Exhaust identity

[bandit]

The original downpipes for 98 & 03 share the same part number & same price for new ones, £1,204.68 if Yamaha had later made them in stainless the price would have been nearly half the price of the bike new. 


deeteefifty, hope that sorted your queries & you get a new silencer & link pipe sorted soon.

[deeteefifty]

EEK! How much😮
Thanks again, there's an astonishing amount of shared knowledge on here from you chaps. I'll update my progress when done.

[darrsi]

The original downpipes for 98 & 03 share the same part number & same price for new ones, £1,204.68 if Yamaha had later made them in stainless the price would have been nearly half the price of the bike new. 


deeteefifty, hope that sorted your queries & you get a new silencer & link pipe sorted soon.

Hmmm, 2002 details have chucked up something interesting.


http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?topic=34.0

[bandit]

Not sure all info is correct,

Exhaust angle lowered to accommodate longer pillion pegs?

Deep Reddish Yellow Cocktail wasn't available in the u.k in 98 only red or black, when I bought mine in 98 a customer paid the dealer to have one sprayed yellow.

[YamFazFan]

A magnet sticks to my down pipes.
That would confirm that they're plain steel under the paint wouldn't it?.

[darrsi]

Not sure all info is correct,

Exhaust angle lowered to accommodate longer pillion pegs?

Deep Reddish Yellow Cocktail wasn't available in the u.k in 98 only red or black, when I bought mine in 98 a customer paid the dealer to have one sprayed yellow.

Some of these websites are bad for that.
There's a couple that don't give the choice of it being black, and another site doesn't list it as a 2000 SP model which it blatantly is, if i use the reg number. Says it's a 98 i think.

[deeteefifty]

YamFazFan, lower grade stainless can be magnetic, try some knives and forks, probably should be classed as rust resistant.

[jskelton555]

My 03 fazer has stainless downpipes painted black from new. Think it was only last year 03 they did this

[fazersharp]

YamFazFan, lower grade stainless can be magnetic, try some knives and forks, probably should be classed as rust resistant.

Thats right about the lower grade stainless sticking to a magnet but sometimes you can tell with a magnet that although it sticks, it is not so strong a stick/grab as plain steel is. Try a definite plain steel straight after to see if there is a difference.
To prove about some stainless being magnet, try some cheap kitchen sinks and you may find that the bowl won't stick but the drainer does. 

[YamFazFan]

Just tried the sink/drainer and a magnet won't stick to any part, but it does grip every piece of cutlery I've tried in the drawer that's marked 'Stainless Steel'.

[deeteefifty]

 
Stainless is heavier than mild steel too. You can go about with a set of scales if it helps.

[YamFazFan]

Good job Gordon Ramsey isn't due round our kitchen. Can't see the cutlery passing his quality control