Found my exhaust leak...not good
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Found my exhaust leak...not good
13 Sep 2015 14:42
Well I thought I had just a little crack in my exhaust kinda by the left foot peg. I took the heat shield off and found something a little more than a little leak! No wonder why I was having some pops and crackle!
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Re: Found my exhaust leak...not good
13 Sep 2015 15:25
Have it tacked, pull it off and have it welded.
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Re: Found my exhaust leak...not good
13 Sep 2015 23:55
Would have been making an awful farking noise
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Re: Re:Found my exhaust leak...not good
14 Sep 2015 02:16
Surprisingly enough it wasn't obvious other than just on deaccel.
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Re: Re:Found my exhaust leak...not good
14 Sep 2015 03:14
That is surprising - looks likes it is half way around the pipe.
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Re: Re:Found my exhaust leak...not good
14 Sep 2015 03:37
Yep... Reaches quite a ways behind the pipe.
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Re: Re:Found my exhaust leak...not good
24 Sep 2015 15:39
So...think this leak would be enough to Screw with how well the bike runs? I patched it temporarily, took bike for a spin. (Did some carb work too). Bike ran great, then got worse as it warmed up - just about the same time my patch gave way and it started to leak again. I dropped the exhaust afterwards to get it welded. I'll attach a few more pics now that I have it off.
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24 Sep 2015 17:04
Some lessons are hard learned. :whistle:
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Re: Re:Found my exhaust leak...not good
24 Sep 2015 18:03 - 24 Sep 2015 18:03
Yikes can they really weld that now?
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Re: Re:Found my exhaust leak...not good
24 Sep 2015 18:08
Yes and a little patch over it will help.
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Re: Found my exhaust leak...not good
24 Sep 2015 18:22 - 24 Sep 2015 18:23
Well I used the epoxy stuff to just patch it up for the time being because my buddy couldn't get time to weld it. I knew I would have to weld it eventually. I think it's been this bad for some time. I just hope it might answer my issues with the bike falling on its face from a stop - maybe this leak made it that lean. Also it looks bad just sitting there. You can actually close the gap if you flex the pipe back together.
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Re: Found my exhaust leak...not good
24 Sep 2015 18:25
At least that will be out of the way and you have a chance to tune it. :whistle:
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