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Washed my bike then dryed it up to find this :(
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5880/dscf05891nw1.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf05891nw1.jpg)
Sorry pic so big
dirtydog
09-02-09, 11:24 AM
Your exhaust? It's ok mine has got one too
Your exhaust? It's ok mine has got one too
Yes, its only 3 months old :mad:
dizzyblonde
09-02-09, 11:26 AM
yesss, road salt?? Autosol it and it'll vanish....the salt marks that is, not the exhaust!
Nobbylad
09-02-09, 11:27 AM
What's the problem? :confused:
The bike only comes out once a week some times twice but always gets washed once im finished with it
Nobbylad
09-02-09, 11:32 AM
You'll probably make it rust quicker that way! lol
You'll probably make it rust quicker that way! lol
Lol but didnt want anything like what has happened to happen to it :(
I thought there was going to be something really serious here... a few salt marks - is that really it:rolleyes:
!!!!! how can you say that :( i love my bike and my exhaust is one of its best features
dizzyblonde
09-02-09, 11:37 AM
Lol but didnt want anything like what has happened to happen to it :(
you bought a Suzuki and an SV at that, they alllllll rust at the slightest hint of water. Thing is theres no point just washing it, you have to polish and wax it, and grease stuff too
you bought a Suzuki and an SV at that, they alllllll rust at the slightest hint of water. Thing is theres no point just washing it, you have to polish and wax it, and grease stuff too
Yea i gave it a nice clean up yesterday got all the grease off found out it had a white rear suspension spring :o and sprayed a lot of it with gt 85, tbh though you dont really expect a 3 month old exhaust to go like that if you bought a brand new bike and the standrad exhaust rusted after same amount of time you'd take it back to where you bought it from.
Dave20046
09-02-09, 11:48 AM
You'll probably make it rust quicker that way! lol
Nah the water'll get rid of the salt that'll kill it I really need to spray mine down after yesterdays ride.
Dave20046
09-02-09, 11:50 AM
Yea i gave it a nice clean up yesterday got all the grease off found out it had a white rear suspension spring :o and sprayed a lot of it with gt 85, tbh though you dont really expect a 3 month old exhaust to go like that if you bought a brand new bike and the standrad exhaust rusted after same amount of time you'd take it back to where you bought it from.
I can't see the picture (my browser's knackered) but if you're talking about the pipes (not the can) most exhaust manufacturers will tell you you're supposed to paint them, unless it's stainless.
looks spotles compared to your brakelines and caliper bolts ....:mrgreen:
Dave20046
09-02-09, 11:53 AM
looks spotles compared to your brakelines and caliper bolts ....:mrgreen:
I'd say they would be your priority to keep in good condition too!
dizzyblonde
09-02-09, 11:53 AM
tbh though you dont really expect a 3 month old exhaust to go like that if you bought a brand new bike and the standrad exhaust rusted after same amount of time you'd take it back to where you bought it from.
have you seen the amount of salt on the road lately? Unfortunately, its what happens. Did you know you get more salt damage in summer? According to scottoiler FS365 its what happens. I know your disappointed, but thats life with a suzuki...its a chore to keep up with them.
Dappa D
09-02-09, 11:56 AM
Yea i gave it a nice clean up yesterday got all the grease off found out it had a white rear suspension spring :o and sprayed a lot of it with gt 85, tbh though you dont really expect a 3 month old exhaust to go like that if you bought a brand new bike and the standrad exhaust rusted after same amount of time you'd take it back to where you bought it from.
its not rust dude, road salt as said, when you wash bike always polish after after
Nobbylad
09-02-09, 11:56 AM
As has been said, autosol and elbow grease is the only way
Dave20046
09-02-09, 11:57 AM
I needs a scottoiler. I'm so lazy I can't even be bothered to clean my chain let alone my bike.
