Aluminium or Copper Exhaust Gaskets?

[T0MMY]

Quick question; I'm about to buy some exhaust gaskets from Wemoto but they list both aluminium and copper gaskets for a 95 CBR600. They're the same price so which ones should I get? Is there any difference?
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[stinkwheel]

Get copper if they are the same price. Aluminium ones disappear into a pile of dust after a time and definately if you ever remove the exhaust.

You can sometimes even re-use copper ones if you anneal them. The original Honda ones will have been copper.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[T0MMY]

Thanks mate

Is wemoto likely to be the cheapest place to get them? I'm also getting an oil filter and rear wheel bearing kit and assumed Wemoto was the cheapest but does anyone undercut them these days?
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[stinkwheel]

Not necessarily the cheapest but definately the most convenient.

You could also try David Silvers, sometimes the genuine Honda parts are cheaper than the pattern ones.

As ever, it's postage that does the dirty on the price.

Cheapest and best place for bearings is from a bearing factors, not a motorcycle spares place.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[T0MMY]

I'm assuming I need the full bearing kit though, as in dust seals and the sprocket carrier bearing too? Never done wheel bearings before, but you can feel and see the movement in the rear wheel, so will I need to replace all 3 bearings?
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[sickpup]

[stinkwheel]

[Grav]

I always use copper exhaust thingamajigs and for what they cost you might as well get new ones. I reckon Stinkers is just being a tight Scottish stereotype.

He does have a point though, you can anneal them and use them again as I have done it myself when strapped for cash. It doesn't expand them back to their original thickness, but just enough to do the trick.
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snigger.....

[stinkwheel]

In my defense, I was fitting a new exhaust system and the last bolt I went to tighten went 'ping'.

I had to dismantle the whole lot (including removing the rear manifold) to effect a repair. I'd only bought one lot of washers so I annealed them all and refitted them. No leaks so all good.

The two under the manifold were the original ones it had on from when it was new.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.