) Oh, and any tips on the best VHT paint to use?Then I've got this to fit! I'm looking forward to annoying the neighbours.
Thanks Nikko 
Cheers,
Cavey.
Exhaust Gaskets, Copper Or Aluminiuim?
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Cavey
, Aug 06 2008 07:42 pm
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Cavey
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Posted 06 August 2008 - 07:42 pm
Wemoto seems to sell both. I'm just looking to take my original downpipes off, rub them down, respray them and refit them. Which one's best please guys and gals? (and why???? ) Oh, and any tips on the best VHT paint to use?
Then I've got this to fit! I'm looking forward to annoying the neighbours. Thanks Nikko
Cheers,
Cavey.
) Oh, and any tips on the best VHT paint to use?Then I've got this to fit! I'm looking forward to annoying the neighbours.
Thanks Nikko Cheers,
Cavey.
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
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Posted 06 August 2008 - 08:11 pm
I have no personal experience with this but:
I believe copper is softer than aluminum and will 'squish to fit' if there are any irregularities in the fitment.
I believe copper is softer than aluminum and will 'squish to fit' if there are any irregularities in the fitment.
Always tell the truth, it will gratify some of the people and astonish the rest. (Mark Twain)
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Posted 06 August 2008 - 08:16 pm
QUOTE(Cavey @ Wed 6th Aug 2008, 08:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wemoto seems to sell both. I'm just looking to take my original downpipes off, rub them down, respray them and refit them. Which one's best please guys and gals? (and why???? ) Oh, and any tips on the best VHT paint to use?
Then I've got this to fit! I'm looking forward to annoying the neighbours. Thanks Nikko
Cheers,
Cavey.
) Oh, and any tips on the best VHT paint to use?Then I've got this to fit! I'm looking forward to annoying the neighbours.
Thanks Nikko Cheers,
Cavey.
Just fitted OE copper gaskets, they seem to work OK. Only £1 from Dan at Just Motorcycles in Basingstoke.
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Posted 06 August 2008 - 08:24 pm
QUOTE(bondy @ Wed 6th Aug 2008, 04:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just fitted OE copper gaskets, they seem to work OK. Only £1 from Dan at Just Motorcycles in Basingstoke.
Basingstoke? Thats where Arthur Dent met Tricia McMillan.
Always tell the truth, it will gratify some of the people and astonish the rest. (Mark Twain)
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Stebel Nautilus air-horn, Corbin seat, MRA Touring screen, single Delkevic silencer.
"I see by your outfit that you are a spaceman"(MkI (3VD) TDM Review)
Hints for using Carpe-TDM. (photo's, links, etc).
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Posted 06 August 2008 - 08:34 pm
QUOTE(tdm850rider @ Wed 6th Aug 2008, 09:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Basingstoke? Thats where Arthur Dent met Tricia McMillan.
I thought it was at a party in an Islington flat?
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
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Posted 06 August 2008 - 08:51 pm
i have recently bought a set from wemoto, but they didn't fit, way too small, phoned them up and their answer was
"we have sold loads of sets of these and no one else has complained"
long story short....i told em where to stick the gaskets only to get a phone call back offering to send me another set as a courtesy gesture.
the size they sent was 40 mm O/D, when i measured the ones that came off the bike they were more like 46 mm O/D
i even checked the parts book at my local garage and his book also said 40 mm
i ended up with a pair of 46 mm O/D copper gaskets, fitted very well. the original ones i took out were copper too.
"we have sold loads of sets of these and no one else has complained"
long story short....i told em where to stick the gaskets only to get a phone call back offering to send me another set as a courtesy gesture.
the size they sent was 40 mm O/D, when i measured the ones that came off the bike they were more like 46 mm O/D
i even checked the parts book at my local garage and his book also said 40 mm
i ended up with a pair of 46 mm O/D copper gaskets, fitted very well. the original ones i took out were copper too.
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