, and then inserted into the female exhaust end. I guess when it was first done, this would have given a decent seal, especially when the jubilee clip was tightened, but now the 'tape' ( I think its tape ), has perished a bit and basically fallen apart, meaning the two pipes are as slack as a slack thing.
Unfortunately, in my 'investigations' the tape has fallen to bits, so now my bike is unrideable
So my question really is, how should the join between the end can and the main exhaust be made /sealed, and what do I need to do this, and where do it get them from ?
I'm guessing I need some heatproof tape or similar, but no idea where to source it ?
Or should I just go to my nearest motorbike garage and get them to reattach the exhaust properly ?
cheers,
Nimbus
Hi
On my old thundercat, there was what I could only describe as a "donut" between the mid pipe and the silencer.
It was made out of a metal/fibre material and took up the slack between the two different diameters of the pipes, and was compressed by the exhaust clamp, making a seal.
I imagine you need something similar?
It was a main dealer order job and cost under a tenner.
On my old thundercat, there was what I could only describe as a "donut" between the mid pipe and the silencer.
It was made out of a metal/fibre material and took up the slack between the two different diameters of the pipes, and was compressed by the exhaust clamp, making a seal.
I imagine you need something similar?
It was a main dealer order job and cost under a tenner.
f1nn said:
Hi
On my old thundercat, there was what I could only describe as a "donut" between the mid pipe and the silencer.
It was made out of a metal/fibre material and took up the slack between the two different diameters of the pipes, and was compressed by the exhaust clamp, making a seal.
I imagine you need something similar?
It was a main dealer order job and cost under a tenner.
Ahh, yes that sounds like the kind of thing that was on there... do they make them in standard sizes, or ?On my old thundercat, there was what I could only describe as a "donut" between the mid pipe and the silencer.
It was made out of a metal/fibre material and took up the slack between the two different diameters of the pipes, and was compressed by the exhaust clamp, making a seal.
I imagine you need something similar?
It was a main dealer order job and cost under a tenner.
the exhaust is an aftermarket system the previous owner had fitted. Its a motad system with a nexxus back box ! Dont know if its any good, certainly feels heavy now I've got it off
I would give them a call before you order.
Different engine size (1200 instead of 600) will most probably have a different diameter exhaust.
If you can supply them the external and internal diameters of the two pipes they will probably be able to provide one the rigth size.
Alternatively, if the whole system is from Motad, give them a call and see what they can do.
Different engine size (1200 instead of 600) will most probably have a different diameter exhaust.
If you can supply them the external and internal diameters of the two pipes they will probably be able to provide one the rigth size.
Alternatively, if the whole system is from Motad, give them a call and see what they can do.
cheers for the advice guys
In the end the gasket was an original part, but none of the 3 Suzuki dealers I called on Saturday had one in stock !
Got a reply from motad today, and they are sticking one in the post to me tonight for the princely sum of £4, versus the £17 that the dealers wanted.
top marks to motad I think
In the end the gasket was an original part, but none of the 3 Suzuki dealers I called on Saturday had one in stock !
Got a reply from motad today, and they are sticking one in the post to me tonight for the princely sum of £4, versus the £17 that the dealers wanted.
top marks to motad I think
Hooli said:
scilencer repair tape from a car shop?
I was going to say, sounds like a job for hightemp silicon!- My car exahust is currently helded together (not just patch hole) with white bathroom sealent, baked bean can, and two jubilee clips where a weld failed 6inchs behind the center box, exhast only held at each end.
Its been like that since christmass, cars done 7k, hit 120mph (track), and been offroading over feilds!
We also use silcon for sticking together the flu's of solid fuel stoves on boats a lot.
Daniel
dhutch said:
Hooli said:
scilencer repair tape from a car shop?
I was going to say, sounds like a job for hightemp silicon!- My car exahust is currently helded together (not just patch hole) with white bathroom sealent, baked bean can, and two jubilee clips where a weld failed 6inchs behind the center box, exhast only held at each end.
Its been like that since christmass, cars done 7k, hit 120mph (track), and been offroading over feilds!
We also use silcon for sticking together the flu's of solid fuel stoves on boats a lot.
Daniel
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