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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: jskelton555 on 24 February 2019, 08:39:00 pm

Title: Exhaust repair
Post by: jskelton555 on 24 February 2019, 08:39:00 pm

My 03 fazer comes with stainless downpipes but the collector is steel so rusts away! So i decided to repair it with stainless!
Cut out corroded parts and replaced as shown.

Title: Re: Exhaust repair
Post by: jskelton555 on 27 February 2019, 05:41:01 pm

having trouble loading photos, any ideas?

Title: Re: Exhaust repair
Post by: Dynspud on 27 February 2019, 06:09:31 pm

I usually find loading one or two at a time is the most the system will take.
Laborious but you get there in the end.

Title: Re: Exhaust repair
Post by: His Dudeness on 09 March 2019, 10:45:46 pm

I'd be interested in seeing those pictures! What kind of welder did you use? I'd love a TIG welder

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Post by: red98 on 10 March 2019, 08:01:40 am

Yep , me too , very interested in this , looking at your wooden jig tells me you might have done this sort of stuff before   :thumbup

Title: Re: Exhaust repair
Post by: jskelton555 on 27 March 2019, 07:00:15 pm

the jig was a half hour job to ensure things stayed in same place. it was tig welded on the repair with stainless filler rod. took about 4-5 hrs in total then a can of heat resistant matt black!
saved me a lot of money and i enjoyed it1

Title: Re: Exhaust repair
Post by: jskelton555 on 27 March 2019, 07:02:33 pm

more photos

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Post by: His Dudeness on 29 March 2019, 09:31:53 pm

Welding is a great skill to have. I've done classes in MMA and TIG welding. I'd love a TIG welder but I wouldn't get enough use out of it to justify the cost of it but maybe someday I'll get one. Do the consumables cost much with your TIG setup? How much would you say it's cost altogether to buy and run?

Title: Re: Exhaust repair
Post by: jskelton555 on 31 March 2019, 12:21:13 pm

Hi,
Gas is desrest thing, rental and fill cost me £100, cost of filler tod not bad n ladt gor ages.
I just refused to spend £180 on downpipes when few hours work sorts it

Title: Re: Exhaust repair
Post by: His Dudeness on 31 March 2019, 10:58:25 pm

How long would you estimate between refills? You've made a good saving fixing the exhaust and these bikes seem to run better with the original exhausts. Also you can make your own specialty tools like holders and pullers. Very handy skill to have.

Title: Re: Exhaust repair
Post by: jskelton555 on 04 April 2019, 06:28:05 pm

i get about 6 mths between gas refills so its not bad. welding could be neater but it done its job