Exhaust heat shield broken! - SV650.org

Jayneflakes · 26-04-13, 07:07 PM

OK, which idiot at Suzuki thought that it would be a good idea to put a heat shield on the exhaust under the engine, welding the brackets onto the exhaust pipe but making them out of the cheapest metal they could find?

My bike has developed a rattle, when I examined it I found that the heat shield mount had snapped off. The nut and bolt that hold it onto the pipe are so rotted that even with the wife's top quality Snap-On Allen key, the bolt head turned to dust. The whole piece is scrap and the plate vibrates, meaning that I need to get in there with a grinder to cut the damn thing off.

Will I damage anything once it is removed, I imagine that it is there for a reason and removing it could have an adverse effect somewhere? The wife says just chop it off and I am probably going to do this.

Paul the 6th · 26-04-13, 07:10 PM

have you got an aftermarket can on? The stock cans are by far the biggest restriction to exhaust gasses, so the bike runs much hotter on stock can. If it's aftermarket the gasses flow much more freely so you should be ok I'd imagine?

Source: burned wrist from ktm adventure with stock cans.

Tomor · 26-04-13, 07:11 PM

I removed mine after exactly the sane thing. No adverse effects in the 6 months it was off.

yorkie_chris · 26-04-13, 09:45 PM

It's decorative.

Nobbylad · 26-04-13, 10:26 PM

Mine fell off after about 2 years

Jayneflakes · 27-04-13, 07:08 AM

Thank you folks, I shall be attacking the bike with a grinder later today. Let the sparks fly!

Geodude · 27-04-13, 07:46 AM

Sorry to read your having bike issues JF it seems to me that the answer you need may require you sit down while i provide you with the said and correct answer.

*Deep breath*

The nasty rusty mangled piece of metal under the nasty rusty mangled nut and bolt is im afraid a..

*come on G you can tell her, dig deep*

well its a.. pointy sv, im sorry for my bluntness but you deserved to be told the truth, be strong my friend.

G hugs.

Jayneflakes · 27-04-13, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geodude

Sorry to read your having bike issues JF it seems to me that the answer you need may require you sit down while i provide you with the said and correct answer.

*Deep breath*

The nasty rusty mangled piece of metal under the nasty rusty mangled nut and bolt is im afraid a..

*come on G you can tell her, dig deep*

well its a.. pointy sv, im sorry for my bluntness but you deserved to be told the truth, be strong my friend.

G hugs.

You are not too old to go across my knee young man!

Well, you made Carol cackle like Granny Weatherwax, I however am sulking now!

*sits in corner by self with her bottom lip stuck out!*

Geodude · 27-04-13, 10:02 AM

Hehe *dances monty pythonesque jig* a spanking a spanking

maviczap · 27-04-13, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geodude

Sorry to read your having bike issues JF it seems to me that the answer you need may require you sit down while i provide you with the said and correct answer.

*Deep breath*

The nasty rusty mangled piece of metal under the nasty rusty mangled nut and bolt is im afraid a..

*come on G you can tell her, dig deep*

well its a.. pointy sv, im sorry for my bluntness but you deserved to be told the truth, be strong my friend.

G hugs.

LOL Geo

26-04-13, 07:10 PM	#2
Paul the 6th Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 4,790	*Re: Stupid %£$ing heat shield!** have you got an aftermarket can on? The stock cans are by far the biggest restriction to exhaust gasses, so the bike runs much hotter on stock can. If it's aftermarket the gasses flow much more freely so you should be ok I'd imagine? Source: burned wrist from ktm adventure with stock cans. __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012 - You were awesome Cbf600, sv650, sv1000, gsxr 750 srad, KTM adventure 950, gsxr 750 k1, gsxr 750 srad, fazer 1000, zx9r ninja..

26-04-13, 07:11 PM	#3
Tomor Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yateley, Hants Posts: 2,306	*Re: Stupid %£$ing heat shield!** I removed mine after exactly the sane thing. No adverse effects in the 6 months it was off. __________________ Yam XT125R - Sold SV650 -Sold DL 650 K6 - Sold 2012 Street Triple R - For Sale - Linky here

26-04-13, 09:45 PM	#4
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	*Re: Stupid %£$ing heat shield!** It's decorative. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

26-04-13, 10:26 PM	#5
Nobbylad Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Lancs Posts: 4,055	*Re: Stupid %£$ing heat shield!** Mine fell off after about 2 years

27-04-13, 07:46 AM	#7
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,676	*Re: Stupid %£$ing heat shield!** Sorry to read your having bike issues JF it seems to me that the answer you need may require you sit down while i provide you with the said and correct answer. Deep breath The nasty rusty mangled piece of metal under the nasty rusty mangled nut and bolt is im afraid a.. come on G you can tell her, dig deep well its a.. pointy sv, im sorry for my bluntness but you deserved to be told the truth, be strong my friend. G hugs. __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

27-04-13, 10:02 AM	#9
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,676	*Re: Stupid %£$ing heat shield!** Hehe dances monty pythonesque jig a spanking a spanking __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

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