Ever lose an exhaust system
damn right. i got lucky two weeks ago when my oil filter adapter decided to stop adapting and torpedoed my filter and sprayed oil all over me, my back wheel/tire, and everything between. coulda ended badly
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Seems like PO cut corners...might want to double-check every aftermarket part they added to bike...
For the pipes, make sure you don't over-torque the clamps & "oval" them (or header). Once that happens, pretty hard to not have annoying leak(s). Might be time to shop for exhaust upgrades...
For the pipes, make sure you don't over-torque the clamps & "oval" them (or header). Once that happens, pretty hard to not have annoying leak(s). Might be time to shop for exhaust upgrades...
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This doesn't just mean squeeze the lever or press the pedal either. This means get down and inspect your brake pad material thickness and condition. Yes, your life does depend on it!
While stuff can happen, it happens a lot less with regular inspections. Pilots do a walk around before every flight. Every flight.
Stakes are just as high on motorcycles, so it makes sense to place the same amount of importance to it.
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Yeah if new or recently installed otherwise if this happened to me, I'd be pissed off at myself for not catching it in my pre-check. I've had slip-ons loosen over time but you catch it and tighten before it ever gets anywhere loose enough to fall off.
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Road Warrior
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that's not right. there should be a support bracket attached in at least two places
https://shop.outpostalaska.com/OEMpa...(2006)//EXHAUS
they both shot off at the same time with the support bracket?
https://shop.outpostalaska.com/OEMpa...(2006)//EXHAUS
they both shot off at the same time with the support bracket?
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Road Warrior
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Gonna have to checkout the manual to see if I'm missing something. And now I definitely have exhaust leaks. The tips to slide over the h.pipes were all messed up , had to bang them right to fit over them
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Yes.... both mufflers with the support bracket still on them. Now when I reinstalled them I had to dismantle the mufflers from the bracket. Set the mufflers into the pipes then add the support bracket and tighten all up....super f&cking tight, but there's no where the mufflers or s. brackets gets bolted to the frame. Seems the two clapms to the header pipes are the only means of keeping them on
It seems another frame bracket is missing.
Last edited by smitty901; Apr 8, 2018 at 07:07 AM.