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Title: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: midden on 08 May 2017, 05:38:51 pm
Is this a weld job or filler?  Any welders willing to help me out near gravesend?



Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: locksmith on 09 May 2017, 11:40:38 am
Foccin ell, looks like NEW time to me :lol
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: midden on 09 May 2017, 12:56:47 pm
Foccin ell, looks like NEW time to me :lol
such a defeatist attitude  ;)
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: vinnyb on 09 May 2017, 01:08:44 pm

Foccin ell, looks like NEW time to me :lol
TBH I'd have said the same, it'll be paper thin round those holes, You'll need to plate it at least but I wouldn't expect it to last long, If it's not a DIY or mates rates job I'd put the cash towards either a good used one or a new stainless system.
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: midden on 09 May 2017, 02:19:43 pm
Mates rates is definitely out  :\
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: Fazerider on 09 May 2017, 02:47:34 pm

You could bodge them. I’ve not had much success with fillers (GunGum etc, always flakes off within a few miles)… perhaps try high temperature silicone sealant and wire some thin steel sheet (e.g. from food cans) around to hold the stuff in place, but it would only be a temporary solution.
Welding would require some complicated shapes to be fabricated to bridge all the wafer-thin bits so would end up being pricey, and chances are that the rot has spread beyond what you can see so even that won’t be a long-term fix.
I'd recommend some stainless ones if you have the budget for them.
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: Dudeofrude on 09 May 2017, 04:52:26 pm
There are some painted secondhand originals on eBay at the minute for £50 or if yiu have the funds avaliable the stainless ones are only £200 brand new. Bargain compared to most bikes I've had to replace them on haha
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: midden on 09 May 2017, 08:03:17 pm
Quote from: Dudeofrude link pic=22536.msg260237#msg260237 date=1494345146
There are some painted secondhand originals on eBay at the minute for £50 or if yiu have the funds avaliable the stainless ones are only £200 brand new. Bargain compared to most bikes I've had to replace them on haha
Cheers for the heads up Dudeo  I've gone the originals route  ;)


Thanks all for your comments and advice
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: Dudeofrude on 09 May 2017, 08:13:56 pm
Quote from: Dudeofrude link pic=22536.msg260237#msg260237 date=1494345146
There are some painted secondhand originals on eBay at the minute for £50 or if yiu have the funds avaliable the stainless ones are only £200 brand new. Bargain compared to most bikes I've had to replace them on haha
Cheers for the heads up Dudeo  I've gone the originals route  ;)


Thanks all for your comments and advice

Not problem. Hope ya get sorted soon 🖒 although you'll want a new end can once you've replaced the downpipes cause it'll sound 10x quieter without all them holes in it haha
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: midden on 09 May 2017, 08:26:12 pm
Quote from: Dudeofrude link pic=22536.msg260237#msg260237 date=1494345146
There are some painted secondhand originals on eBay at the minute for £50 or if yiu have the funds avaliable the stainless ones are only £200 brand new. Bargain compared to most bikes I've had to replace them on haha
Cheers for the heads up Dudeo  I've gone the originals route  ;)


Thanks all for your comments and advice

Not problem. Hope ya get sorted soon 🖒 although you'll want a new end can once you've replaced the downpipes cause it'll sound 10x quieter without all them holes in it haha


blissful silence  :D
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: fazersharp on 10 May 2017, 08:41:14 am
Same here but not as bad http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,22250.msg258450.html#msg258450 (http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,22250.msg258450.html#msg258450)
gungum lasted about 1 year, chemical metal lasted about 1 week, for now I am just going to go with yearly gungum (just before the MOT)
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: Skippernick on 10 May 2017, 02:35:17 pm
Mine looked like that and i got them plated, 4 years on all fine!!
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: midden on 10 May 2017, 11:09:51 pm
Mine looked like that and i got them plated, 4 years on all fine!!


I may still get these plated as spare, if I can find a friend  :D
Title: Re: weld or fill? any welders near gravesend?
Post by: Exupnut on 12 May 2017, 08:47:48 pm
I know a guy in Kingston selling some for 50 shekels....;-)