Can this be welded - now * SORTED * - thanks

[map]

Thought the old Kawasaki GT550 was sounding a little fruity this morning.
Just checked and found exhaust snapped.
Rear section, it's a Motad 4 to 1 system.

Just wondered if it can be welded in the short term (cash flow problems) to get me by. It's my default work transport atm so can't afford (literally) to be without. Can also consider somewhere in Leeds (east side, Harehills, Cross Gates, etc. preferably) if any recommendations.

I know a complete new system is around £316 (wemoto - same as motad list price) and I can't source just the rear (after in becomes 1 from 4). Not much I can see on eBay (looked for gpz550, z550, etc.). I know an old GPZ550 is sat at a repair shop but he's wanting to sell who'd bike rather than bits. So how much would that be?

Any recommendations welcome.

Please excuse fone camera pics...

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Thanks
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[Frodo]

You can get that welded an an exhaust place

Should be one nearish to you and they should be able to weld it really cheap

[iooi]

Cheap option...

Exhaust wrap and a soup/bean tin.. Or beer can to hold it in place.
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[Raffles]

[Drake]

they would weld it, but will load the price, if you can get it off and to leeds road area of bradford pm me
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[Frodo]

I have custom places near me that would weld that for like £10-15 and they're really good custom exhaust places

[map]

I'll try and take it to the garage that does my MOTs in the afternoon. At least they know me there rather than rolling up as a complete stranger. If they can't help then there are two other places locally. Failing that I'll look further afield.

[nightshaddow]

looks to ba a pretty clean break and should be able to repair it easily, not sure about welding but i reckon i could temporary repair it for you i see you pretty close hit me with a pm if i can assist you.
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[Carl_steveo]

If all else fails go see warped, he'll have it done in a nano second.













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[Robby]

I have repaired a motad with a similar problem, but it wasn't just a simple weld - the metal had rusted very thin, too thin to weld, particularly with a chrome coating.

I fixed it by sleeving it with some mild steel pipe I had, in the same internal diameter of the external diameter of the exhaust. I cut a 1 inch sleeve, then cut it into two halves (2 half circles). I clamped the sleeve sections tight around the crack with a few mil of space at the joins, welded them together, then left it clamped to cool. It tightened up as it cooled, and left me with a good tight seal.

Ugly, but functional. Better to sleeve on the outside, if you sleeve on the inside you're creating a restriction in the airflow.

[garth]

Just cut it off there. RAAAAWWWR!

[Dazbo666]

[map]

Thanks to everyone for their advice and offers of help.

Now all welded at local MOT place. Cost 30 of my hard earned beer tokens. May not be pretty but it works, suits me and that's all I need. Whether I could have got it done for less is now just water under the bridge, just glad it's sorted.

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...and the whirlwind is in the thorn trees, it's hard for thee to kick against the pricks...
Gibbs, what did Duckie look like when he was younger?

[tatfan]

Jesus! I'd have done it better than that for free!

[.....]

Was that done by Stevie Wonder?

[Dracon]

You're right, it ain't pretty, but at least you're back on two wheels!

[Pete.]

£30 for that mess? A tenner would have been a liberty.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Tbag]

Looks pretty bad,

You might want to go over that with some Hammerite, It will rust like mad.

Paint will make it look better too.

[Walloper]

Warped did it Via Bluetooth/WiFi.
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[cb1rocket]

he obviously blew holes in it with a mig welder

That should of been tig welded.

Did the exhaust even come off the bike?

[Raffles]

It's a very untidy, though functional, repair. If you want it to last then you aught to consider fabricating additional support brackets at either side of the weld.
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[Sako]

at least it's 'fixed', welder i assume has parkinsons disease?

[Walloper]

[Casper]

All the guy wanted was a quick fix to get him on the road. The exhuast looks like its about to get changed soon when money is available so it looks like job done to me.

[Benson_JV]

Could you possibly sand it down so it's slightly less bumpy?
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