Downpipes

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:38 pm

I can never decide if these are steel or stainless? Taken mine off and wire brushed all the crud etc so down to fairly shiny metal. They soon go brown again, so whats the best thing to do? If they are mild steel then perhaps some black exhaust/high temperature paint, but if they are stainelss then this won't work.

What have others done?

Post by **sirch345** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:55 pm

Hi Paul,
Do what I did

see link:-

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic ... sh++grease

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:27 pm

I remember "ooing" when I saw these before - I think a polishing kit is the way to go themn - and an excuse to buy yet another little gadget!

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:07 pm

i have gone through a sisal mop and 3 grades of compound, about 200 sheets of wet and dry and a tube of auto sol and my pipes are still shite

BazF · Post by **BazF** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:11 pm

sirch, where about's can i get a bike stand like the one you have in your link looks exactly whati need to remove the swing arm. Also is it made for the vtr or is it a universal item?

cheers

Baz

alan · Post by **alan** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:13 pm

I think its an Aba stand if i'm not mistaken i also think that Ben had some drawing to make one yourself.

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:19 pm

i emailed abba today and the band said they cannot make a stand to fit the firestrom to take the swinger off.

so i emailed the company and they said the same thing, but it looks like it can be adapted slightly

Post by **sirch345** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:54 pm

BazF wrote:sirch, where about's can i get a bike stand like the one you have in your link looks exactly whati need to remove the swing arm. Also is it made for the vtr or is it a universal item?

cheers

Baz

Baz,

I made that one myself about 3yrs ago especially for the VTR, but I think Abba do make adapters to fit the Firestorm so you can use their normal swingarm pivot point stand,

Chris.

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:37 pm

Good memory Alan,

If anyone wants the tech drawings drop me a PM with your email addy and I'll wing 'em off to you

Abba stands
Bear in mind these pivot on the swingarm pivot so are as useful as a one edit legged ahem edit man in an butt kicking competition if you want to remove the swingarm

BazF · Post by **BazF** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:59 pm

cheers for the info guys.

Ben you have a pm.

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:13 am

dont you mean a one legged man in an butt kicking contest ben m8

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:51 pm

{Inspector Clouseau voice on}

Zat is what I said in ze first place, stupeed

{voice off}

PS I love the edit function

Bondy · Post by **Bondy** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:01 pm

[/quote]Zat is what I said in ze first place, stupeed
[/quote]
You cant sucker us in that easily you know you said arm.

Post by **sirch345** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:38 pm

Nice try Ben