smoking rear link pipe

[agentpineapple]

on a couple of occasions now from a cold start, theres been excessive smoke eminating from where the rear linkpipe meets the main downpipes, at first i thought it was an electrical wire burning, but after a butchers it looks like the linkpipe, when the exhaust was put back together i noticed that the seal thingy that sits inside the exhaust has seen better days, would it be this that needs replacing? strangely it doesn't happen everytime
just to say the exhaust is clean and hasn't had any coatings of wd40 or something similar.
any advice welcome guys

[Benno_0214]

Mine did this when I took the exhaust off the other day. The graphite gasket is knackered and the exhaust is blowing. I got a new one off eBay for about a fiver, job sorted. Be careful when fitting as the gasket is weak, you will have to be very careful when fitting the new one.

Hope this helps
Ben

[mik_str]

Hook it up with Lloydie, he jus quit (smoking that is).....

[benny hedges]

[quote="Benno_0214"]. The graphite gasket is knackered and the exhaust is blowing. /quote]

if you still have your old standard cans there is a graphite seal in the link pipe of each, same one as the rear header seal

[sirch345]

Marty, are you sure it's smoke and not just condensation

If it is smoke what colour is it

Chris.

[agentpineapple]

it might be condensation chris, but its the smell that comes with it that concerns me, its almost has that electrical burning smell, this exhaust is standard and i've misdescribed where the problem is, the rear header pipe(the small section) meets the main downpipes, tucked in by the swingarm, maybe the old graphite seal is breaking up and water/condensation is getting in, then once the bikes started and the exhaust gets hot, this occurs...
if i can get it on video i will.

[lloydie]

mine does this after ive taken it off . after its got very hot and burnt off all the grease and much it should stop .

[sirch345]

Interesting Marty, I know what you mean about the whiff of electrical burning, it sets you in panic mode Hopefully it's not anything serious,

Chris.

[agentpineapple]

i spoke to my mate tonight, he just reminded me that he had to use a little grease when refitting the exhaust....
so mystery over, so after a good run out it should be gone...

[sirch345]

As Lloydie thought then Good news if that's all it was

Chris.

[agentpineapple]

i'll run it again today and see if its all burnt off yet....
the exhaust is back firing to much at the mo because i need to get another 43-47 mikalor clamp....