Exhaust fitting

[V4_AllTheWay]

Hi,
Just got a new exhaust, with the supposed correct link pipe.
However its internal diameter is something like 51mm, whilst the engine exhaust external is around 46mm.

I noticed that in the stock exhaust there is a sort of woven metal sleeve to bridge the gap.

My question is, do I need to get one of these sleeves (and what is the correct name) or is the new link pipe the wrong size?

Chris

[hmmmnz]

mmm sometimes they do come like that (its a gasket) i prefer the ones that have the reducer that come from the standard 50mm down to 45mm and have no gasket at all. just a metal to metal connection. go to a bike shop and get a gasket and try and tighten down and see if you get a good seal,
good luck
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[V4_AllTheWay]

Is it worth trying to remove the one I have already?
It would not be glued/welded in would it?

[shaun_04]

try to fit the old gasket, it might fit, it might not.
nothing is welded, no, but like what hmmmmz said, he prefers a metal to metal connection, when I tried to fit mine with a metal to metal connection, it leaked, so I had a metal to metal connection with some instant liquid gasket in between.

[hmmmnz]

i doubt very much that you'll get it out of your pipe with out wrecking it. i personally have never got one out with out busting it up.
its not glued there but with the tightness of it and the heat, it'll want to stay there you can give it a try :d
good luck
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[muddycoffee]

mine just slipped on to the outside of the sawn original pipe easy. The link pipe to the can was a different story, I was bashing it for ages to try and get it in further.
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[mchaggis]

Fitting exhausts together properly can be a huge pain in the arsee. Half the time it seems to be the case that there are gaskets missing, so getting a nice seal is a nightmare. At least, that's the way it seems. I think the manufacturers fit them together without, but once you've taken it to pieces a few times it never seems to fit together the same. V-Twins and big singles with multiple manifolds have been the bane of my short time fitting exhausts together.
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[V4_AllTheWay]

Well, after a bit of WD40, and a flat screwdriver I managed to get the gasket out, and then everything just slotted into place.

https://www.chrisgoddard.net/stuff/DSC02389.JPG
https://www.chrisgoddard.net/stuff/DSC02390.JPG
Sounds sooooo much better now compared to the stock exhaust!

Next job on the list is to get a tail tidy.

Thanks for your help,
Chris

[Bishbash]

Whats up with your tail then? I think it looks OK, I just put some of the rim decals on my bandit. I love em. Nice bike dude!

[V4_AllTheWay]

[muddycoffee]

What difference has it made to how your bike runs?

I fitted mine last saturday, and I have noticed that it starts much easier in the morning, the engine is smoother running and more torque low down. The front comes up when I set off at lights now like it did before whan I had a pillion on the back.

And of course the sound. It is so thoroughly awsome, the bike sounds like a rocket, when ticking over it has an amazing bassy note. People stop to see me coming past and little dogs bark at me.. And that's with a baffle in on a road legal can..

It is like having an entirely new bike with a bigger engine..
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[V4_AllTheWay]

Bike is seems to be running much the same as how you found actually. Performance change is quite noticeable (just like the sound).

However, my baffle "fell out" before I even put the can on though