fitting a new exhaust - for the mechanically inept
 

hello folks

just asking for your (wise) thoughts on a few exhaust issues. Quite fancy a Fuel exhaust for my K6 SVS. now the fuel website only sells them for k5's but i cant imagine there is a lot of difference so im not too bothered about that.

However, what does unsettle me are 2 things - firstly, my dealer has said that officially, replacing the end can would void my warranty. and secondly - im not exactly a mechanic - so would cutting off the stock can and fitting the fuel exhaust be way out of my league?

your thoughts please ladies and gents

Cheers!

Yes technicaly it would void your warranty, well, it wouldnt but we wont go in to the technicalites. Fitting, will invovle cutting your curent system, and slipping the new can on. Its not that difficult.

As Viney says, it's one cut and one bolt, pretty much.

As for the warranty issues, also as Viney says ;) If Suzuki choose to be awkward over a claim, it could well end up in court. Even though unconnected areas of the bank would not be affected, it'd no longer be an open-and-shut warranty case and so you might not find things are as simple as you'd expect. But it also doesn't completely invalidate the warranty, as many dealers would tell you.

Hey,

Strange as my dealer told me that they fit end cans all the time and are an official dealer and said that it will not void the warranty (as long as it does not alter the bhp output by more than 5%). He said that it will only void your warranty if you alter the fuelling or add internal parts. You can't tell me that Suzuki expect you to ride a bike to two years with stock can. Besides if the engine does go bang just slip the original pipe back on and hey presto. They would also have to prove that the can was what caused any problem.

And fitting the can is an easy yet frustrating job depending on which tools you use. I uesed a hacksaw and it was quite a tough job as the pipe is a lot thicker than I thought it would be and is very difficult to get all the way through it. I ended up having to cut about 75% my through and then gently bending the pipe off. You can then go and clean up the break with the hacksaw not that it matters as you'll be putting the link pipe over where you cut. Also make sure you cover your swingarm with a towel, I found that even when being careful I scraped my swingarm while hacking away.

Best of luck to you, the fuel exhausts are ace! Have one myself!

Dan

Me and my flat mate managed to do my Fuel with only a few hiccups :lol: Like it has been mentioned the pipe is thicker than your would think so you need a decent hacksay, if you use an angle grinder don't do what I did and us one with a disk that wasn't big enough unles you have a good saw to finish it off.

my dealer also said they could fit me a scorpion can from new.

I've just fitted a fuel can to my K6. Well worth it :D once the baffle falls out it sounds great.

i used an angle grinder get old exhaust off so fitting took about 30 mins! All very easy

cool - thanks for all the advice - do the instuvtions that come tell you exactly where to cut the standard pipe? id hate to cut it in the wrong place

Yes instructions are very clear, with photos and everything so you can't really go wrong..


One important thing the instructions don't mention however.......





Whatever you do you must start the bike once you've removed the standard exhaust!! I thought the garage was going to collapse!! :lol: :lol:

beautiful! thanks for all your help mate!