Exhaust questions

[VTRPiG]

Hey guys hope everyone is well, not been on in a while as work and family have kinda gotten in the way. Finally started to tear into the bike a week or so ago, got the exhaust off and discovered the reason for the bike sounding like a tractor was the gasket in the rear exhaust pipe connecting to the collector was pretty much non existent! I spent most of December counting the nuts on the exhaust with WD40 and they thankfully came off pretty easily. Although on three of them the when I unscrewed them the stud had come out with the nut...hopefully that will not pose a problem later on

Couple of question, I need new exhaust clamps too and a new clamp where the rear pipe meets the collector does anybody now the sizes off hand?

Also I will be ordering new gasket seals for the headers ( them wee ring jobies ) and can't find any copper ones, cybercarol mentioned that copper were the best. Will the fibre one do?

I am wanting to clean up the headers, what is the best way to do that?

I am at work and wanting to start ordering what I need and I am sure there is more I wanna ask but I am drawing a blank ..... I guess like most days

Hope everyone has had a good start to their new year and thanks again in advance for any help

[Watty]

Cybercarol something you want to tell us Carl

[Wicky]

Hey guys hope everyone is well, not been on in a while as work and family have kinda gotten in the way. Finally started to tear into the bike a week or so ago, got the exhaust off and discovered the reason for the bike sounding like a tractor was the gasket in the rear exhaust pipe connecting to the collector was pretty much non existent! I spent most of December counting the nuts on the exhaust with WD40 and they thankfully came off pretty easily. Although on three of them the when I unscrewed them the stud had come out with the nut...hopefully that will not pose a problem later on

Couple of question, I need new exhaust clamps too and a new clamp where the rear pipe meets the collector does anybody now the sizes off hand?

best measure with a tape measure / bit of string and a ruler what you require as sizes can slightly differ depending on if you have aftermarket link pipes. Highly recommend corrosion resistant Mikalor W4 fully stainless. > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mikalor-W4-He ... 1e69297736

Also I will be ordering new gasket seals for the headers ( them wee ring jobies ) and can't find any copper ones, cybercarol mentioned that copper were the best. Will the fibre one do?

You want the OEM style crushable copper ring type




I am wanting to clean up the headers, what is the best way to do that?

Wet&dry, metal polish and elbow grease

I am at work and wanting to start ordering what I need and I am sure there is more I wanna ask but I am drawing a blank ..... I guess like most days

Hope everyone has had a good start to their new year and thanks again in advance for any help

[VTRPiG]

Cheers Wicky that is brilliant. Didn't have the parts number, David silver has them in stock will order some from there.

Watty as for cybercarol it is my phone, keeps coming up with that Can't be arsed changing it

[Watty]

Cheers Wicky that is brilliant. Didn't have the parts number, David silver has them in stock will order some from there.

Watty as for cybercarol it is my phone, keeps coming up with that Can't be arsed changing it

Don't change it mate, I like it

[sirch345]

I am wanting to clean up the headers, what is the best way to do that?

It depends how much effort you want to put in, here's what I did to mine:-
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7027

Chris.

[darkember]

I would also replace the studs that came out with SS ones & new nuts. See the link below


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261240553142

[VTRDark]

Cybercarol something you want to tell us Carl

Yeh I'm really a woman.

(:-})