DeeHawk
09-02-09, 12:08 PM
Well it's not destroyed or anything. You can fix it. You're already given a solution.
the bike is 6 years old
get over it
missyburd
09-02-09, 12:30 PM
i looked at that and actually said out loud, "what's wrong with it?" Looks spick and span compared to YC's :mrgreen:
jimmy__riddle
09-02-09, 12:35 PM
cant see anything wrong
yorkie_chris
09-02-09, 12:41 PM
:confused:
How it should be:
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5203/sta71130sp3.jpg
missyburd
09-02-09, 12:46 PM
:confused:
How it should be:
...not being funny hun but I think you should know by now that that's not an exhaust :-D
the_lone_wolf
09-02-09, 12:48 PM
:confused:
How it should be:
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5203/sta71130sp3.jpg
looks like you've washed it...:p
yorkie_chris
09-02-09, 12:49 PM
Nah it had been out in the rain
yorkie_chris
09-02-09, 12:50 PM
...not being funny hun but I think you should know by now that that's not an exhaust :-D
Really? I wondered why it seemed loud...
the_lone_wolf
09-02-09, 12:50 PM
Nah it had been out in the rain
that is washing it, isn't it?:mrgreen:
Washed my bike then dryed it up to find this :(
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5880/dscf05891nw1.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf05891nw1.jpg)
Sorry pic so big
It's a Viper can, guaranteed to corrode even faster than a standard SV oil cooler grill.
Should have bought a titanium sleeved Akrapovic ;)
DeeHawk
09-02-09, 02:18 PM
Should have bought a titanium sleeved Akrapovic ;)
+1
And shorten it approx. 26mm for most awesome sound!
(and looks)
And shorten it approx. 26mm for most awesome sound!
If "26mm" is what you call approximate, I'd love to see what you call precise.
the_lone_wolf
09-02-09, 03:44 PM
If "26mm" is what you call approximate, I'd love to see what you call precise.
when it's only an inch long every millimetre counts...
carnivore
09-02-09, 04:27 PM
try chips and vinegar with it.
dizzyblonde
09-02-09, 04:39 PM
try chips and vinegar with it.
with his salt;) hunny you really are a comedian:takeabow:....not:smt008
DeeHawk
09-02-09, 04:55 PM
If "26mm" is what you call approximate, I'd love to see what you call precise.
Well, I work as a draughtsman in the metal industry, with tolerances down to 0.05mm, so intervals in entire milimeters is quite coarse to me.
Still, you caught me. It was 260mm.
But the piece I cut off, was measured to 260 kinda ind a hurry, so it might be anything between 250 &270 cm. Not that it would matter much to performance or sound.
Now that I come to think of it, perhaps it was only 120mm.
Still, haven't heard better sound for the SV650 yet. ^^
It's a 390mm :p thought about the shorter one tho, that's good to no that they gaurentee corrosion I thought they were good :(
when it's only an inch long every millimetre counts...
awwwwwww bless;)
looks spotles compared to your brakelines and caliper bolts ....:mrgreen:
LOL weather ain't been good enough to put my braided hoses on had them 4 weeks and only really get Sunday off and every week without fail RAIN!
its not rust dude, road salt as said, when you wash bike always polish after after
I used rust as an example =]
+1
And shorten it approx. 26mm for most awesome sound!
(and looks)
26mm, is that all? I chopped 5 inches off mine.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2450698860_c5d3e79ab6.jpg?v=0
DeeHawk
10-02-09, 09:41 AM
26mm, is that all? I chopped 5 inches off mine.
As you can see in a later reply I got corrected. Now I recall it being 120mm. About the same as yours. Would imagine it sounding just as brutal on the pointy. :smt070
*EDIT*
You REALLY oughta remove that sticker! Red and yellow doesn't go for anything. Well, except pizza.
You REALLY oughta remove that sticker! Red and yellow doesn't go for anything. Well, except pizza.
Remove the sticker? He removed the whole bike.
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