rusting exhaust right side
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: pennsylvania
RE: rusting exhaust right side
join the club. asked dealer aboutn it and got a shoulder schrug. so i painted inside with black engine paint..,, no more rust. at least not that you can see
how do you like the purple header pipes???????
how do you like the purple header pipes???????
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Rochester N.Y.
RE: rusting exhaust right side
That's going to be normal for the most part.
If you live in an area of higher humidity , the water in the air will also be used during the combustion process.
When I had the stock mufflers and cross over , the left pipe rusted inside pretty bad and the right looked pretty good.
I bought a pair of V&H mufflers from a guy who used the stock cross over and when I pulled the baffles to check on their condition , the left one was
rusted and broken.
No biggie , they were replaceable quite cheap.
True duals will even up the rust some for me .....
JMHO
Mick
If you live in an area of higher humidity , the water in the air will also be used during the combustion process.
When I had the stock mufflers and cross over , the left pipe rusted inside pretty bad and the right looked pretty good.
I bought a pair of V&H mufflers from a guy who used the stock cross over and when I pulled the baffles to check on their condition , the left one was
rusted and broken.
No biggie , they were replaceable quite cheap.
True duals will even up the rust some for me .....
JMHO
Mick
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RE: rusting exhaust right side
My 06has rusted too. Another Harley rider pointed it out to me as if something was defective withmy bike. My response was: You haven't ridden your bike in the rain much have you!The rusting seemed to have appeared on mine after I had ridden in the rain several times.
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Charlotte, NC
RE: rusting exhaust right side
Timely topic for me. This is my right side V&H Oval after one month. V&H is sending a new inner baffle and agreed to do so immediately. I was hoping this was just a fluke, but it sounds like it is a "normal" happening. Left side is fine.
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