Mind u...i had to take the ENGINE OUT in order to remove the old studs and put in the nice new S/S ones...
Great tips guys thanks.I knew about the exhaust bolt problem. I’ve been applying some penetrating oil with a pipette every evening
Quote from: redmandan on 08 June 2019, 10:09:09 pmGreat tips guys thanks.I knew about the exhaust bolt problem. I’ve been applying some penetrating oil with a pipette every eveningThat is what I did - you can get right in there front and back although after 18 years of dry riding only they were not corroded but I was not going to take any chances. I am still on 21 year old OEM pipes with a few small holes in the collector area that I have filled with JB weld heat putty.
...I like the look of it, perhaps a little stubby at 320mm but they don't have a longer one. Again, I'm not about announcing my presence to the whole neighbouhood....So what do you all have? It's hard to make a decision without hearing how it will sound on the bike. There's also £50 between the practical and the wishlist.
Thanks for all the replies guys. In the end I went for the 'standard look' 450mm full exhaust kit from Delkevic for 280GBP delivered.
ah right so looking at darsi's post, must have meant after the fzs600 era , 8 mm studs and nuts ?After chatting with my mechanic at the time he said that Yamaha realized that the 6mm studs were causing issues so with later bikes they made them 8mm, but i think it's just where they are taking the brunt of the elements combined with the hot/cold scenario that it's still inevitable that people will have problems dismantling them if they're left untouched for a long time.In hindsight it would make perfect sense to undo the the header nuts once or twice a year to clean and grease them up to avoid any trouble, but obviously that is not normal behaviour to most people.The 8mm studs still seize too as well, but probably don't shear so easily as the 6mm ones.