End Can Link Pipe Gasket

[Dave48]

thanks all,


i have some videos of the sound with the baffle in, and shall have some with it out, will try post them somewhere....


the corrosion is the next thing to tackle, recommendations on what to use?, my friend suggested some spray on coating that bakes on i.e. spray it on, take it for a ride to heat the pipes etc....


I have a wire cleaning set to gently get the rust off, but not sure if a chemical cleaner would be any good?


shall look at the center stand rubber as well..


thanks

With the centre stand-remove from bike. Take back to bare metal. Pay particular attention to bridge piece as once this becomes weakened the stand legs will move out of alignment causing difficulty pulling bike back onto stand. If in good nick use a paint like Hammerite black smoothrite that doesnt require a separate undercoat-but there are other good products.
With downpipes/collector box again remove surface corrosion-make sure the drain holes (for condensation ) are clear. There are some good heatproof black paints on market-think I used a Halfords spray paint last time.
Finally if youre OCD like me get at the front of the engine where the spray/s**t gets thrown up and this is easier to do if you remove the exhaust headers but BEWARE-exhaust header nuts corrode onto studs.
Read threads/posts on here BEFORE attempting removal. Consider fitting a Feder Extender to front mudguard.
good luck