cmonkey
09-07-04, 10:30 PM
Hi all.
Had a blast over to Skelmersdale earlier today with my incorrect high level link pipe. When I got there I met up with Rod and showed him the offending article, he went into the warehouse and brought back the correct piece and immediately I could tell the difference. The 2 images below show the original pipe at the top and the correct pipe at the bottom, it's clear to see that a vital bend is missing in the original pipe.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00043.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00044.JPG
I offered the new pipe up to the existing system and could tell straight away that it was going to be perfect! Rod had no explanation as to how the original pipe was made or even what bike it was for so that will have to stay a mystery forever. He was very apologetic though so that's a small recompense.
So I flew home and as soon as the exhaust was cool enough to take off I commenced with the surgery. The fit was millimetre perfect as you can see from the pics! So I am now one very happy bunny after going thru some painstaking waiting, I still don't think it should have been up to me to do a 150 mile round trip to get it sorted but I think if I hadn't gone over there then i'd still be waiting now. Short time pain for long term gain I guess. What do you all think then?
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00045.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00046.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00047.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00049.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00050.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00051.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00052.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00053.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00054.JPG
Not bad eh? I prefer this look to the 'bazooka' look of before! :D
Here's a soundbite with the baffle and lower plug removed (how it's supposed to be!)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/blueflame.mp3
One minor point, when I was taking the lower plug out with my circlip pliers the circlip made a bid for freedom and flew off the end of the pliers. With it being under full compression at the time I can only presume that it landed somewhere on the moon! :shock: Ah well, not to worry, wasn't planning on riding with the lower plug in anyway!
cmonkey
Had a blast over to Skelmersdale earlier today with my incorrect high level link pipe. When I got there I met up with Rod and showed him the offending article, he went into the warehouse and brought back the correct piece and immediately I could tell the difference. The 2 images below show the original pipe at the top and the correct pipe at the bottom, it's clear to see that a vital bend is missing in the original pipe.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00043.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00044.JPG
I offered the new pipe up to the existing system and could tell straight away that it was going to be perfect! Rod had no explanation as to how the original pipe was made or even what bike it was for so that will have to stay a mystery forever. He was very apologetic though so that's a small recompense.
So I flew home and as soon as the exhaust was cool enough to take off I commenced with the surgery. The fit was millimetre perfect as you can see from the pics! So I am now one very happy bunny after going thru some painstaking waiting, I still don't think it should have been up to me to do a 150 mile round trip to get it sorted but I think if I hadn't gone over there then i'd still be waiting now. Short time pain for long term gain I guess. What do you all think then?
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00045.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00046.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00047.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00049.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00050.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00051.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00052.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00053.JPG
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/DSC00054.JPG
Not bad eh? I prefer this look to the 'bazooka' look of before! :D
Here's a soundbite with the baffle and lower plug removed (how it's supposed to be!)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmonkey/blueflame.mp3
One minor point, when I was taking the lower plug out with my circlip pliers the circlip made a bid for freedom and flew off the end of the pliers. With it being under full compression at the time I can only presume that it landed somewhere on the moon! :shock: Ah well, not to worry, wasn't planning on riding with the lower plug in anyway!
cmonkey