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Itchy
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PostPosted: 13:50 - 11 Mar 2008    Post subject: SV1000S Reply with quote
Does the fully faired 04 SV1000 have stainless pipes as stock? , I had the morning off and went out to have a go on one, and its pipes felt all rough and rusted sort of like mild steel pipes.

The shop owner said it was stainless I didn't believe him but I also didn't have a magnet on me.


As I've got stainless on the NTV and CBR and the worst corrosion they have is going a brassy colour.

Having recently replaced pipes its an experience I don't want to try again.

Any thoughts?

Ta

(SV1000 might be a decent play thing).
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PostPosted: 14:04 - 11 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
They should have stainless pipes but the quality is very poor hence the rusting, same goes for the 650s, shame really...
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garth
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PostPosted: 16:54 - 11 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
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They should have stainless pipes but the quality is very poor hence the rusting


Eh?

In which case, I must remember not to scrimp on buying spoons. And stuff.
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PostPosted: 16:58 - 11 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
My VFR pipes are stainless steel and they rust, you get get different grades of SS, the OEM ones are quite poor, hence the rust.
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Kal
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PostPosted: 17:09 - 11 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
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They should have stainless pipes but the quality is very poor hence the rusting


Eh?

In which case, I must remember not to scrimp on buying spoons. And stuff.


Why do you think Sheffield Steel had such a good reputation, until we sold the entire industry down the river...
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PostPosted: 17:41 - 11 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
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In which case, I must remember not to scrimp on buying spoons. And stuff.


whats that got to do with anything, unless of course u never wash ur cutlery and eat nothin but salt water... Confused
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garth
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whats that got to do with anything, unless of course u never wash ur cutlery and eat nothin but salt water...


Dishwasher tablets have salt in them Razz

Was under the impression Stainless didn't rust, hence the name Wink
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PostPosted: 18:00 - 11 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
SS is only as good as the amount of ferrite that's been processed out of it.
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The Tot
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PostPosted: 19:33 - 11 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well one way to check is that stainless steel will not induce magnetism - hence the magnet... lot of people don't know that and it catches them out. Also depends on the alloying composition. Stainless steel should be iron, carbon, manganese and chromium as its main alloying components of which the composition varies depending on the application. OEM pipes will probably be made by the cheapest supplier - but IIRC, my mate's 03 SV1000S DID have stainless pipes as standard.
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