Took advantage of Fuel Moto's cyberweek sale and got a stainless headpipe, crossover, power vision, and air filter for the RK. It's a 14 with approx 15k on it. Should I replace the exhaust gaskets when installing the headpipe?

 

I have removed mine numerous times without replacing the gaskets. 30,000 miles.

 

Since you'll be installing a new header to the bike, yes I would replace the gaskets as well so everything gets a new seal. They're not very expensive.

 

They are cheap. Taking those pipes off again is a real pain in the...

 

on both counts.

 

I just did a head pipe on my 14 SG and didn't replace em. Haven't had any issues.

 

Why wouldn't you. I always replace the exhaust gaskets when the exhaust comes off. Reusing the same gasket is like running your oil for 10k miles and convincing yourself it is fine.

 

It's not a good idea to reuse gaskets. Once the initial seal is broken, its integrity is compromised. JMO

 

But if you would have experienced issues you would have been kicking yourself in the **** for not dropping 5 bucks on new gaskets.

Most exhaust a royal bitch to get on and off so I'm not rolling the dice, I'm putting new ones in every time.

 

Ditto. At less than $6 for a set, and seeing how they deform on install, why wouldn't you??